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, Timbaland expresses his distaste in Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic, Lil Durk is arrested and released on bond, and YG gives us a preview of his upcoming short film.

Nicki Minaj On The Set Of The “Only” Video 

Wut u lookin at??

A photo posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:20pm PST

Our girl Nicki. She’s looking #onfleek again as she gets snapped on the set of the redux to her “Only” lyric video debacle. You might remember the backlash from the world finding out her video presented Nazi iconography to the public. She denied any allegations that she knew what the concept was before hand, and we think is now blessing us with high-heeled apology. We accept! Caption: “Wut u lookin at??”

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Timbaland Is Not Happy With Aaliyah Depiction

A photo posted by Timbo the King (@timbaland) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:04am PST

Lifetime released a biopic of Aaliyah’s life on November 15, which caused an emotional response that went from hilarious (ask black Twitter) and anger from both fans and friends/family alike. Timbaland took to IG to voice his opinions and dissatisfaction of the film. Here’s one of the numerous memes he posted that pokes fun at the movie. No caption necessary.

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Lil Durk Released On Bond 

Clear the airways up real quick #OTF

A video posted by LIL DURK (@real_lildurk) on Nov 11, 2014 at 12:08pm PST

Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested on November 12 for yet another gun charge. After being released on bond a few days later, he shares this celebratory moment with his fans with a short video posted to his IG. This is nothing new, as Durk has been pressed with the same gun charges in the past. Caption: “Clear the airways up real quick #OTF”

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YG Previews “Blame It On The Streets” Short Film 

#BlameItOnTheStreets Dec15th

A video posted by YG (@yg) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:03pm PST

Thank goodness for IG videos. YG recently posted a preview to his upcoming short film “Blame It On The Streets,” slated to be released on December 15. The film will give us an inside look at YG’s personal life growing up in Compton. He stated his latest album My Krazy Life depicting a movie of some sort, and wanted to give fans exactly that. Caption:“#BlameItOnTheStreets Dec15th”

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Snoop Dogg Clowns On Bill Cosby 

@lilhalfdead20 @rmmpercy ??

A photo posted by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:05pm PST

Snoop Dogg has officially set a trend of posting memes making fun of other celebrities. Looks like he still has no filter. He most recently disses Bill Cosby in regards to his rape controversy. The meme hints at Bill Cosby using pills to get girls in bed. Caption: “@lilhalfdead20@rmmpercy ??”

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Fabolous’ 90’s Themed Birthday Party 

Fabolous does it big for his 37th birthday on November 18 (also a Drake track). He hosted a 90’s themed birthday party, dressing the part with neon and multiple. He also takes a moment to toast to the “Golden Era” of hip hop. The party was attended by Lil Kim and Remy Ma among others. Caption: “Last night was a celebration of life for me.. A night to be remembered. But besides it being a party for my birthday on November 18th, it was a toast to the “Golden Era” of Hip Hop, Fashion, & Street Culture… The 90s. Thank You’s to all who came out, supported, or was apart of last night… Appreciate the LOVE! #YoungOG Shot by @kodaklens #FabBday90sParty #90sFlow #BMW850 #Nautica #Coogi”

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Troy Ave Gives Manager Hovain A Rolex 

boutta give my brotha @hovain his Bday GIFT ….. #stayTuned !!!!! #ComeToBSBrecords

A video posted by Troy Ave (@troyave) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:41pm PST

Everybody loves birthdays. However, nothing says birthday like a Rolex watch. Troy Ave recently gave Hovain a Rolex for his birthday, showing his love for his manager. Hovain shows off the watch on his IG page, which is private… Caption: “boutta give my brotha @hovain his Bday GIFT ….. #stayTuned !!!!! #ComeToBSBrecords”

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Mister Cee Resigns From Hot 97… Again 

As of November 21, New York radio personality Mister Cee is stepping down from his position at Hot 97 for the second time this year. His first resignation followed multiple arrests in which he plead guilty for. Friend and colleague Funkmaster Flex sends him the best wishes. Caption: “Resignation Alert!!! Today will be @djmistercee last day on @hot97 !!! Tune in and wish him well!!!! @djfunkflex

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T.I. #tbts “Rubberband Man”

Who doesn’t remember old school T.I. and his hit track “Rubbermand Man”? In a recent #tbt, T.I. throws it back to a snapshot of him and Diddy in the song’s music video. With ridiculous fur coats, looks like these two have come a long way. Caption: “TBT #Rubberbandman vid… Wit da #BigHomie@iamdiddy #KickinMajorMinkFlav in da Trap Tho!!!! Zone3 #MechanicsvilleUSA #KingShit!!!!”

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Ciara Parties With Fans In Copenhagen

I Love Dancing With My Fans Too.. #ImJustLivinLife. #Copenhagen

Een video die is geplaatst door Ciara (@ciara) op Nov 11, 2014 at 9:44 PST

Ciara recently steps out from “mommy” mode and is loving every second of it. Posting a selfie video of her partying with her fans, she makes us all wish we were right beside her in the capital of Denmark. In the video, she turns up to Rae Sremmurd’s “No Type.” Caption: “I Love Dancing With My Fans Too.. #ImJustLivinLife. #Copenhagen”

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