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, Chris Brown reacts to TMZ painting him as a homophobic, 50 Cent is not happy with BET and Emmys nominations, and Louisiana rapper Tokyo Vanity claims Young Thug copied her popular viral single “Best Friend.”

Fetty Wap Inspires Child With Retinoblastoma

A young Fetty Wap fan who was born with retinoblastoma was inspired to go to school without his prosthetic eye after seeing Fetty Wap without his eye. The boy’s mother, Brenda Vaden, took to IG to thank the New Jersey rapper and share her story.

Rihanna Releases “Creepers” Shoes With Puma

 

 

FENTY for @puma #THECREEPER Shot by @tommunrostudio

 

A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on

Rihanna recently collaborated with Puma to release her latest collection of shoes called “Creepers.” She launched them during New York Fashion Week, and they sold out instantly. They are retailed for $120.

Wiz Khalifa Donates 1,700 Backpacks To Pittsburgh Students

 

 

Focus.

 

A photo posted by Wiz Khalifa (@mistercap) on

Wiz Khalifa surprised students at Taylor Allderdice High School, appearing at an assembly to honor Pittsburgh Promise students. The rapper brought 1,700 backpacks for students who are in the Pittsburgh Promise program, which provides students with high GPAs.

Chris Brown Blasts TMZ For Gay Pride Story

 

Chris Brown blasted TMZ for its story saying that the singer did not perform at a gay pride parade as he was scheduled to. Brown is saying that he was never scheduled to perform at the event and criticized TMZ producer Harvey Levin, who is gay, for painting him as homophobic.

50 Cent Blasts BET & The Emmys For Nomination Snubs

 

After the nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards were released, 50 Cent expressed his displeasure in the list, specifically the award for Video Director of the Year. Eif Rivera, who directed the G-Unit boss’ “9 Shots” video, is not nominated.

Young Thug Ripped Off Louisiana Rapper Tokyo Vanity

 

Bitch I ain’t worried bout talk or thugger   A video posted by VANITY MAFIA (@tokyoxvanity) on

Tokyo Vanity took to IG to express her frustration in what she sees as Young Thug ripping off her song when he recorded “Best Friend.” She also shares an image of a direct message from Young Thug’s director asking her to appear in the “Best Friend” video.

Floyd Mayweather Retires With Perfect Record

 

On September 12, Floyd Mayweather made boxing history by defeating Andre Berto in a unanimous decision. It looks like he’ll be retiring with a perfect 49-0 record. Many artists showed support, including Fabolous who attended the match.

“Tupac” Biopic In Pre-Production

 

A Tupac biopic produced by Lenton Terrell “LT” Hutton is slated to begin shooting December, according to an IG by Randall Emmett, who is also listed as a producer on the project, per IMDB. Hutton has been trying to make a Tupac biopic for more than two years.

Drake Calls Lorde “Wifey”

 

Wifey (Low Key) 💍💍💍   A photo posted by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on

People were relentless when Serena Williams lost her match recently, blaming it all on Drake. Things get more interesting when he calls Lorde his “wifey.” To make things worse, she reposted the picture and added a bunch of heart emojis.

Tupac Estate Honors Late Rapper’s Legacy

 

@_nicolelouise_art_ – Australia. #2PacArt #RIP2Pac #2Pac   A photo posted by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on

The estate of Tupac Shakur honored the late rapper with a digital art gallery. September 13 marked the 19th anniversary of Tupac’s death. The gallery was announced last month and was held as a contest. Fans submitted their original artwork and the family selected 20 pieces.   Caption: “@_nicolelouise_art_ – Australia. #2PacArt #RIP2Pac #2Pac”

Dee-1 Says Lil Wayne-Inspired Mixtape Is “Banned”

 

I’d like to apologize to all the fans. This is a project that was needed in hip hop and i was excited to give it to you all. All i can say is that 1. this industry is truly crazy smh, 2. some bold actions have taken place behind the scenes, and 3. some people fear what the truth sounds like. Trust me, if no one threatened legal recourse, I would still drop it because I worked hard on this and i think this music would bless all who hear it, and add a much-needed perspective to hip hop. The topic of my personal safety was also brought up to be honest, but truthfully God has me covered so I was neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever worried about that. Until further notice, the #SeparatedAtBirth mixtape has been BANNED. Unfortunately, i need for orangemixtapes.com to not post the mixtape as of now until things clear up. Sorry for the wait.   A photo posted by Dee-1 (@dee1music) on

Dee-1 will not be releasing his Separated At Birth mixtape as scheduled. He said he didn’t care if his project, which featured what he called “more conscious, thought-provoking versions of [Wayne’s] well-known songs,” offended the Cash Money Records artist.