Sometimes Hip Hop can move at a pace too frantic for even the most devoted fan to keep up with. Albums and mixtapes are released at breakneck speed, careers are made and broken with the swipe of a pen, and somewhere in between all the madness actual music (the quality of which vacillates between excellent and god awful) is being made. Twitter provides a nice summary of everything 140 characters at a time. And if you’re the type that would rather not be bothered with stepping into the Twitterverse to catch up on the latest in Hip Hop, we’ve filtered through the top rapper’s tweets and consolidated all the week’s events into one convenient feed.
This week, Hip Hop producer Larry Smith passes away, J. Cole accompanies fan in watching “Top Five,” and both Bobby Shmurda and his GS9 get arrested on conspiracy to commit murder and gun possession charges .
“Anonymous” Says Iggy Is “Guilty Of Misappropriating Black Culture”
It’s been a no good, very bad week for Iggy Azalea. She’s come under fire from damn near every corner of the Hip Hop sphere for what some see as a blatant rip-off of black artists. Azealia Banks (who must be her archnemesis by now) has continually done so on Twitter, and did so in spectacular fashion in an interview on Hot97. Now, she may or may not have Anonymous on her back regarding what they see as her “making light of Eric Garner’s death.” Truly, her rise to celebrity has collided with protests in the streets regarding police brutality, violence and denigration. It seems Iggy Azalea is right at the forefront of the backlash, the causes of which outdate her significantly.
Bobby Shmurda Arrested On Conspiracy And Weapons Charges
Atty for Bobby Shmurda says he's been retained EPIC records and it will post the 2 million dollars bail. @ABC7NY
— Darla Miles (@DarlaMiles7) December 18, 2014
Bridget Brennan: "Shmurda incorporated will be out of business for awhile." @BobbyShmurdaGS9#NBC4NYpic.twitter.com/67uuTiS7Ep
— Andrew Siff (@andrewsiff4NY) December 18, 2014
#nypd updating @NY1 on arrests of 15 members of #GS9 gang including #bobbyShmurda . Allegedly busted with 21 guns. pic.twitter.com/Ov2bmxHTrb
— Dean Meminger (@DeanMeminger) December 18, 2014
Early morning on December 17, Bobby Shmurda was arrested along with member from his GS9 crew in New York’s Quad City Studios. This is the third time the Epic Records rapper has been arrested. This time around, he is facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder and possession of weapons. His bail was set at 2 million dollars.
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Rappers Support March In New York City
https://twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract/status/543798167318568961
On December 13, 2014, more than 10,000 protestors marched to the U.S. Capitol in hopes to make a difference in the recent racial profiling by police officers. This “Justice For All” march was organized by civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton. Many rappers such as Q-Tip showed their support by joining the protest.
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Legendary Producer Larry Smith Passes Away
https://twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract/status/546005715761246208
https://twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract/status/546007120433672195
Whenever I brought him up in interviews, writers would be like "umm who?" Dude was real pioneer and genius who never got his just due..
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) December 19, 2014
Run D.M.C. producer Larry Smith passed away at the age of 63. This hip-hop pioneer produced a some of the most popular tracks in 80’s. He produced Run D.M.C.’s first two albums and co-wrote Kurtis Blow’s single “The Breaks.” Along with Q-Tip, fellow producer Just Blaze honors the Larry as well.
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Meek Mill Thanks His Fans For The Support
It's the love from my fans that got me still here! #future
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) December 17, 2014
What's the point of being around all this opportunity if you ain't gone get no money!
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) December 18, 2014
Meek Mill is feeling some type of way with the recent arrest of Bobby Shmurda and members of his GS9 crew. He takes to Twitter to thank his fans for all their support, along with a statement about the danger of fame. After just being released from prison himself, he feels sympathy towards the young Epic Records rapper who just got arrested.
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J. Cole Watches “Top Five” With Fans
Charlotte! I wanna see Chris Rock movie today. We rented out a theatre. First 50 ppl that bring the album get to watch it with me.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 14, 2014
J. Cole truly appreciates his fans. In Charlotte, North Carolina, he tweeted he wanted to see the Chris Rock movie, “Top Five.” He rented out the theater and promised the first 50 fans to come with his album would be able to watch the flick with him.. for free. Lucky 50.
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J. Cole’s Album Debuts At Number One On Billboard 100
The #'s are humbling. It's a win for all artists and fans and a clear message to the industry. No singles no features. Stop serving trash
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) December 17, 2014
Numbers don’t lie. J. Cole’s latest project 2014 Forest Hills Drive truly solidifies J. Cole’s spot at the top of the rap game. The project officially had the biggest opening week in hip-hop this year. Beating early projections by almost 100,000 units, Cole sold a whopping 361,120 copies of the album.
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Nicki Minaj Responds To Fans Regarding Her New Album
My loves, we're aware that some Target stores told u they didn't have the Pinkprint yesterday. They should definitely have them today ??
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) December 16, 2014
Ok. Update. Some employees at Target were not notified of the album being a Monday release. They're used to putting them out on Tuesday ??
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) December 16, 2014
Nicki Minaj is beyond amped for her latest project The Pinkprint, which dropped December 15. Via Twitter, Nicki truly shows her appreciation and care for her fans through endless responses and retweets. The retweets consisted of nothing but positive feedback regarding how amazing the album is.
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Lil B Banned From Facebook
WOW HAHAHAA AYYY YALL FACEBOOK JUST BANNED ME!!! HELP ME GET MY PROFILE BACK!! I KEPT IT TO REAL!!!!!!! I GOT OVER 500k LIKES – Lil B
— Lil B THE BASEDGOD (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) December 16, 2014
since facebook and mark zuckerberg blocked Lil B for free speech with the intent of healing ppl why dont they ban assault weapons to – Lil B
— Lil B THE BASEDGOD (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) December 16, 2014
Lil B was recently reportedly banned from Facebook. This was due to racial rants he Tweeted, that appeared on his Facebook page. His rant started with, “If you were born in the 1950’s or before and your family did not push to have segregation and slavery stop ur grandparents are pussy.” The Bay Area consequently attacked Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook.
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Rick Ross Sports Reebok Classics
Standing on my own two. @ReebokClassicspic.twitter.com/1wfputBvb5
— Yung Rénzél (@rickyrozay) December 15, 2014
MMG boss Rick Ross recently posted a photo to his Twitter of his Reebok classic sneakers. Staying fly with a matching designer handbag, the rapper was reportedly dropped from Reebok earlier this year. Being a good sport, he stated, “I still rep Reebok, I still wear Reebok, and I’m going to do that forever.”