Twitter: home of Lil B curses, the occasional Kanye 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 around the world of Hip Hop.
This week, 6LACK postpones his European tour, rappers stand with Meek Mill and much more.
6LACK Postpones European Tour
it’s been a while.. ? pic.twitter.com/6ZHAAQusSB
— bear (@6LACK) November 8, 2017
Much respect to 6LACK for making his daughter a priority.
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Rappers Show Support For Meek Mill
Meek, be faithful brother. Be still and wait on him. Be prayerful. GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. LOVE!!
— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) November 8, 2017
Sign the petition to overturn the blatant injustice on @Change#Justice4Meekhttps://t.co/RrM651vrXl ✊?✊?✊?✊?We wit u young King. Stay Up. This too shall pass. pic.twitter.com/APXMRoEZfZ
— T.I. (@Tip) November 9, 2017
Whenever we fall we get up and keep dreaming #FreeMeekhttps://t.co/EnzVyre8Fl
— HOOD POPE (@ASAPferg) November 9, 2017
In light of Meek Mill’s sentencing for violating his probation, many artists showed their support for the rapper on Twitter.
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Eminem Drops New Single
I'MMM BACK #WalkOnWater#Revival@Beyonce#ShadyBackhttps://t.co/94pmI6Tgbkpic.twitter.com/aW3n2BHKZF
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) November 10, 2017
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) November 10, 2017
Shady’s back with his new single “Walk On Water.” Tell a friend.
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SZA’s “The Weekend” Goes Platinum
YO YALL TOOK A SONG THT WASNT A FUCKING SINGLE AND MADE IT PLATINUM!!!??AHH I LOVE U MORE THAN CHEESE!THANK U 4 THE BEST BDAY GIFT EVER ???? https://t.co/9ruKzuu05c
— SZA (@sza) November 9, 2017
A gold album and two platinum records off of it. That’s crazy. More to come from it too.
— Punch TDE (@iamstillpunch) November 8, 2017
SZA’s Ctrl is certified gold and her singles “Love Galore” and “The Weekend” are certified platinum. What’s next, SZA?
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Drake Brings Back Series “Top Boy”
And so, in 2019, we’re going back to the Summerhouse Estate for an all-new chapter of @TopBoyNetflix.
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) November 8, 2017
Don’t worry, Top Boy won’t be released on Netflix until 2019, so there’s plenty of time to catch up.
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Lupe Fiasco to Drop “Hip Hop Saved My Life Pt. 2”
On the cd… https://t.co/w9Wss3Xb1i
— DROGASLight Out Now! (@LupeFiasco) November 6, 2017
Lupe Fiasco recently gave fans a high-quality preview of the song at his show in Dallas, Texas.
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Lil Kim and Remy Ma Link Up
Wake me up when the morning come… #WakeMeUp out now!!#RemyMafiahttps://t.co/Fn16ZPhTOepic.twitter.com/VNUsD9PUND
— Remy Ma (@RealRemyMa) November 8, 2017
Don’t sleep on the rap queen’s latest single “Wake Me Up.”
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Twitter Ups New Character Limit to 280
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— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) November 8, 2017
There was Brenda
LaTisha
Linda
Felicia
Dawn, LeShaun
Ines & Alicia
Teresa
Monica
Sharron
Nicki
Lisa
Veronica
Karen
Vicky
Cookie,well I met her @ a ice cream parlor
Tonya
Diane
Lori
and Carla
Marina
Selena
Katrina
Sabrina
About 3 Kim's
LaToya
& Tina
Shelley
Bridget
Cathy
Rasheeda— Coolee Bravo of 1636 (@BravoCoolee) November 7, 2017
More room for rap lyrics and references.
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Cam’ron Drops New Mixtape
#TheProgram live now on @LiveMixtapes app https://t.co/9M7DjW78uZpic.twitter.com/0nkvD9E9cz
— Cameron Giles (@Mr_Camron) November 9, 2017
Killa Cam returns with his new mixtape, The Program.
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Chance The Rapper Attends City Council Meeting
Ask how their communities responded, how we wanted the money to be spent, how we wanted the money to be spent a longh time ago.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) November 8, 2017
Chance the Rapper at city hall speaking against Rahm's $95 million cop academy: "There's a lot of ways to transform the city without policing." @ChanceUpdatepic.twitter.com/bZYdsQZokh
— Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare) November 8, 2017
Chance The Rapper continues to look out for his city by speaking out at the latest City Council Meeting.
