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 youâre the type that would rather not be bothered with stepping into the Twitterverse to catch up on the latest in Hip Hop, weâve filtered through the top rapperâs tweets and consolidated all the weekâs events into one convenient feed.
This week, Wiz Khalifa talks to his haters, DJ Premier thanks Bun B for a phone call on the day of Guruâs passing and DJ Green Lantern remembers Illmatic on Illmatic Day. Check the rest of the weekâs top tweets below.
Wiz Khalifa Thinks Own Single Is A Smash
If you dont think We Dem Boyz is a smash, you can fucc yourself
â We Dem Boyz (@wizkhalifa) April 14, 2014
Wiz Khalifa may have gone auto-tune heavy with this latest single, âWe Dem Boyz,â but that doesnât stop him from thinking his song is the hottest song of the season. Twitter is full of users sending their nasty unsolicited criticism via 140 characters from the safety of their bedrooms and with 13.6 million followers, the mean tweets get lost in the mix. Even if Wiz did see them, he sent along a simple message: If you donât like his song then you could go âfucc yourself.â Straight to the point. But then again the Detail-produced track is catchy as hell.
Childish Gambino Fed Up With Labels
i dont like record companies. but im not having another project go through this.
â Childish Gambino (@DonaldGlover) April 14, 2014
Following the improper release of his music video for âSweatpants,â Childish Gambino took to Twitter to air out some quick thoughts. The entire rant included multiple tweets like, âWe were told a lot of things were gonna happen and they were all lies,â and âsomeone buy me out of this contract.â Gambino also addressed that the music video incident âwasnât handled correctly.â This isnât the first time Gambino, who vented out to 13 million sets of eyes on Instagram, has cut out the middle man and talked directly to his fans. Now, thatâs how you use a Twitter account.
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Ice Cube Clears Up Paul Walker Comments
Re: The MTV Awards. I wasnât really mad we didnât win. So I would never diss the actors who won. Not even Paul Walker. Seriously people!
â Ice Cube (@icecube) April 15, 2014
Letâs start at the beginning. Ice Cube is not a sore loser. He repeats, âIce Cube is not a sore loser.â âI was born losing. This winning shit is what I gotta get use to.,â adds Cube to one of his first tweets after implying that Paul Walker (and Vin Diesel) won best onscreen duo at the MTV Movie Awards because of a âsympathyâ vote. Cube and Kevin Hart were nominated for best onscreen duo in Ride Along but lost to Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 6. Ice Cube felt like he was ârobbedâ but later clarified his statements with a series of tweets explaining his feelings on the matter.
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YG And The Blood Moon
Y~,Y~,Y~,Y~, RT @Bree_Real: @YG album got the moon like pic.twitter.com/KhRVW2AE0t
â YG (@YG) April 15, 2014
On Monday, the moon was tinted red and labeled a âBlood Moonâ total lunar eclipse. It was hard to resist tying in the âBlood Moonâ to YG, who has Blood affiliations. His fans did it anyways. He received a few pictures via Twitter of a red moon and how he caused the moon to be a âBlood Moon.â This particular fan gave the moon two red bandanas and had the âBlood Moonâ throw up the Blood sign. In case youâre wondering how this happened, My Krazy Life did it.
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Jay Electronica Drunk Tweets, Says He Has The Best âControlâ Verse
these tweets are brought to you by coconut ciroc and the crap tables at mgm. #youaintthejudgeofme!
â ââââJay ELECTRONICA (@JayElectronica) April 18, 2014
Jay Electronicaâs drunk tweets are gems. Yesterday, Jay found himself at the MGM sippinâ on some coconut Ciroc whilst at the crap tables. The smoke-filled air mixed with vodka must have prompted the usually quiet emcee to let loose and get real on Twitter. In a long series of tweets, Jay Elect answered questions, shared thoughts and let us know that he had the best verse on âControl.â He also added in that Kendrick Lamar had the third best verse because K. Dot didnât âreally say anything.â The best question asked was, âWhy you let Drake have tea with Erykah, man.â Check out his response, here
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Casey Veggies Bonds Through âWest Coastâ With Lana Del Rey
Shout out to @LanaDelRey I see you got love for the West Coast đ
â Casey Veggies (@CaseyVeggies) April 15, 2014
Earlier this week, singer Lana Del Rey released a rock-influenced slow jam titled âWest Coastâ and of course, the title grabbed the attention of West Coasters, including Casey Veggies. Itâs always interesting to see what kind of music, rappers listen to, outside of rap (because thatâs a given).
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Outkast Performs At Coachella Weekend #2
Stank Yâall Smelly Much !!!! #Outkast20#Coachella see ya in ATL for Counterpoint !!! pic.twitter.com/wbF0bwrJhm
â Big Boi (@BigBoi) April 19, 2014
The first weekend must have been a trial run because Outkast and their fans seemed to have a great time during the groupâs 90-minute set. Janelle Monae and Future did not join the duo on stage which actually freed up more room to include songs that werenât performed due to time constraints last week. Reports rang that Andre 3000 seemed like âa man renewed.â Two festivals down and 342984023 more shows to go for Big Boi and Andre 3000. For a recap on Coachella weekend #2, click here.
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DJ Green Lantern On Illmatic Day
âI woke up early on my born day, 20 , itâs a blessing ..â .. Happy bday Illmatic ! Coachella tonight !! #IllmaticXX
â DJ GREEN LANTERN (@DJGREENLANTERN) April 19, 2014
Starting off with a lyrics from Nasâ âLifeâs A Bitch,â DJ Green Lantern wishes Nasâ debut album, Illmatic, a happy 20th birthday. Expect to see your timelines flood with Nas coverage as he is also performing at Coachella tonight.
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9th Wonder Reminds DJs To Drop An Illmatic Track Tonight
If youâre a DJ and you got a party to play tonight..and you donât play at least 1 song from IllmaticâŠ.turn your equipment in afterwards..
â 9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) April 19, 2014
If youâre a DJ, you must pay homage to Nasâ Illmatic or else 9th Wonder will take your DJ card away. ââŠâŠAnd If you are said DJ that asksâŠâWhat is IllmaticâŠ.â just stay at the crib toniteâŠ..or pawn your shitâŠ.,â the man has spoken. In case you missed HipHopDXâs Illmatic coverage, 9th Wonder detailed his favorite track off the album. Guess which one he chose? Check it out here.
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DJ Premier Thanks Bun B For Phone Call On Day Of Guruâs Passing
Thanx @BunBTrillOG for the phone callâŠ.means a whole lot what you said to me ! GURU and PIMP C are Lampinâ at the same party !
â DJ Premier (@REALDJPREMIER) April 19, 2014
Today marks the day of the 4th year anniversary of Guruâs passing. DJ Premier has been paying tribute to his former Gang Starr member on Twitter and shared this tweet where he thanked Bun B, who also dealt with the death of UGK member Pimp C, for a phone call. One can only imagine the words that were exchanged in that phone call. Rest In Peace Guru.
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