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, King Louie gets shot in the head in Chicago, Shy Glizzy responds to his chain being snatched, and Kreayshawn says her bank account is “on 0.”
Lupe Fiasco Names Titles Of 3 Upcoming Albums
The names of the next 3 full LUPE releases for 2016 are:
"DROGAS"
"SKULLS"
"ROY"
Thank you fans for your continued support! ??
— EG| Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 25, 2015
Lupe Fiasco announces the titles to each of the three albums he intends to release in 2016.
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French Montana Gives Shoes To New York Students
Huge thanks to @FrencHMonTanA for donating 100 pairs of Reebok's to our Bronx students @IWILLGRADUATE program pic.twitter.com/SoZHhuwaVG
— E4EA (@IWILLGRADUATE) December 24, 2015
French Montana donates 100 pairs of Reebok shoes to students in the I Will Graduate program in Bronx, New York. He also received a million dollar bonus from Puff Daddy for Christmas.
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TDE Brings Out Guests For Holiday Concert
Show ended with a live performance of #ViceCity w/ @JayRock@KendrickLamar@AbdashSoul + @ScHoolBoyQ all on stage! #TDE #90059
— TopDawgEnt (@TopDawgEnt) December 22, 2015
#TDE@KendrickLamar just shut it down. Amazing performance of #Alright in the middle of the Nickerson Gardens!!! #WattsUp #90059
— TopDawgEnt (@TopDawgEnt) December 22, 2015
#TDE@KendrickLamar just brought @BigSean out to the #90059 for a surprise performance! #Blessed#WattsUp
— TopDawgEnt (@TopDawgEnt) December 22, 2015
#TDE@ScHoolBoyQ just brought @TyDollaSign out! #WattsUp
— TopDawgEnt (@TopDawgEnt) December 22, 2015
We out in Watts with the people! @IsaiahRashad@SZA + @AbdashSoul already tore the stage down. #TDE
— TopDawgEnt (@TopDawgEnt) December 22, 2015
Kendrick Lamar brings out Big Sean and ScHoolboy Q welcomed Ty Dolla $ign to perform at Top Dawg Entertainment’s second annual holiday toy giveaway and concert on December 22. The entire TDE roster performed at the event, which was held in Watts, California.
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King Louie Reportedly Shot In The Head
Breaking: King Louie's manager confirms he was shot in the head at 83rd and Pulaski earlier today. He's awake and talking.
— Sam Charles (@samjcharles) December 23, 2015
Praying for my brother King Louie and his family.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 24, 2015
King Louie was reportedly shot in the head on December 23, according to Sam Charles, a writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. The Chicago rapper was shot on the city’s South Side.
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Shy Glizzy Responds To Chain-Snatching Incident
http://twitter.com/ShyGlizzy/status/680133884114284544http://twitter.com/ShyGlizzy/status/680139407056306176
for every action, there's a reaction.. chain-reaction!
— Young Jefe (@ShyGlizzy) December 24, 2015
Footage recently showed Shy Glizzy getting his chain snatched by a couple of Memphis rappers and apparently it made him think about how he presents himself in public. The Washington D.C. rapper takes to Twitter earlier to respond to the situation and says he “slip’d up.”
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Kreayshawn Says Her Bank Account Is “On 0”
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Kreayshawn goes on a Twitter rant, saying that her bank account is “on 0.” The rapper, who rose to prominence via her 2011 single “Gucci Gucci,” released her major label debut album, Something’ ‘Bout Kreay, the following year.
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Happy Holidays From Rihanna And Stance Muse
Happy Holidaze from @Rihanna and @StanceMuse! #rihannaxstancepic.twitter.com/lpKhQt4hfl
— Rihanna (@rihanna) December 22, 2015
Rihanna wishes her fans “Happy Holidays” with a short film promoting her collaboration with Stance Muse. Retweet for a chance to win a box set of her socks.
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Busta Rhymes Releases Tracklist For New Mixtape
"OFFICIAL TRACK LISTING"
2 DAYS AWAY!! "CHRISTMAS DAY"
12/25/2015#THERETURNOFTHEDRAGON?#THEABSTRACTWENTONVACATIONpic.twitter.com/LDgWMFZDkD— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) December 23, 2015
Busta Rhymes releases the tracklist for “The Return of the Dragon: The Abstract Went on Vacation.” The project is slated to have 16 songs and includes features from Fabolous, Jadakiss, Styles P, Chance the Rapper, Rick Ross and Wiz Khalifa.
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Mac Miller Postpones Tour Stops In New Zealand & Australia
I have some bad news
— Mac (@MacMiller) December 22, 2015
After over 90 days on the road…I have to cancel New Zealand and Australia. I am so sorry to all my fans out there. My voice is gone…
— Mac (@MacMiller) December 22, 2015
My body is exhausted, and I can not guarantee you guys an 100 percent performance. I don't want to give you anything less than my best.
— Mac (@MacMiller) December 22, 2015
I need to rest and get myself healthy. I am not cancelling, but postponing, you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be back soon.
— Mac (@MacMiller) December 22, 2015
I haven't cancelled anything in 5 years, but I found out I was human. Fuck. I thought I was a super hero…I'm not giving up on that theory.
— Mac (@MacMiller) December 22, 2015
Mac Miller postpones his tour in New Zealand and Australia over exhaustion. He explains that he’s spent three months on the road and is now “exhausted.” He promises he’ll be back soon.
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Young Thug Has 10 Unreleased Projects In The Works
Still got a whole Rich Gang Album
SS3
MigosThuggin
Fetty & Thug
Post and Thug
Thug and _____
Thug and _____
HiTunes
MetroThuggin old & new— Be EL Be (@HeyBeELBe) December 20, 2015
But I'm more excited about the Solo thug records
— Be EL Be (@HeyBeELBe) December 20, 2015
Thing is Gucci gets out in March… So y'all might as well add 3 more of those projects..
— Be EL Be (@HeyBeELBe) December 20, 2015
Young Thug’s director says the rapper has ten unreleased projects in the works. Be EL Be reveals that Thugger has a whole Rich Gang album and Slime Season 3 on the horizon.
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Future & Mike WiLL Made-It Host Atlanta Coat Drive
Ain't nothing iller. pic.twitter.com/D5AckoFGkM
— Mike Will Made-It (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) December 21, 2015
A Long way from 2.5 pic.twitter.com/MHxr2e5H37
— Mike Will Made-It (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) December 21, 2015
Me & my brother @1future are giving back to the youth in ATL today, making all wishes matter for free! pic.twitter.com/giln4b7kp1
— Mike Will Made-It (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) December 20, 2015
Atlanta artists Future and Mike WiLL Made-It host a coat drive in their hometown on December 20. The event, called A Winter Wishland Coat & Toy Drive, took place at Bessie Branham Park and hosted 300 families. They were given toys, coats and food, including turkeys.
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Lupe Fiasco Planning To Release 3 Albums
Attention Lupe Fans:
3 full album releases in 2016. ??#Drogas is up first.
Not taking any questions at this time.
Thank you.
— EG| Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2015
One spoiler…"Mural Jr." on #DROGAS is the lyrical??✈️✍????? of life! #DontRuinUsGodSaid
— EG| Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 20, 2015
Lupe Fiasco shares his plans to release three albums in 2016. News of Lupe’s plans to release three albums in 2016 comes shortly after he announces that he’ll be releasing The Cool 2 in winter 2017.
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DJ Timbuck2 Loses Battle To Cancer
R.I.P. DJ TIMBUCK2. He was an amazing person and talent. My prayers go out to his family.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 20, 2015
In Chicago and was tryina reach @DJTIMBUCK2 as I see this news. My god. Awesome DJ. Even better human being. RIP brother.
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) December 19, 2015
rest well my brother @DJTIMBUCK2
— still alive (@VicMensa) December 19, 2015
RIP 2 da Chi Town homie DJ Timbuck2… Anyone know what happened?? Man so young
— Consequence (@ItsTheCons) December 19, 2015
?? @DJTIMBUCK2
— Lil Bibby (@LilBibby_) December 19, 2015
http://twitter.com/rockiefresh/status/678253159945338882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Rip Dj Timbuck2
— LilReese300 (@LilReese300) December 19, 2015
Honoring The Life OF Our Heavy Hitter Brother DJ Tim Buck 2 [Photo][Video] https://t.co/mUsCcD5XZC#DJTimBuck2#RIPpic.twitter.com/K6Z550xjWW
— DJ Enuff (@djenuff) December 19, 2015
DJ Timbuck2 has passed away at the age of 34 after a long battle with cancer. Born Timothy Jones, the beloved Chicago DJ of WGCI radio was heavy into the local Chicago Hip Hop scene, promoting Vic Mensa, Rockie Fresh and Lil Reese among others via his Go iLL Radio show.
