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/rap world.
This week’s installment of Tweets Is Watching includes Nicki Minaj reflecting on her first week’s numbers.
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Nicki Minaj Reflects After Dropping “Beam Me Up Scotty”
80K wow. My 12 year ago self would be so proud. No videos, lyric videos, no tik tok challenges, no radio & no heavy playlisting due to it coming as a surprise. Didn’t even drop w|clean versions to the songs. Long live #BeamMeUpScotty I love you guys so much. Thank you so much??
— BEAM ME UP SCOTTY OUT NOW (@NICKIMINAJ) May 21, 2021
Nicki Minaj is proud of her album moving 80,000 units in its first week.
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Pooh Shiesty Asks Producers For Help
that switch it up ain’t it @gherbo we gotta fix it‼️You know what PRODUCERS TAP IN and send me some new options. $5k for the best one. Ya’ll can help me decide we gotta get this right and We re-releasing with the best one next week‼️ Don’t send me no shit that can’t be cleared‼️
— Slime Lil Dude (@pooh_shiesty) May 21, 2021
Pooh Shiesty asks for producers to remake his “Switch It Up” beat after fans are unhappy with a new version of the track.
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Coi Leray Speaks On Relationships
Coi Leray gives her two cents after blogs falsely report Kylie Jenner is in an open relationship.
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Lakeyah Looks For A Name For Her Fans
What if I call y’all “the goats” ?
— LAKEYAH ? (@itslakeyah) May 22, 2021
Lakeyah jokes about calling her fanbase “the goats.”
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Young Thug Announces Performance
https://t.co/wUUAnpz7lOpic.twitter.com/zDFXxqOhrR
— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) May 21, 2021
Young Thug is kicking off a new livestream performance series called The Wiltern.
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Latto Reveals She Had A Health Scare
Y’all don’t even know I been in the ER & wasn’t able to promote “The Biggest” myself but I’m feeling better & seeing all the support feels amazing ❤️? Thanks for hearing me out and accepting my apology!
— BIG LATTO ? (@Latto) May 21, 2021
I actually was in the ER for a serious health scare.. I’m open about my surgeries this had nothing to do w that https://t.co/8FEczUyzQi
— BIG LATTO ? (@Latto) May 21, 2021
Latto explains why she couldn’t promote her latest single.
