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, Twitter mourns the murder of Bankroll Fresh, Styles P decries Troy Ave’s comments towards Joey Bada$$, Iggy Azalea reignites beef with Azealia Banks, and Kanye West announces Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz’ collaborative project “Collegrove.”

Bankroll Fresh Murdered

https://twitter.com/IAmRichTheKid/status/705998658228121600

Bankroll Fresh was reportedly murdered today (March 4), according to various reports. HipHopDX would like to send its condolences to the family and friends of Bankroll Fresh.

Kanye West Thrashes Deadmau5

Deadmau5 calls out West when the rapper shared an image of his computer with one of the tabs open to Pirate Bay, an illegal downloading website. Another tab was open to Serum, a producing software co-owned by Deadmau5.

DJ Quik Says He, Not Kanye West, Brought El DeBarge Back

DJ Quik asserts that he, not Kanye West, brought El DeBarge back. Quik featured El DeBarge on three songs from his acclaimed 1998 album, rhythm-al-ism.

Joe Budden’s Domestic Violence Charges Dropped

Joe Budden pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct nearly two years after an alleged assault on his ex-girlfriend. The New Jersey rapper is been given a new slate following an appearance in court.

Styles P Decries Troy Ave’s Comments Towards Joey Bada$$

Styles P knows the pain of losing someone to suicide, as his daughter committed suicide last year. The issue of suicide was brought up recently when Troy Ave dissed Joey Bada$$ and the late Pro Era member Capital Steez, who committed suicide in 2012, on “Bad A$$.”

Iggy Azalea: “I Still Hate Azealia Banks”

Azealia Banks Dissing Iggy Azalea

 

Iggy Azalea says that she would redo the way she approached her 2015 beef with Azealia Banks, but that only seemingly reignites her beef with Banks.

 

Lil Wayne And 2 Chainz Collaborate On “Collegrove”

 

Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz’ “Collegrove” project is slated to be released on March 4. Thanks Kanye West.

Joey Bada$$ Fires Back At Troy Ave

https://twitter.com/joeyBADASS/status/705098140362391552

Joey Bada$$ fires back at Troy Ave after the Major Without a Deal rapper dissed Bada$$ and the late Pro Era member Capital Steez on a new diss track, “Bad A$$.” In his response, Bada$$ digs up Troy Ave’s disses of Nas.

Curren$y Announces Collaboration With 808 Mafia’s Purps

Curren$y announces Bourbon Street Secrets and says it will be a collaboration project with Purps from 808 Mafia.

Chuck D: The Oscars Have “Been White”

Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” was played during the 88th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Chuck D, the group’s frontman, comments on the usage of the song, putting it into context in a number of ways.

DJ Khaled Signs To Jay Z’s Roc Nation

Jay Z signs DJ Khaled to Roc Nation management. Hov presents Khaled with a Roc-A-Fella chain at a J. Cole concert in Madison Square Garden when the news was made public.

Stevie Wonder And Janelle Monae Perform At #JusticeForFlint

https://twitter.com/shoey3309/status/704142568175607810

Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monae, Ledisi, Vic Mensa, and Jazmine Sullivan all perform at the #JusticeForFlint rally. The event was held to benefit those directly impacted by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Artists Congratulate Leonardo DiCaprio

Many artists congratulate Leonardo DiCaprio on his first Oscar Award. The actor won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in The Revenant at the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

Karen Civil Supports Hillary Clinton

Posing with former President Bill Clinton, it looks like Karen Civil will be voting for his daughter, Hillary Clinton.

Nicki Minaj Denies Arguing With Meek Mill


Nicki Minaj shoots down rumors of that her boyfriend Meek Mill are in a dispute over his house arrest. She proceeds to kill her performance at Los Angeles’ 92.3 Birthday Bash show.