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, Twitter responds to the death of Bankroll Fresh TDE announces the release schedule for 2016 and DJ Khaled is an artist on the Roc Nation team.
Bankroll Fresh Murdered
Atlanta rapper Bankroll Fresh was murdered outside of the Street Exects studios Friday night (March 4).
Sevyn Streeter Invites Fans To Take Dance Class
For Sevyn Streeter’s upcoming album, besides Facebook banners, billboards or ads in music magazines, the singer promotes her new music by interacting with her friends and fans with dance classes around the country. Caption: “ABOUT LAST NIGHT???? Had the best time dancing with my fans & friends ? Thank you so much to @randi_kemper & @hefaleka for being amazing & choreographing the shii out of my song #CONSISTENT #SHOULDABEENTHERE WE GOTTA DO THIS AGAIN??? #ANightofDance”
Foxy Brown Honored With Key To Brooklyn
Foxy Brown is awarded with the key to Brooklyn, during Leaders Of Tomorrow Brooklyn Honors event.
Caption: “Wow!!!!!!!!??????? Only ONE Chick Alone Got The “KEY” To Her HOME #BROOKLYN!!!!!!!? It’s OFFICIAL! BK Is #MINE!? #TheKEY?”
AraabMuzik Updates Status From Hospital
AraabMuzik updated his status from the hospital after being shot in a parking garage. The photo shows a bullet wound in the producer’s chest and that he is on oxygen. Caption: “Still Here, thanks for all the support.?? #Blessed”
Drake In “Home Stretch” For “Views From The 6”
Drake has been working on View From The 6 since 2014 when he announced the title of the project. Home stretch.
Caption: “Home Stretch.”
TDE’s 2016 Schedule Released
TDE founder and CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith teases fans with the label’s 2016 release schedule. Caption: “Shit about to get nasty real soon… I told y’all I got y’all in 2016 #TDE”
Future Parties With Meek Mill In Philadelphia
Meek Mill has one last hoorah partying with Future in his hometown of Philly before his three month house arrest.
Caption: “#future and #meekmillrocking in philly … 1 night before meek is scheduled to turn himself in for 3 months of house arrest”
Fabolous Announces Mixtape With Jadakiss
Fabolous announces a joint mixtape with Jadakiss titled “Freddy vs. Jason.” Caption: “Freddy Vs. Jason coming soon [shot by @maryjane_bmyluv] #WhiskeyRiver #Charlotte #CIAA”
Puff Daddy Gifts Justin Bieber With A Bomber Jacket
Puff Daddy gifts Justin Bieber with a Bad Boy Records bomber jacket for his birthday on March 1. The pop artist turns 22 years old.
Caption: “Had to give lil bro that official#BadBoy Jacket for his Birthday@justinbieber #jb22 #CirocNights The Only Way!!”
Jay Z Signs DJ Khaled To Roc Nation
Jay Z signs DJ Khaled to Roc Nation management. DJ Khaled posts a video of the Rap mogul presenting him with a Roc-A-Fella chain at a J. Cole concert at Madison Square Garden. Caption: “Allow me to reintroduce myself!!!! Meet my manager. His name is Jay Z. Jigga. Hov!!! Special cloth alert! The blessings coming in have been overwhelming. So much blessings I needed the right team to help me embrace it right. And when I say embrace I mean brand partnership. When two special cloth brands come together history gets made. I’d like to thank fan luv for walking with me thru the journey of more success. They don’t want us to win!!!! So what we gonna do is win more. When I say we, I’m talking fan luv! I’m talking my brother Lenny S! Always seen my vision !!I’m talking Chaka!! I’m talking JIGGA NATION!!!!! I’m up to something. I will never stop!!! I will not lose JIGGA VOICE!!! Ride with me thru the journey of more success. God is the greatest! Bless up. #WeTheBest?#JAYZ ?#Rocnation@wethebestmusic JUS KNOW IM WORKING ON NEW MUSIC !! ???”
Kanye West In The Studio With Mike Dean & Kid Cudi
Kanye West is sighted in the studio with Mike Dean, Kid Cudi and Plain Pat working on Turbo Grafx 16. West announced the album last week while airing out his thoughts on The Grammys. Caption: “TURBO GRAFX 16 day 1#PABLo #MikeDean #CUDi #PlainPat”
Tyler The Creator Congratulates Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio takes home his first Oscar at the 88th Annual Academy Awards. Tyler The Creator is proud. Caption: “yes boyfriend yes”
Nicki Minaj Headlines Los Angeles’ Real 92.3 Birthday Bash
Nicki Minaj headlines Los Angeles’ Real 92.3 Birthday Bash show at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. That ass is not real. Caption: “?”
Future Blasts His Impersonators
Future addresses all of the Future Hendrix imitators during his set at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom.
Caption: “#future “there’s only 1 Future around this mutha f*cka””
