According to a familiar cliché, a picture is worth a thousand words. Your favorite celebrities—including rappers—are doing less and less press, but luckily their thumbs and smartphones still work. Instagram has provided a way for them to document their lives and/or thoroughly embarrass themselves for our collective enjoyment. The beauty of it all is that you don’t even need to join Instagram, as most rappers are perfectly fine leaving their feeds open for public viewing. And if you’d rather avoid the IG life altogether, we’ve filtered through the top rapper’s pictures and videos and consolidated all the week’s events into one convenient feed.
This week, Jay Z announces a Tidal concert to celebrate going platinum, Fetty Wap is stable after a motorcycle accident, and Lil Bibby receives his high school diploma.
Safaree Calls Nicki Minaj the black Britney Spears in Freestyle
This isn’t terrible, but we’re not sure the shot at Nicki is necessary. What do you think? Caption: “Quote me ya fav line from my new joint i just threw out today !! … That “tied in knots no wedding ni%%a line is pretty amazing to me #stuntgang #safaree song link in bio#shaderoom #safaree My ep is coming ..#linkinbio“
Nas Awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard
Nas was honored with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal during a ceremony at Harvard University.He is the first rapper to receive the historic award for his contributions to culture, human rights, and the arts central to the African and African-American community. Caption: “Historic night for the rap game. At the Hutchins Center Honors for the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal ceremony. This is a first for the Rap Game to receive this award but, definitely not the last. Thank you. #HarvardHistory”
Nicki Minaj Launches ABC Family Series’ TV Show
ABC Family has announced that it is partnering with Nicki Minaj for a comedy program. The Young Money rapper is slated to executively produce and appear in the show, which is based on her life growing up in Queens, New York in the 1990s. Caption: “I am now launching a nation wide search to find #YoungNicki”
Rihanna Covers The FADER’s 100th Issue
Rihanna is the second artist announced to cover The FADER’s 100 issue. The cover image is of the singer taking a self-portrait. The images “capture Rihanna in ways that showcase the superstar as she sees herself.” Drake is the other cover artist for the magazine’s celebration. Caption: “New cover for @theFADER out now! #FADER100 shot by moi 📷 @renataraksha let me takeover her shit!!!”
Fetty Wap Is Okay After Motorcycle Accident
Fetty Wap was recently involved in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. After being rushed to a local hospital, he is in stable condition. He was riding a motorcycle when he got in a head-on collision with a motor vehicle. Caption: “Appreciate Ya so much for the prayers … they told me don’t make a video but I’m still breathing so I gotta let ya no I’ll be back”
Meek Mill Sighted In The Studio With Another Drake Rival
Houston rapper Sauce Walka has posted photos of himself working in the studio with Meek Mill. Walka has a track record of creating diss tracks at Drake. Although the Meek/Drake drama has seemingly simmered down, our eyes remain on the two artists. Caption: “Ugh ohhh spaghettiOs @meekmill #TSF #DC #This1ForThaStreetzWorldWide #RealNiggazWinnin #PeonsTakinTheL #DaBigL #OnSauce #SauceDat #OooWwwEee #SauceChasers”
Jay Z Celebrates TIDAL Going Platinum With Concert
Jay Z recently Tweeted that his TIDAL streaming service has reached 1 million people. To celebrate this achievement, he will be throwing a celebration on October 20. Jay Z, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, T.I. and Fabolous are among the acts slated to perform at the event. Caption: “Nothing real can be threatened, nothing unreal exists” Tidal is platinum. 1,000,000 people and counting. Let’s celebrate 10/20 at Barclay’s in Brooklyn. Come see Jay, B, Nicki, Prince, Fabolous, Lil Wayne, Justine Skye and many more… #TIDALX1020 #ROCNATION #TIDAL
Lil Bibby Receives High School Diploma
Lil Bibby is proud to share with his fans his accomplishment of receiving his high school diploma. Apparently, formal education was not valued from the community he grew up in. While he says he plans on going to UCLA on IG, he states Howard on Twitter. Caption: “Fuck it I’m going to College #UCLA I’m Otw I would like to dedicate this to @realsway @thehappyhourwhb my Moms and Gma Knowledge is Power And fuck all of my teachers that ever failed me”
DMX Is Released From Jail
DMX was arrested in July for issues stemming from child support. He was released from jail on September 25. Apparently, the rapper’s lawyer asking the judge to throw out the initial case made against him because the police did not follow proper procedures when he was arrested. No caption necessary.
T-Pain Announces New Album
T-Pain has announced his new project Stociville The Phoenix, which will be released December 11. T-Pain’s forthcoming album will be his fifth studio project for longtime recording home RCA Records. He gives us this great news on his birthday, September 30. Caption: “December 11th “Stoicville: The Phoenix” rises!!! Taking you to new levels of T-Pain…one banger at a time! #HappyBirthdayToMe #TPain10 #Stoicville #ThePhoenix #December11 #NappyBoy”
fuck all my teachers who failed me because i didn’t do the work well enough. this guy will go far.