Twitter: home of Lil B curses, the occasional Kanye rant, and where trigger fingers turn to … you know the rest. Over time, rap has made its presence known on Twitter while providing artists with a platform to directly connect with countless fans 140 characters at a time. Our favorite artists, entertainers, and influencers use the site as an outlet to vent without a filter, as well as to promote their latest work. With 330 million monthly active users to interact with, feeds can sometimes get overwhelming, which is why HipHopDX curates a list of the week’s best and most memorable tweets from around the world of Hip Hop.
This week, we find out that Donald Glover and Beyoncé will star in The Lion King remake, Chance The Rapper will host Saturday Night Live, and much more.
Disney Announces The Lion King Cast
#TheLionKing. 2019. ?? pic.twitter.com/UMJo18FwDt
— Disney (@Disney) November 1, 2017
Now that’s a star-studded cast! Hopefully, it’s as good as the original.
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Chance The Rapper Set To Host SNL
I’m funny as fuck #chanceonsnlhttps://t.co/4JfYZUWGRB
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 30, 2017
Chance will be cracking jokes on the November 18 episode of Saturday Night Live. Plus there could possibly be new music from Eminem during his set as musical guest on the show.
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Metro Boomin, 21 Savage & Offset Drop Without Warning
MIDNIGHT @21savage@OffsetYRN ⚠️⚠️⚠️ #WITHOUTWARNINGpic.twitter.com/xgIReSuQxQ
— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) October 30, 2017
Without Warning was a Halloween treat.
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New Track From Big Sean, Metro Boomin & 21 Savage
Pull up n wreck available everywhere now @bigsean@21savage@sizzle808MAFIA ?? https://t.co/D5J5ZhJBmb
— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 3, 2017
Another one.
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Cardi B Is Tired Of The Spotlight
Having fame is pretty dope & a blessing .Im grateful to have but it’s also overwhelming & draining
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) October 30, 2017
I just want to make music ,make money ,buy a Mansion & have my babies already ..Then be out ✌?this fame shit annoying
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) October 31, 2017
Cardi went from 0 to 100 real quick. Hopefully, she’ll find a way to balance her life out.
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Joey Bada$$ Freestyles With Help From Fans
Joey Badass a BEAST for this….. freestyling over fans chanting his name. pic.twitter.com/njHDbhSHgK
— DatPiff (@DatPiff) October 30, 2017
We’re down for a full-length track of this.
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Tyler The Creator Praises Solange’s Set
and solange set was my favorite, simply beautiful, anyone can have people go crazy and sweat to 808 drops, the real control is elsewhere
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) October 30, 2017
Solange’s live show is definitely one to check out.
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Chris Brown Drops 45 Tracks
I normally go for a drive to listen to a new album.
But my car might run out of charge fam.
He done da mad ting. Bare riddims. pic.twitter.com/CSquCtZ5k7— Jme (@JmeBBK) October 31, 2017
Chris Brown dropped enough new songs for a really, really, really long drive.
