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 Yachty’s near miss, and Wale exposing record labels.
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Lil Yachty Walks Away From Car Accident
blessed pic.twitter.com/TVFlQsTAtc
— comeback season boat (@lilyachty) June 23, 2020
So thankful for my life. Never take it for granted.
— comeback season boat (@lilyachty) June 23, 2020
Not much context was given, but Lil Yachty has a newfound appreciation for life after an accident.
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Snoop Dogg As a Madden Announcer
Don’t think we forgot, we’re still doing this thing! Check it out tonight at 9PMET. pic.twitter.com/8fR2thI1xO
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 24, 2020
Snoop Dogg will be voicing EA Sports’ Madden SuperBowl.
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Meek Mill Reflects On 2018 SuperBowl
Watched this from a cell in the penitentiary eating noodles and it still felt like one of the best days of my life! Shit boosted my confidence to past extreme! https://t.co/NBPpN2uHdF
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) June 22, 2020
Meek remembers being proud to see his hometown team play his music.
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DJ Akademiks Shows Off House
Backyard of my new crib… my bday present to myself .. I got every car u can imagine.. had to finally get the crib to match. Paid all cash. No mortgage . God is good. Chat Niggas ?????? this the blessings y’all supported me to get ?. Basement jokes can still fly tho ?? pic.twitter.com/OwkxB5fP7r
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) June 25, 2020
He asserts he bought it in cash.
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Wale Says Labels Lie
Yeah he was right but that’s only half of it .. I’m blackballed to death . But won’t go there https://t.co/lpAUggVb5s
— Wale (@Wale) June 24, 2020
Labels been lying about the support of black artist and music .. but u know I don’t know how to convey my thoughts with out certain ppl sayin I’m trippin .
— Wale (@Wale) June 24, 2020
He also claims to be blackballed in the industry.
