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 Lil Nas X asking for Fans’ help and Asian Da Brat airing out label issues.
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Lil Nas X Asks For Cover Submissions
still accepting cover submissions for the “7” EP. this is the current title holder! pic.twitter.com/iPMEdGYk19
— nope (@LilNasX) May 25, 2019
Lil Nas X wants fans to make a cover for his forthcoming EP.
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Wale Tries To Bring “Wellin” Back
I’m bringing “wellin” back .. who is coming wit me? It won’t be easy . “Cap” is up a few hundred points.. but I’m tf tide . We started Nike Boots and they (tried to) rewrite history ..
— Wale (@Wale) May 23, 2019
Y’all wellin https://t.co/8BH7erKbmX
— Wale (@Wale) May 23, 2019
Wells Kitchen https://t.co/jNJG3HwEab
— Wale (@Wale) May 23, 2019
Lying! Being dishonest . https://t.co/KL8bE87lrC
— Wale (@Wale) May 24, 2019
Wale fired off at least 30 tweets using the word “wellin.” Let’s see if it sticks.
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Asian Da Brat Wishes She Wasn’t Signed
Asian Da Brat is with Gucci Mane’s 1017 label, but no context was given for her tweet.
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Tayyib Ali’s Praise
I ain’t gon lie. Watching @wizkhalifa & @CurrenSy_Spitta’s Rolling Loud set felt like I was looking at Tupac & @SnoopDogg. The energy was official ? #Inspiration#Legends
— Tayyib Ali (@TayyibAli) May 23, 2019
Tayyib Ali likened Wiz and Curren$y to two Hip Hop legends.
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YG Compliments Russ
WOW. GAS. STAY DANGEROUS BROTHA! https://t.co/PIPY0t5a4I
— STAY DANGEROUS (@YG) May 24, 2019
Russ previews new music and YG approves.
