Sometimes Hip Hop can move at a pace too frantic for even the most devoted fan to keep up with. Albums and mixtapes are released at breakneck speed, careers are made and broken with the swipe of a pen, and somewhere in between all the madness actual music (the quality of which vacillates between excellent and god awful) is being made. Twitter provides a nice summary of everything 140 characters at a time. And if you’re the type that would rather not be bothered with stepping into the Twitterverse to catch up on the latest in Hip Hop, we’ve filtered through the top rapper’s tweets and consolidated all the week’s events into one convenient feed.
This week, actress Taraji P. Henson disses 50 Cent after his attack on Empire, Nicki Minaj announces her second documentary on MTV, and YG fans take it upon themselves to protest his Grammy snub.
Kid Cudi And Lupe Fiasco Go At It Over Twitter
Shut up…FOH @KidCudi
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
How about you stop shitting on the people who really cared about your well being when this biz was ripping you apart. Fake ass @KidCudi
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
Uh oh we got em mad!!! Hahaha
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
My comments come from a place of love. Sorry if I offended anyone, except Poopé Fiasco. Fuck that niggaz feelings haha dweeb
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) January 10, 2015
Niggaz be invalid because they don't really mean what they say. I hate niggaz that are disloyal at they core then flex like they Gandhi FOH
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 10, 2015
Lupe´Fiasco and Kid Cudi sparred over Twitter regarding (perhaps) Kendrick Lamar’s statement in his interview with Billboard Magazine that has recently been released. In the interview, Kendrick makes a claim to others backing off Iggy Azalea because, “She’s doing her thing,” Lamar said of Iggy Azalea. “Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here.” In the interview, he also made this statement regarding the recent shootings of black men by police officers around the country, “What happened to [Michael Brown] should’ve never happened. Never. But when we don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within. Don’t start with just a rally, don’t start from looting — it starts from within.” These comments started a firestorm between Lupe´, Kid Cudi, Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea, who have very differing opinions on the matter.
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Azealia Banks Blasts Kendrick Lamar Over Recently Made Comments
https://twitter.com/AZEALIABANKS/status/553644148130316288
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https://twitter.com/AZEALIABANKS/status/553645110710513664
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A layman of Azealia’s Twitter may think that she’s spent the entirety of 2014 airing out her opinions on Iggy Azalea and other folks in Hip Hop. They’d only be half wrong. She also finally put out her great debut Broke With Expensive Taste. What’s been keeping her on the minds of most, though, has been her outspokenness regarding what she perceives as the white cultural misappropriation of Hip Hop. It also speaks to a larger conversation regarding police brutality and the valuing of African American lives. Never one to be shy, she made these comments in regards to Kendrick Lamar’s interview in Billboard. To say it set off a series of events would be an understatment.
Stuart Scott Passes Away
Stuart Scott
1 of a kind. U will be missed forever— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) January 4, 2015
I just received the news of Stuart Scott passing, so sad. I truly admired the way he incorporated Hip Hop songs in sports coverage. RIP
— Dark Gable (@bigdaddykane) January 4, 2015
RIP Stuart Scott. A Fighter and Legend, prayers to his family.
— Young Jeezy (@Jeezy) January 4, 2015
On January 4, Sunday morning, longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott passed away at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer. The hip hop influence was undeniable, as many artists expressed their condolences. Scott can be remembered for his animated phrases “Boo-yah!” and “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”
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Drake To Headline Coachella 2015
For those about to RThttp://t.co/EsOQgp3sxHpic.twitter.com/93W006ZOju
— Coachella (@coachella) January 6, 2015
The long-awaited hype of the release of the Coachella lineup is finally over. Upon its release, many hip hop heads were excited to see Drake to be headlining on Day 3. The same fans might also be wondering who the other headliners are. Most artists who are on this year’s lineup took to Twitter to retweet this generous snapshot.
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Taraji P. Henson Disses 50 Cent
“@KiaSoFlawless: @TherealTaraji how do you feel about what 50cent said about you and Terrance Howard?”<~ I pay attention to $'s NOT cents?✌️
— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) January 5, 2015
Last week, 50 Cent criticized Empire, a Fox series, for copying the marketing strategies of his own show Power. Actress Taraji Henson responds to one of her Twitter followers after being asked to comment on this criticism. To take it further, she joked she couldn’t even find the “cents” sign, alongside the hastag “byebitch.”
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Nicki Minaj’s To Release New Documentary On MTV
I can finally share this! Here's the trailer for my new @MTV doc #MyTimeAGAIN! Premieres Sunday, 1/18 @10 pm on @MTVhttp://t.co/vS4kkBTET5
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) January 9, 2015
Keeping her fans on their toes, Nicki Minaj says she has a surprise for them. 2 hours later, she reveals that she will be revealing a documentary on MTV on Sunday, January 18. Titled “Nicki Minaj: My Time Again,” this is her second documentary to be aired on MTV. The last one was released in 2010 and titled “Nicki Minaj: My Time Now.”
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YG Fans Protest Grammy Snub
Damn. This Brazy, my fans protesting about a nigga not bein Grammy nominated. I ain't tell Em do this doe ???? pic.twitter.com/a6GVTtOXWq
— YG (@YG) January 3, 2015
Talk about true fans. Just weeks after YG expressed his Grammy snub as a “slap in the face,” fans gathered at the Grammy museum in Los Angeles, CA on January 3. They protested the fact that his debut album My Krazy Life did not make it to the Best Rap Album category at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. The best part was that YG had no idea this was happening.
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Lupe Fiasco And GrandeMarshall Argue Over A Beat
i'ma be okay tho RT @ClintonX_: @GrandeMarshall did that "aldoration of magi" beat first..the new beat barely changed….
— BIG MARSHALL (@GrandeMarshall) January 5, 2015
“@GrandeMarshall: worry about niggas claiming Muslim faith and eating fried bologna”
Watch it bruh,..
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) January 5, 2015
@LupeFiasco ain't nobody sneak dissing I call it like I see it
— BIG MARSHALL (@GrandeMarshall) January 5, 2015
Lupe Fiasco recently released his latest single “Adoration of the Magi,” which caught the attention of Philly rapper GrandeMarshall. Grande claimed this new track features an updated version of a DJ Dahi beat he had rapped over about two years ago. The Twitter argument goes back and forth with no real progress.
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Kid Cudi Seems Troubled
I wanna bash my face into a mirror sometimes to see what happens.
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) January 7, 2015
At the tail end of 2014, Kid Cudi lashed out at Chuck Inglish over a song that apparently wasn’t supposed to be leak. With not much news on Ohio rapper since then, he recently expresses his feelings via Twitter. After a positive tweet stating, “I want passion. I need passion,” we are left with this one.
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A$AP Rocky Disappointed In 2014
https://twitter.com/asvpxrocky/status/551536396776009728
With the new year approaching, everyone seems to be reflecting on the past. A$AP Rocky spoke his true feelings and thoughts in a tweet in regards to 2014. While disappointed in how the rap game turned out this past year, he is excited for 2015 and what changes will take place.
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Metro Boomin Claims He Is Not “Trap”
Don't you ever call me a "trap producer" or my beats "trap beats". That's worse than calling me a nigger.
— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) January 8, 2015
Talk about defensive. Metro Boomin is a producer who has worked with well known artists including Wiz Khalifa, Future, Migos, and Young Thug. Apparently, “trap” is not a genre he is too fond of. With the progression of new music these days, it’s easy to mesh the different genres.
