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, Eminem embarks on a Twitter Q&A, Jay Electronica gives a fan an unheard track, and Joey Bada$$ defends Bill Cosby.
Meek Mill, Vince Staples Responds To Drake’s “Charged Up”
Meek Mill Says Drake Doesn’t Write His Own Raps
Shots fired. Meek Mill goes off on a Twitter rant, calling out Drake for not writing his own lyrics. So who do you like better? Meek or Drizzy? Kidding. He later apologizes during a performance.
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Nicki Minaj And Taylor Swift Go At It
Poor Taylor Swift on getting caught up in the Nicki Minaj’s frustration with the MTV Music Award nominations. Apparently, Nicki took a jab at Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video, which is nominated for Video of the Year.
Toronto Councillor Says Meek Mill Is Not Welcome In Canada
It looks like the Meek Mill and Drama beef got to Toronto Councillor Norm Kelly. The foreign government official responds saying Meek is not welcome in Toronto. Meek hits him back real quick.
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Eminem Does Twitter Q&A
Shoutout to Eminem for answering our question. During a Twitter Q&A, he explained how he approached making “Phenomenal,” the main song from the Southpaw soundtrack. He compared to “Lose Yourself,” the theme song from his 2002 film, 8 Mile.
Nicki Minaj Upset Over VMA Nomination
While Nicki Minaj was nominated for both Best Female Video and Best Hip Hop Video for her single “Anaconda,” she is still not satisfied. She also wanted Best Choreography and Video of the Year. Yikes.
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Jay Electronica Offers Fan Unreleased Track
While fans wait for his debut album, Jay Electronica offered to e-mail one of his fans some new music to release whenever he wanted to. Rob, who Jay Electronica renamed Raab, was initially being teased by his friends. Jay took notice and decided to intervene.
Joey Bada$$ Backs Up Bill Cosby
Joey Bada$$ takes to Twitter to defend Bill Cosby, saying that the coverage of the sexual assault allegations leveled against the actor-comedian is unbalanced. He blames the media for driving the way the Cosby coverage has been handled.
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Jeezy Puts Donald Trump On Blast
Let’s be honest, we were all a little skeptical when we found out Donald Trump was running for President. Well Jeezy makes it known, claiming Trump is not a legitimate presidential candidate.
Who Is Part Of The #FutureHive
No one can deny the hype of Future right now, especially after his “Fuck Up Some Commas” joint. With the recent release of Dirty Sprite 3, everyone is wanting to be part of the #FutureHive. Are you?
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Action Bronson Apologizes For Ghostface Killah Comments
It all started when Action Bronson made a comment about how Ghostface Killah wasn’t “rapping like this no more.” Ghostface proceeded to blast and threaten Bronson in a video. It looks Bronson has humbled himself by admitting he was wrong.
Talib Kweli Fires Back At ESPN’s Stephen Smith
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith recently questioned why the #BlackLivesMatter movement was not speaking out when Black-on-Black crimes were taking place. Talib Kweli replies directly to his tweets, along with Killer Mike.
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Azealia Banks Calls Action Bronson “Fat Slob”
Azealia Banks is always voicing her opinion on Twitter. This time, she responds to the feud between Ghostface Killah and Action Bronson. The female emcee questions why Ghostface took so long to respond to Bronson’s comments.
Tink Announces New Mixtape “Winter’s Diary 3”
When we heard “One In A Million” on the radio, we all thought it was Aaliyah. But nope, it was Tink. The Chicago artist has announced “Winter’s Diary 3,” the next installment of her mixtape series. She says the project will be released this month.
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Erykah Badu Says Black Eyed Peas Copied Her
Following the release of The Black Eyed Peas’ music video for their record “Yesterday,” Erykah Badu noticed similarities between that video and her “Honey” music video. In a Facebook post, the songstress stated that they “borrowed” the idea from her.
