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’s cancellations and Cardi B responding to a hater.
Lil Nas X Announces He’s Taking A Break
it’s been a wild last 7 months and im ready to take a little time off. sorry to everyone attending twitchcon or the sandbox music festival, i will not be there. i love u guys and will make it up to you some way. ?❤️
— nope (@LilNasX) September 27, 2019
Lil Nas X is canceling some shows and taking “a little time off”
Cardi B Responds To One Of Her Detractors
So she can continuously leave hate comments on my page and on dm but asoon as I tell her to stick to her diet which she claim she was on I’m fatphobic ? Wtf is a fatphobic? LMAO! Lucky I ain’t said worst .Matter fact eat a dick!??♀️ https://t.co/qSU8w5SKrU pic.twitter.com/RjkouGZdHp
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 24, 2019
Cardi stands up for herself after being labeled “fatphobic” for her response to one of her critics.
Jacquees Crowns Himself
No lie I am the King of R&B
— Jacquees (@Jacquees) September 22, 2019
Jacquees revives the “King of R&B” title.
Zaytoven Teases “Beast Mode 3”
3 ? do the Fans Want #BeastMode3 https://t.co/KhEsFDKVOb
— Zaytoven (@zaytovenbeatz) September 26, 2019
Zaytoven makes it sound like Beast Mode 3 may be on the horizon.
Lizzo Responds To Frankie Muniz
Accessorary* https://t.co/BwJpKcKIW9
— |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) September 25, 2019
Frankie Muniz flirts with Lizzo and she responds with a fictional word she used in the song “Tempo.”