Twitter: home of Lil B curses, the occasional Kanye West 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 now at 280 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 the Hip Hop world.
This installment of Tweets Is Watching includes Skepta becoming a Nigerian chief, and beef between Mike WiLL Made-It and DJ Akademiks.
Skepta Is Named A Chief In Nigeria
Congratulations Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga! ???? @Skepta#greatnessdex#Greatness#celebrationpic.twitter.com/VqchUjbiO4
— Naomi Campbell (@NaomiCampbell) April 4, 2018
UK rapper Skepta has been named “Amuludun of Odo Aje,” which translates to “Chief Entertainer of Odo Aje.” Odo Aje is his parents’ home state in Nigeria.
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Mike WiLL Made-It Argues With DJ Akademiks
??♂️ , now he a believer , lol these trolls kill me . #theyearoftheEarhttps://t.co/KBmA0Mnqxa
— Mike WiLL Made It ? (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) April 2, 2018
Cut it out… you got real bad listening comprehension.. I said i aint tryna hear 40 songs on a Project. Never said anything about anything being trash…. and still dont wanna hear 40 songs on any project. https://t.co/HS5XuMKsgh
— DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks) April 2, 2018
An unexpected Twitter argument broke out after Akademiks complimented Mike WiLL’s “Powerglide.”[apple_news_ad type=”any”]
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Missy Elliott Discusses Collab With SZA …
I really wanna hear a @MissyElliott x @sza collab.
— donell.✨ (@TheDJF) March 31, 2018
Sounds like a SCORCHER BANGA to me??? Mercy!? https://t.co/jzAAmJalIX
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 1, 2018
A dangerous dream I only dreamt in me dreams ?✨ https://t.co/jjpAaGjdMk
— SZA (@sza) April 1, 2018
… And Janelle Monaé
Just like artist trusted me to write songs for them I wonder what artist would take a chance on me directing a video for them?
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 2, 2018
Me ?? @MissyElliotthttps://t.co/RxmISGYM0n
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 2, 2018
NOW JANELLE GUUUURRRL you know yo videos already be FIYAH?????? STAWP PLAYING!??? but shiiii I’d love to????your videos already be NEXT LEVEL SH!T!?? https://t.co/0sHCnVN5g2
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 2, 2018
Tyler The Creator Is Still Confused About Easter
what the fuck is an easter and why the fuck
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) April 1, 2018
Relevant pic.twitter.com/rsGYeVxrgZ
— $omebody (@perryaaye) April 1, 2018
The Odd Future rapper questions the purpose of Easter. Fans were quick to bring up a similar tweet from 2013.
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Logic Offers To Pay For Fan’s Trip
i will pay for your entire trip. take care of the extras give you all the free merch you can carry for both you and your brother and hang out with you so we can take selfies!!! i mean… if that's okay with you? https://t.co/PEg7dkbs3n
— Rap Bruce Willis (@Logic301) April 4, 2018
After a fan tweeted that she’s been saving money to travel to see the rapper in concert, Logic offered to cover her entire trip.
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Swae Lee’s April Fools Joke
April fools mane I love the shit outta you
— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@goSwaeLee) April 2, 2018
Swae Lee fooled his fans, leaving them expecting a joint record with Adele for about an hour before he admitted it was a prank.
