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, Ghostface Killah claims he has nothing to do with the Action Bronson altercation, artists remember the death of Mike Brown, and B.o.B. releases a new project titled Psycadelik Thoughtz.
Meek Mill Returns To Twitter After Drake Beef
Meek Mill returns to Twitter after a long hiatus as his beef with Drake reached a fever pitch. Apparently, his team took his password away.
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CyHi The Prynce Was Not Dissing Kanye West
When fans heart “Elephant In The Room” by CyHi The Prynce, they were sure it was a diss track ti Kanye West and Pusha T. CyHi clarifies this is not the case, as he is currently signed to G.O.O.D. Music. Even Kanye knew about this track before its release.
Ghostface Killah Comments On Action Bronson Altercation
A video was uploaded showing a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate confronting Action Bronson during Sean Price’s wake in New York. Ghostface Killah takes to Twitter to comment on the situation, saying he had nothing to do with this.
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Artists Remember The Death Of Michael Brown
August 9 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, who was killed in Ferguson, Missouri as the result of police injustice. This event sparked protests and to this day still remains as a source of inspiration.
B.o.B. Releases “Psycadelik Thoughtz”
A message for his fans. B.o.B. lets them know that he has been busy working in the studio on his new project Psycadelik Thoughtz. He stated he will be going back to his older persona of Bobby Ray, as in his album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.
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Hopsin Dismisses Drake And The State Of Hip Hop
Hopsin just released his latest project Pound Syndrome last month, and is clearly feeling some type of way about the rap game. In the midst of his rant, he dismisses Drake, calling him mainstream and “not hip hop.”
Iggy Azalea Six Songs In With New Album
It looks like Iggy Azalea is spending her time working on new music after cancelling her “Great Escape Tour.” The Aussie rapper revealed she is six songs deep with her new album, and may also be releasing a documentary next year.
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Tyler, The Creator’s Australian Tour Canceled
Tyler, The Creator being banned from Australia means no Australian tour. The cancellation comes shortly after the women’s rights group, Collective Shout created a petition calling for a ban of the Odd Future musician from the country
Azealia Banks Criticizes Nicki Minaj Wax Statue
Azealia Banks takes to Twitter to criticize the creation of the Nicki Minaj wax figure, which features Nicki posing in a scene from the video for “Anaconda.” In the midst of her spiel, she criticizes white people.
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Taylor Swift Brings Out Fetty Wap And Ciara
Taylor Swift was honored to bring out some surprise guests at her performance in Seattle on August 8. Fetty Wap and Taylor did a duet to “Trap Queen.” Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson then popped on stage for a cameo.
