Matt Espinosa showed up at VidCon as his rapper alter ego “Papa Squat, O.G.”, as an inside joke with fans.
His costume for the “Original Gangsta” included brown makeup, chains, a partially gray afro…and a new accent.
Matt even went as far as making a Twitter account (@papasquatog) and Instagram account for his character – and even held photoshoots.
![Matt as Papa Squat.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/papa-squat-matt-espinosa.jpg)
His character teased fans with new music. “Been working hard in the studio. New music coming soon!”
![Matt Espinosa's scandal.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/matthew-espinosa-controversy.jpg)
Matt Announces That ‘Papa Squat’ Will Be at VidCon
Matthew joked that his “uncle” Papa Squat was going to VidCon instead of him.
![tomorrow](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tomorrow.jpg)
“The nephew can’t make it today. But I can!” he tweeted on his ‘Papa Squat’ account.
![i-can-make-it](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/i-can-make-it.jpg)
He urged fans to say hello to him.
![hi-papa](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hi-papa.jpg)
He continued the joke on his main Twitter account.
![bruh](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bruh.jpg)
Matt Espinosa Gets Mobbed by Fans at VidCon
Matt entered VidCon, flanked by security guards.
![Matt Espinosa enters VidCon with "security guards".](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/matt-espinosa-blackface.jpg)
Everyone knew who he was, so he was quickly mobbed by fans.
![Matt Espinosa gets mobbed by fans.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/matt-espinosa-racist.jpg)
He made his away around the venue, amidst delighted screaming fans.
![Matt Espinosa marches into VidCon.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/matt-espinosa-black-face-vidcon.jpg)
Matt Laughs Off Racism Accusations on Twitter
Matt could barely contain his delight on Twitter.
![laugh](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/laugh.jpg)
“Hahahahahaha! Why am I just now seeing all these photos of my uncle at VidCon!”
![uncle](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/uncle.jpg)
After some fans criticized him for being racist, he laughed at them.
![so-funny](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/so-funny.jpg)