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, Travis Scott gives a 14-year-old fan his chain, Stitches calls out the Game on his gang affiliation, and 50 Cent clowns Puff Daddy at a liquor store in Maryland.
Young Chop Blasts Kanye West
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Young Chop has a history of publicly slamming Kanye West. He now says that Kanye West “uses artists” and fails to support them afterwards. “The nigga Kanye don’t make it no better. He right along with the shits. Use you, try to soak up everything niggas know, get you to write songs for him, and then don’t call you after that. Fuck.” Caption: “The truth #chopsquadrecords”
Rihanna Announces Eighth Studio Album
Rihanna announces the title of her eighth studio album is Anti at the MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles. The singer also unveiled the cover art for the project, created by Roy Nachum. “This is my favorite album cover I’ve ever done,” Rihanna says at the event. Caption: “#ANTi”
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Kendrick Lamar Announces “Kunta’s Groove Sessions” Tour
A rare occurrence, Kendrick Lamar posts on Instagram. He announces his “1st Annual Kunta’s Groove Sessions” tour, which will consist of “intimate shows.” The tour’s flyer says that the performances will feature music, dance, performances and more. Caption: “8 cities. 8 nights, 8 intimate shows.”
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Nicki Minaj Partners With Myx To Raise Money
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Nicki Minaj is helping to raise money for the American Breast Cancer Foundation through her partnership with the moscato drink Myx. Myx will donate $1 to the ABCF for every limited edition pink bottle of moscato that is sold. Caption: “MYX will donate $1 for every limited edition bottle sold in October to The ABCF (American Breast Cancer Foundation)@myxfusions myxfusions.com#MyxMoscato”
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Stitches To The Game: “Throw Them Hands”
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New beef: The Game and Stitches. The Miami rapper uploaded a video questioning The Game’s gang affiliation. The Game talks about ties with the Bloods in his lyrics. Stitches also posted a series of images with alleged direct messages from The Game calling him out. Caption: “Lol shut up and meet me and throw them hands pussy . You can’t rap anyways lol. You don’t scare nobody . If you was really about that life you would meet me up without a hesitation . But the fact is you a pussy and all your homies know it to lol. Thug said you a hoe. 50 said you a hoe. And so did I. You have yet to prove any of us wrong”
50 Cent Clowns Puffy Daddy At Maryland Liquor Store
50 Cent fulfills his role as a spokesperson by showing up at a number of liquor stores in Washington, D.C. and Maryland promoting Effen vodka. A line of people wait outside a liquor to meet him. He takes a shot at Puff Daddy, who owns a stake in Ciroc vodka, an Effen competitor. Caption: “The Take over continues EFFEN VODKA. #EFFENVODKA #FRIGO #SMSAUDIO”
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Koopsta Knicca Of Three 6 Mafia Passes Away
On October 9, Koopsta Knicca, a member of Three 6 Mafia and Da Mafia 6ix, passed away due to complications from a brain aneurysm he suffered 5 days prior. After contradictory reports, his passing was confirmed via Twitter. Many artists send their condolences. Caption: “R.I.P koopsta Knicca we made history! You will be missed #mafia4life prayers up for the family”
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Talib Kweli And 9th Wonder’s “Indie 500” Cover Art
Jimmy Fallon premiered the cover art for Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder’s collaborative album, Indie 500 on The Tonight Show. Talib Kweli and Rapsody were the guest performers on the show. Indie 500 is now available for pre-order on iTunes and is listed for a November 6 release. Caption: “When@jimmyfallon debuts your album cover tho…….#INDIE500@talibkweli@9thwonder#Jamla#Javotti@jamlarecords”
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Logic Announces Sophomore Album “The Incredible True Story”
Logic announces that his sophomore album, The Incredible True Story, is scheduled for a November 13 release. He tweets, “I can’t wait to share this album with you. Nothing but positive vibes a fun concept and good music!” Caption: “My sophomore album “The Incredible True Story” available everywhere November 13th. #BitchesLoveTheRubiksCube #Thomas #Kai #AquariousIII”
