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 Lupe getting analytical and Lil Durk’s girlfriend.
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Lupe Fiasco Discusses Homophobia & Affection
While that internal & aesthetic intimacy may not graduate into sexual relations it does speak 2 a general misdiagnosis of masculinity & its potentials. Masculinity isnt a static continuum its a circumstantial dynamic susceptible 2 toxicity like all things human @IamGMJohnson
— “DROGAS WAVE” NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) April 4, 2019
Also analyzing the paradoxical nuances of homosexuality such as when used as a weaponized ideological narrative as a deterrent of criminality in pop culture. 1 of the earliest Rap releases of 1979 attempts 2 use homosexual rape in jail as a “scared straight” tool @IamGMJohnson
— “DROGAS WAVE” NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) April 4, 2019
All that exists in present day black gang culture. Affection is a cornerstone. It may be coded differently but its fundamentally the same with the caveat that the intention behind the show of affection isn’t sexual, its social. Holding hands is a layered social practice in itself https://t.co/a3ipzL0Anf
— “DROGAS WAVE” NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) April 4, 2019
Lupe dissects intermale dynamics in black gang culture.
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Snoop Dogg & Martha Together Again
Back in the kitchen tomorrow with my girl @MarthaStewart n the homies @McConaughey@MethodMan n Isla Fisher! @MarthaAndSnoop Potluck Dinner Party Challenge tomorrow night 10/9c on @VH1 ‼️ #MarthaAndSnooppic.twitter.com/a6pg3bIa5T
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) April 2, 2019
The man can do it all.
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Chief Keef Gets Deep
It’s hard to fix a damaged heart I been trying for years
— Glory Boy (@ChiefKeef) April 5, 2019
Who’s his intended target? The world may never know.
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Lil Durk Loves His Girlfriend
I’m not afraid nomo what the world think of me ima say it proudly India run me ?
— DURKIOOO? (@lildurk) April 3, 2019
The man has no problem letting Twitter know who wears the pants in his relationship.
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Rihanna Wishes Her Mother A Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to my sweet beautiful mother. Thanks for teaching me that strength, love, forgiveness, sacrifice, hard work & helping others in any way you can is what true beauty looks like. Love you & appreciate you! Thank You God for choosing this wonderful being to be my mom! pic.twitter.com/IFeNFfTLi7
— Rihanna (@rihanna) April 5, 2019
Nothing but love.
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Wiz Khalifa Loves His Weed
Damn bru why it gotta be so hard to eat without smokin.
— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) April 5, 2019
Puff, puff, give.