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 week’s installment of Tweets Is Watching includes Wale defending Cardi B’s “Twerk” video and Pusha T issuing a warning.
Wale Reacts To “Twerk” Video Haters
This makes no sense. Just say you jealous that u uncapable of such coordination and rhythm and kindly let leave the podium. Thx https://t.co/k4DfVUG3GF
— Wale (@Wale) January 22, 2019
Confidence ! pic.twitter.com/i1DOKZFmJD
— Wale (@Wale) January 22, 2019
Wale defends Cardi B and City Girls’ “Twerk” video.
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Ski Mask The Slump God & DMX?
Dmx Is Free Soon , I’m Trying To Make A Song With Him ?
— Sir Ski Mask (@THESLUMPGOD) January 25, 2019
Ski Mask was looking forward to DMX’s release. The Ruff Ryders legend walked out of jail on Friday (January 25) after serving roughly one year.
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J. Cole Fans Out Over Cardi B
❤️ this made my whole week to keep it a buck https://t.co/vtNg3zMdaO
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) January 25, 2019
Cardi’s approval means a lot to J. Cole.
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Nav Takes Credit
I really took all the smoke for any Indian rapper after me
— Nav (@beatsbynav) January 24, 2019
Nav says he pioneered Indian rappers.
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YG Supports Blueface
Bust Down Thotiana pic.twitter.com/XAdjtyVbaX
— STAY DANGEROUS (@YG) January 25, 2019
L.A. stands together.
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Pusha T’s Warning
You tried, you failed…I’m hearing you wanna try again, this time I’m not gonna play with you, any of you.
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) January 23, 2019
Pusha issued a cryptic warning.