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 week’s installment of Tweets Is Watching includes the latest Twitter meme and André 3000’s chance encounter.
Rappers’ “Real Names” Memes Takes Over
Twitter users brought all the laughs, starting a “real names” joke that played off rappers’ monikers. Cardi B, T-Pain, and Snoop were among the punch lines.
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SZA Shouts Out Her Teachers
TDE’s first lady was feeling nostalgic and grateful.
Lil Pump’s Release Date
Shortly after getting out of jail, Pump announced Harverd Dropout is set to drop later this month.
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Cardi B’s New Merch Idea
Cardi has been questioning why she’s so often a trending topic on Twitter. She ran with the idea, joking that “why am I trending” merch was on the way.
Fan In André 3000 Shirt Runs Into Rapper
A girl walking down the street in a André 3000 shirt bumped into none other than Andre himself.
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Wale Suggests He’s Retiring
The DMV rapper stated it’s time to celebrate his “last few months as a recording artist” in a reply to a fan.
