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, Kanye West previews his new adidas line with Vic Mensa, Madonna loves Drake’s song of the same name, and Cam’ron makes fun of Jay Z’s fit.
Meek Mill And Nicki Minaj Are Just Friends?
Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj have been on everyone’s radar. With pictures like this, can you blame us? However, Nicki sets things straight in a recent interview with Vogue, claiming she is single. Here’s how she sees it, “Sometimes we hang out, and when we hang out, we have fun. [laughs] This is what I want to say about him: People think for some strange reason that we just started becoming friends recently. We’ve been friends for a very, very long time, and he’s been around for a lot of things that I’ve gone through. And that’s all I’ll say about that.” Oh well, that would have been a power couple. Caption: “I used 2 dream of this shit”
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Madonna Loves Drake’s Track About Her
Greatness meets greatness. Madonna praises Drake’s track “Madonna” on his latest If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late project. On the song, Drizzy makes reference to a particular woman and name drops the singer several times. The praise was attached to a selfie of course. Caption: “@champagnepapi i love your new song about me! It’s my favorite! I’m still waiting for you to pick me up…….. Ask D for my address! I knew you were a #rebelheart !”
Two Men From Nicki Minaj’s Team Stabbed In Philly
While first announcing it via Twitter, Nicki Minaj posts a picture of the two men from her team that were stabbed in Philadelphia while rehearsing for The Pinkprint tour. Unfortunately, De’Von Pickett passed away from his wounds, while Eric Parker is in critical condition. We send our condolences to Pickett’s family. Caption: #Rp @myfabolouslife – these guys flew into Philly for my tour rehearsals 2 days ago and were both stabbed last night. #RIPDAYDAY condolences to your family. Unbelievable. Eric (on the right) is recovering. Another senseless act of violence that took the life of a great guy. So sad.”
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Drake’s If Youre Reading This Its Too Late As #1 Album
No surprise here. On February 18, Drake’s If Youre Reading This Its Too Late debuted as #1 album. The project was initially teased as a mixtape hosted by DJ Drama as part of the famed Gangsta Grillz franchise, but ended up being an album once his label got involved. Caption: “Wow. Thank you.”
Kanye West And Vic Mensa Preview Kanye’s Adidas Line
Vic Mensa joins Kanye West in previewing apparel from Kanye’s adidas line. Kanye unveiled all of the items during his “Yeezy Season 1” runway show on February 12. This collaboration with adidas took place after parting ways with Nike almost two years ago. Although the Yeezy Boosts are the main focus, Kanye offers a lot more. Caption: “im just bad for you”
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Drake’s “Used To” Beat From A DM
Talk about the perks of IG. Producer Wondagurl got Drake’s attention by sending a beat via Direct Messaging on IG. Little did she know, this beat would show up on Drake’s latest project. The track is called “Used To” and features Lil Wayne. The best part is her message saying, “Would you rap on this?” Caption: “Submit@wondagurl.com :)”
Cam’ron Makes Fun Of Jay Z’s Fit
It’s hard to look good 100% of the time. Cam’ron takes this moment to poke fun at Jay Z with a picture of the rapper and his choice of wardrobe at New York Fashion Week. Killa Cam posted a picture of Jay wearing fitted jeans and a fur-collared pea-coat. The “nh” stands for “no homo.” Caption: “Heeeyy lol nh”
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Young Thug Posted In The Studio With DJ Drama & Don Cannon
Looks like Young Thug is putting in work. He posted a selfie with himself at the lab with Dj Drama and Don Cannon. Thugga is slated to release a collaborative album with Metro Boomin and a separate project with Rich Gang later this year. Can we expect a “Gangsta Grillz” mixtape? Caption: “@djdrama @doncannon hey babes…..! Let’s work! PHOTO BY: @yslapparel”
Damian Lillard Of Portland Trailblazers Freestyles On Sway In The Morning
NBA players can rap too right? Portland Trailblazers’ guard Damian Lillard stopped by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 during NBA All-Star Weekend and dropped some nice bars. In 2013, he created a hashtag and weekly video series on Instagram called #4BarFriday, where he would post his own raps as well as take fan submissions. Caption: “Thanks again to @realsway for having me on yesterday. He gave me a chance to spit a full 16 over the “Dead Presidents” beat. Hit the link in bio to watch.
