According to a familiar cliché, a picture is worth a thousand words. Your favorite celebrities—including rappers—are doing less and less press, but luckily their thumbs and smartphones still work. Instagram has provided a way for them to document their lives and/or thoroughly embarrass themselves for our collective enjoyment. The beauty of it all is that you don’t even need to join Instagram, as most rappers are perfectly fine leaving their feeds open for public viewing. And if you’d rather avoid the IG life altogether, we’ve filtered through the top rapper’s pictures and videos and consolidated all the week’s events into one convenient feed.
This week, Nas partners with a chicken and waffles restaurant in New York City, Jhene Aiko does a photo shoot in honor of Tupac’s birthday, and Curren$y announces new project titled Revolver.
Nicki Minaj Is A Stunner On The Set Of Barbershop 3
Pictures say a thousand words, and this photo of Nicki Minaj on the set of Barbershop 3 says all the right ones. No caption necessary.
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Questlove Responds To Shooting In Charleston
On June 17, nine people were shot in Charleston, South Carolina by a white male named Dylann Roof. These crimes involving racism continue to haunt our nation today. Artists such as Questlove take to social media to express their reactions. Caption: “#PrayersForCharleston”
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YG Is Shot In Recording Studio In Los Angeles
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It was unfortunate news to hear YG was shot three times in the hip at a recording studio in Studio City, CA. The Compton, CA rapper was driven to the hospital by one of his friends. Apparently, he was “very uncooperative” when police went to ask him questions. Caption: “The kid str8 but a little prayer ain’t never hurt !!!!”
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Chinx’s Wife Attends Baby Shower Of Rapper’s Ex-Girlfriend
While Chinx has passed, his legacy lives on. Apparently, Chinx’s window is set to assist his ex-girlfriend with the pregnancy of his second son. Patricija Muratovic, who had an affair with Chinx, is nearly eight months pregnant with his son, Liam. Caption: “The late #Chinx’s wife with his new baby mother at her baby shower. #RIPChinx”
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Chris Brown Criticizes Karrueche Regarding Interview
Chris Brown commented on a clip of Tran’s interview, “Honestly, it’s so fucking pointless to keep doing interviews about me. Talk about your career…If there is no more relationship then u shouldn’t be doing fucking interviews with people.” This was posted on The Shade Room’s IG. Karrueche responds. Caption: “First off @chrisbrownofficial you just did an interview with Ryan Seacrest in which you spoke about me. My interview w Access Hollywood was not entirely about you.. they asked a question and as a mature adult I answered. I’m not gonna shy away from something that I lived through. I’m talking about my life and experiences. I’m not speaking on you or bashing you (like I easily could). Don’t be mad at me because our relationship is overdue to your lack of loyalty. You know what’s weak?? You forcing yourself into my car. my broken window.. blowing up my phone.. trying to shower me w gifts.. Man the fuck up and change the bs in your life like I’ve told you several times. Since you want to hear about my career – check out @vanityseries every Thursday on StyleHaul.com. Emmy-winning @thebaytheseries this Sept and 3 Headed Shark Attack on SyFy next month. Best of luck to you and beautiful Royalty”
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Nas Partners With Chicken & Waffles Restaurant In NYC
Nas is partnering with Sweet Chick, a New York City restaurant that specializes in chicken and waffles and Southern cuisine. The Queens, New York rapper attended the chain’s one-year anniversary of the Lower East Side location. James Seymour is the owner of the chain. Caption: “Too many chefs in the kitchen … We cooking ….Cubans! Sweet Chick, come visit!!”
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Jhene Aiko Honors Tupac’s Birthday
June 17 marks the day of Tupac’s birthday, who would have been 44 years old this year. Jhene Aiko paid tribute to Tupac via MTV by emulating iconic photos of the rapper. The songstress poses against a black backdrop to remake an image from the All Eyez On Me photoshoot. Caption: “TOCK x @topshelfjunior #rp @blujailove”
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Curren$y Announces “Revolver” Project With Sledgren
Curren$y has announced his forthcoming Revolver project with producer Sledgren. We’re not sure whether the project is an album or a film. The post tags CJ Wallis, former hockey goalie and now the owner of Forty FPS film company. Caption: “6 bullets from Andretti x Sledgren so u already know…… Get ready. #revolver thank @fortyfps for the visual assault soon to come.”
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Chris Brown Implements Tour Bus Rules With Daughter Royalty
While heading to El Paso, Texas, Chris Brown stopped by Houston to pick up his daughter, Royalty. The Virginia artist implemented a number of rules for his camp to abide by while Royalty travels with them. One is: no groupies allowed Caption: “Got my sidekick!”
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Drake And The Game Shoot Music Video In LA
The Game and Drake had IG going up while shooting their music video for “100,” slated to be on The Game’s upcoming album The Documentary 2. Drake hosted hundreds of people at his OVO mansion, including Travi$ Scott and Amber Rose. Caption: “My hood. My family. My world. “8 more than 92” video shoot in Bompton on Cedar Block #554 #TheDocumentary2 #WinnersCircle”
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Chris Brown Sends Endearing Message To Karrueche
Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran continue to publicize their disputes. After Karrueche puts him on blast, C Breezy responds with a more sentimental approach. We can only sit back and watch at this point. Caption: “I’m eternally thankful for you being in a part of my life. I’ve learned so much from you. I wish u nothing but happiness and the best. @karrueche all I was doing was trying to fight for the woman I love. ThanxI learned a lot”
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Lil Wayne Signs A Deal With Jay Z
During his performance at KMEL Summer Jam in Oakland, CA, Lil Wayne let his fans know he has just signed a deal with Jay Z. While some thought this meant signing to Roc Nation, Weezy’s manager clarifies he is referring to being a member of the ownership team of Tidal. Caption: “Lil Wayne announces he has now signed a deal with JAY-Z #tidal #rocnation #jayz #lilwayne @liltunechi”
