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 installment of Tweets Is Watching includes rumors of a Beyoncé and JAY-Z co-headlining tour, and Lil Uzi Vert vying for Blac Chyna’s attention.
Lil Uzi Vert Shoots His Shot At Blac Chyna
Despite Blac Chyna’s leaked sex tape receiving mostly negative feedback, Lil Uzi Vert expressed mild interest in the reality star following the recent leak. The multi-platinum sent a simple “Hey” to the mother of Rob Kardashian and Tyga’s children.
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Beyoncé & JAY-Z Tour Rumors
JAY-Z and Beyoncé may be embarking on a joint tour. A “beyhive” member shared a UK Ticketmaster page to Twitter that showed Beyoncé and JAY-Z tickets for sale. The page has since been taken down.
Lil Durk & Future Are Collaborating
Lil Durk posted a 15-second clip teasing a recorded Future hook, captioning the video “streets need this ASAP.” After announcing the project last month, Durk’s fans have been waiting for Signed To The Streets 3 to drop. He dangled the Future clip again on Thursday (February 22) in a tweet writing, “Me and Future just made some high speed music.”
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Logic Drops New Music
Logic announced the release of a new single called “44 More” on Thursday (February 22). It follows the Everybody rapper’s chart-topping single, “1-800-273-8255” featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid track.
Twitter Drags Wendy Williams For Beyoncé Comments
While discussing Fergie’s All-Star Game National Anthem performance during an episode of her talk show, Wendy Williams stated, “There are only a few people who can sing raw dog and Fergie is not one, she needs Auto-Tune. Jen Lopez needs Auto-Tune, Janet [Jackson] needs Auto-Tune, Beyoncé needs Auto-Tune.”
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She added, “Adele, Aretha, Celine, Dion Warwick and Mariah, they need nothing.”
Twitter was outraged that Queen Bey was included in the statement.
Yung Bans Announces Collaborations
Atlanta rapper Yung Bans posted to Twitter announcing collaborations with Lil Yachy, Yung Lean, Lil Tracy and André 3000. His recently released three-part, self-titled EP features Lil Skies and Smokepurpp.
