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 Chance The Rapper’s playlist and The Weeknd working on an album.
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Chance The Rapper Shares 30 Of His Favorite Songs
Your Song by Elton John
— The Big Day out now (@chancetherapper) August 8, 2019
She’s Outta My Life by Michael Jackson
— The Big Day out now (@chancetherapper) August 8, 2019
Chance took to Twitter to make a one-by-one list of his 30 favorite tracks.
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The Weeknd Is Back To Work
album mode full effect pic.twitter.com/ywnD18kF29
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) August 6, 2019
The Weeknd says he’s working on an album.
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Rich The Kid Tries To Sell Cars
I tired to sell cars one time … pic.twitter.com/4VFHRKcd8z
— RICH THE KID (@richthekid) August 6, 2019
Is Rich The Kid looking for a new career?
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Travis Scott Celebrates “Astroworld”
HAPPY ASTROWORLD ANNIVERSARY WOW ITS BEEN A YEAR LONG RIDE ALREADY. LOVE EVERY ONE OF YALL. PLAYING THIS ALL DAY TODAY FUCKKK !! https://t.co/fjibWlyDF4pic.twitter.com/zAh4IFHqFB
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) August 3, 2019
The album is officially a year old.
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Common Pays Respects To Mike Brown
RIP Mike Brown. It’s been five years since you were killed by the police at the age of 18 years old and sparked a movement. God Bless you Mike. We continue to fight for justice and truth in your name. pic.twitter.com/UhUoiaj5MG
— COMMON (@common) August 9, 2019
Common continues to fight for justice.
