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, Earth, Wind & Fire Founder Maurice White passes away at 74, Chance The Rapper is to guest star on Pharrell’s Beats 1 radio show, and Young Thug and Future take subliminal shots at each other.
Kanye West’s “Yeezy Season 3” Album Premiere Tickets
I held a few seats for stage design that may open up depending on Vanessa’s final layout.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 4, 2016
THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS WE SOLD MADISON SQUARE GARDEN OUT IN 10 MINUTES!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 4, 2016
Madison Square Garden Album listening / Yeezy Season 3 presentation
Performance by Vanessa Beecrofthttps://t.co/2mazeLxHN2— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 4, 2016
On February 11th these dreams come true
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 4, 2016
It was always a dream to have a listening party at Madison Square Garden
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 4, 2016
Tickets for Kanye West’s “Yeezy Season 3” WAVES album premiere and adidas fashion show event at Madison Square Garden in New York quickly sold out in ten minutes.
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Reggie Miller On Drake Ping Pong Challenge
Working on my NBA All-Star plans and my peeps say @Drake is a master ping pong player, maybe he's up for a match ????..
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) February 4, 2016
Master is a bit of a stretch. But then again you have to stretch before everything works out. So yes Reginald @ReggieMillerTNT… its a go!
— Drizzy (@Drake) February 4, 2016
After Drake confirms he’s up for a ping pong match against Reggie Miller, the retired NBA player speaks with “Inside The NBA” about the match, which will likely take place during NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
Kanye West & Tyler, The Creator Troll With Rolling Stone Cover
ROLLING STONE SHOT BY TYLER THE CREATOR pic.twitter.com/lOMtOdOEel
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
While we love Kanye, and have many mustard-related questions for him, this is not an actual cover of Rolling Stone https://t.co/2c3ZWpaorN
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 4, 2016
DAMN FIRST TIME I SEEN PEOPLE STOKED ON ONE OF THEIR COVERS EVER….. FUCK I WAS SO STOKED HAHAHA NO WORRIES ILL SHOOT A COVER ONE DAY
— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) February 4, 2016
Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator troll by revealing what appeared to be a Rolling Stone cover of ‘Ye that was shot by Tyler himself.
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Earth, Wind & Fire Founder Maurice White Passes Away
http://twitter.com/EarthWindFire/status/695380702183829504http://twitter.com/Bootsy_Collins/status/695393171690291204http://twitter.com/questlove/status/695378934536413184http://twitter.com/WuTangClan/status/695390728428457985http://twitter.com/chrisrock/status/695396194764214272http://twitter.com/JeanGreasy/status/695392155729145857http://twitter.com/CookinSoul/status/695388245991919618http://twitter.com/HouseShoes/status/695390449192710144http://twitter.com/ArsenioHall/status/695397959878340608http://twitter.com/therealjuicyj/status/695381181919985664
http://twitter.com/Bootsy_Collins/status/695393171690291204http://twitter.com/questlove/status/695378934536413184http://twitter.com/WuTangClan/status/695390728428457985http://twitter.com/chrisrock/status/695396194764214272
Maurice was everything…..Everything.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 4, 2016
RIP MAURICE WHITE .LOVE & BLESSINGS TO HIM AND THE FAMILY . EARTH WIND AND FIRE ..ANOTHER SHINING STAR GONE TO BOOGIE WONDERLAND .
— Wu Tang Clan (@WuTangClan) February 4, 2016
R.I.P the great Maurice White. "You can't hide love " EWF. pic.twitter.com/gWk2p5lZR4
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) February 4, 2016
I never got to see EWF live, and I am truly sorry about that. Thank you for the gifts, Maurice White. Go travel the universe. ???
— Jean Grae (@JeanGreasy) February 4, 2016
R.I.P. Maurice White, founder of
Earth, Wind & Fire https://t.co/AuN1H4mk6g— Cookin Soul (@CookinSoul) February 4, 2016
Man. Rest in peace Maurice White. Legend.
— Uncle Shoes (@HouseShoes) February 4, 2016
On a set where we just got the sad news. Maurice White! Founder of EARTH, WIND AND FIRE. His genius was the soundtrack of my college years.
— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) February 5, 2016
R.I.P. Maurice White #legendhttps://t.co/NZwTCMOoV9
— juicy j (@therealjuicyj) February 4, 2016
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White passes away in his Los Angeles home on February 3. He was 74 years old.
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Chance The Rapper To Appear On Pharrell’s Radio Show
Big #OTHERtone this weekend!@chancetherapper on with @pharrell & @brokemogul.
Sunday – 12PM PT/3PM ET pic.twitter.com/hpzmIcf5yk— Beats 1 (@Beats1) February 4, 2016
Chance the Rapper is to appear on Pharrell’s “OTHERtone” Beats 1 radio show on February 7 at 12 p.m. PST.
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Young Thug & Future Trade Subliminal Ether
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It looks like it’s Future versus Young Thug.
New York DJ Big Kap Passes Away
Rip Big Kap ??
— Yung Rénzél (@rickyrozay) February 3, 2016
Rest in Peace Big Kap. Till we smoke again.
— Alchemist (@Alchemist) February 3, 2016
Damn man. Much respect to #BigKap. Thanks for all the love shown. #FlipSquad#RIP#TheTunnel. https://t.co/tAdSzlCMni
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 3, 2016
Reaching out to all hot 97 djs to say im so sorry for the loss of my dude BIG KAP!! Sorry 4 your loss. He was a friend. Im truly hurt @HOT97
— PETEROCK.COM (@PeteRock) February 3, 2016
New York DJ Big Kap has passed away at the age of 45. He suffered from a fatal heart attack.
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Rihanna To Perform At 2016 BRIT Awards
*SURPRISE* ?? @rihanna is performing at #BRITs 2016!!! ?? WE. CANNOT. DEAL. RN. #RihannaBRITs ???? pic.twitter.com/G49igkA3rp
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 3, 2016
Rihanna is the most recently confirmed performer for the 2016 BRIT Awards. The show is scheduled to take place February 24 at London’s O2 Arena and air on ITV.
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Kanye West Slows Down “WAVES” Hype
Out of respect for Q-Tip, Puff, Hov, Lauren, Pharcyde, Mary, Stevie, Michael, Hendrix, James, Pete Rock, Pac, Marvin….
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
this new album is ONE of the greatest albums not the greatest just one of …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
So many musicians touch my life and made me who I am… I want to make something great to honor my idols…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 3, 2016
Kanye West slows down the hype for his forthcoming WAVES album. Previously, he called it “the best album of all time.”
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Kim Kardashian Runs Kanye West Album Title Polls
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Kim Kardashian runs two Kanye West album title polls.
Kanye West & Wiz Khalifa Reconcile
Me and Wiz spoke yesterday. Great convo. All positive.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 2, 2016
Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa have reconciled. Back to our regularly scheduled program.
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Drake To Star In Super Bowl 50 Commercial
http://twitter.com/TMobile/status/694517493503770624
Drake is set to star in a “Hotline Bling”-based Super Bowl 50 commercial. Here’s a preview from T-Mobile.
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Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony Tiffith Calls RIAA Certification Rules “BS”
we don't stand behind this @RIAA bs. ole skool rules apply, 1 million albums sold is platinum.until we reach that #, save all the congrats.
— dangeroo kipawaa TDE (@dangerookipawaa) February 1, 2016
no cheat codes 2 platinum… #TDE
— dangeroo kipawaa TDE (@dangerookipawaa) February 1, 2016
Top Dawg Entertainment’s owner Anthony Tiffith calls the new RIAA certification rules “BS.” The association has announced that official audio and video streams will now be used as part of the tally to determine how many sales an album has totaled.
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Mike Jones Denounces Human Trafficking Allegations
Setting the Record Straight ! Call the Sgt of the City where they say the rumor happened n see what he say! ??? pic.twitter.com/9RgXlIxGtL
— Who? Mike Jones (@Mr_Mike_Jones) January 31, 2016
I swear People will Believe Anything! The time these people be having to come up with these rumors amaze me! Spread this Rumor… ??COMING
— Who? Mike Jones (@Mr_Mike_Jones) January 31, 2016
Houston, Texas rapper Mike Jones proves that he’s never been involved in human trafficking, despite past rumors.
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Azealia Banks Claims She Will Vote For Donald Trump
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Azealia Banks claims she will vote for Donald Trump for president. The Broke With Expensive Taste rapper criticizes the other candidates and questions their authenticity.
Kidd Kidd Disses Meek Mill During 50 Cent Concert
Kidd Kidd rapping his Meek Mill diss… pic.twitter.com/BkIjMSHwu4
— Nigel Int'l D. (@Nigel_D) February 1, 2016
Kidd Kidd takes aim at Meek Mill and Maybach Music Group. During 50 Cent’s concert in New York City, the New Orleans, Louisiana rapper let loose a handful of bars aimed directly at Meek Mill and others in the Rick Ross-led Maybach Music Group.
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Anderson .Paak Signs To Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath gets the last laugh ???? pic.twitter.com/Byu9ELOXtZ
— Andy PinDröP (@AndersonPaak) January 31, 2016
Anderson .Paak has signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. The singer is featured on six tracks on Dre’s Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre.
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Drake Joins Toronto Raptors As A Guest Commentator
ICYMI: @Drake joined @Matt__Devlin & @LeoRautins for some play-by-play last night.
Watch: https://t.co/U9xdNrAiNppic.twitter.com/i8StWt8hwM
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 31, 2016
"Just enjoying the city. Happy to be back home." Drake joined Matt & Leo during the game.https://t.co/U9xdNrRUbZpic.twitter.com/1in7yhSHjy
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 31, 2016
Drake tonight at the Raptors game in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/10yUqruoTu
— Word On Road (@WordOnRd) January 31, 2016
#WeTheNorthpic.twitter.com/sNyOO8UzJq
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 31, 2016
Just a few hours after unleashing Views From the 6 cut, “Summer Sixteen” on OVO Sound Radio, Drake served as a guest Toronto Raptors’ commentator alongside Leo Rautins and Matt Devlin.
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