The Rapper Secretly Behind the ‘Shrek Knows Rap’ Twitter Account Just Got Exposed HipHopUnrapped Follow Feb 26 · 3 min read

It was one of the fastest-growing accounts in the community. Fans now think it’s ran by Chicago rapper Saba and his crew.

@SabaPIVOT on Twitter

The Rise of Shrek

In October 2019, a new account joined Twitter under the name of “Shrek Knows Rap.” Among jokes about “Being just an ogre from the swamp” and professing his love for Jorja Smith (don’t tell Princess Fiona), Shrek showed off his impressive taste in hip hop, promoting his favorite artists and making a bunch of Spotify playlists.

Shrek quickly became an “All Star” in the hip-hop Twitter world, with @DebatingHipHop_ even commenting “this is the fastest-growing account I’ve ever seen” when Shrek reached 20,000 followers back in December 2019. Shrek now has over 73,000 followers, and his meteoric rise from the swamp is being put under the microscope.

Real Conspiracy Hours

It all started when Shrek hinted that he might be a “big name artist” in a Twitter DM. @DebatingHip-Hop_ then made a thread full of compelling evidence for why Shrek might actually be Saba:

Pivot Gang is a hip-hop collective founded by Saba whose members often like and retweet Shrek’s posts.

According to @SqueakPIVOT, another member of Pivot Gang, their management is trying to keep this all under wraps:

Shrek is always repping Chicago artists, and not only is Saba from Chicago, but he’s also in a rap supergroup with Smino and Noname called Ghetto Sage:

If you look through Shrek’s past Tweets, Saba always comes up:

Fans also think the fact that they both type in all caps is suspicious:

Shrek and Saba Respond

Saba added fuel to the fire by posting a picture of Shrek wearing merch from his latest album, CARE FOR ME, which Shrek then made his profile picture.

But Saba shut the rumors down right after:

And has since unfollowed Shrek:

Shrek also denies any connection to Saba:

While there’s no definitive proof that this was Saba or one of his Pivot Gang affiliates, it seems like there might be some connection. Personally, I’ll always support both Saba and Shrek, but if they are the same person and this was all shameless self-promo, it only seems right to channel Donkey’s wife Dragon and give “Shraba” a proper roasting.

See more on HipHopUnrapped.com.