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, Nipsey Hussle responds to the death of Freddie Gray, Wale gives inspirational speech to Baltimore students, and Lil B accuses hotel of missing $10K in cash.
Joey Bada$$ Marches With Protesters In New York City
More than a few of Hip Hop’s starts joined the fray in protesting the vicious death of Freddie Gray. Joey Bada$$ came out with the marchers in New York City to support. Caption: “#NYC2Baltimore”
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Ice Cube Shows How Not Much Has Changed Since 1968
In a jarring picture, juxtaposed against one another, Ice Cube shows not much has changed on the streets of America’s largest cities since the civil rights movement.
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Killer Mike Attends Dinner At The White House
Truly an honor, Killer Mike was the only rapper to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25. He kindly updated us with live tweets about jokes made by President Obama. He follows up this post with pictures of him cleaned up in a nice tuxedo. Caption: “I know rappers be posting chains n rings n shit. No worries my man @jimmyxboi got me coming but in the mean time check this baller ass shit right here. #GoingToTheWhiteHouse #ButIaintAHouseNegro #Honored #MyGrandParentsWudbePleased #Ihopetheycanseeme #ShayMadeMeGoTho LOL #YaCantBuyThisShitMane #IHopeTheCIAdontKillMyAss lol”
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Waka Flocka Flame Blasts Atlantic Records
Sad that my label holding #Flockaveli2 BACK…!!!!! LET ME BUYOUT MY CONTRACT ASAP #AtlanticRecords
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) April 27, 2015
Hashtag #LETWAKAGO
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) April 27, 2015
More record label drama. This time with Waka Flocka Flame, as he states he wants out of his recording contract. Apparently, Atlantic Records is holding back his next project Flockaveli 2. One of the reasons why many rappers choose to remain independent.
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Kendrick Lamar Throws Out The First Pitch
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Kendrick Lamar takes on another profession as he throws the first pitch at the Los Angeles Dodgers game on April 27. He was honored as his hometown city’s team takes on their rivals, the San Francisco Giants. We say it was a strike. Caption: “#KDot at the #DodgersStadium”
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Nas Announces New Album
The day we’ve all been waiting for. Hip hop mogul Nas announced he will be releasing a new album during a show in Orlando, Florida. He states the new project will come during the summer. We stay tuned for more news. Caption: “Death to all snitches and fake mofos, keep only real ones in your circle no second guess ass niggas. OH and NEW ALBUM COMING !!!!!!! @nasnyc #nas #vainorlando #illmatic #nasnyc #vain #stillmatic”
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Nipsey Hussle Responds To Baltimore Protests
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Another racial injustice incident took place as Gray, a 25-year-old African American male, died. Baltimore police department officers seem to be guilty. Nipsey Hussle, among many others, share their piece on social media. Caption: “#freddiegray”
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Wale Speaks To Baltimore High School Students
Truly inspiring. Wale recently spoke to students at Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School regarding the social unrest in the city sparked in part due to Freddie Gray’s death. It was the first day back to school following the incident. Caption: “”I Believe in you” Rapper @Wale said to the students at Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High School this morning while speaking about the situation in #Baltimore. #BaltimoreIsHappening #Wale #MediablackoutUSA”
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Instagram Launches @music With Questlove
Instagram announced on April 29 that it has launched a new account, aptly titled @music. @music seeks to explore different music genres from across the world, highlighting the artists who produce it and the community that listens. @music’s second post features Questlove speaking on his experience as a DJ. Caption: “The music community is –– and always has been –– an important part of Instagram. For the past four years, we have become the home for artists big and small –– a place where people across the musical spectrum come to share stories, reveal their creativity and connect directly with fans. Today we’re launching @music, a new account”
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Chief Keef Announces New Album “Tha Cozart”
Chief Keef announces via Twitter that he has over “300thousand songs,” but he is currently working on his next project Tha Cozart. His last project was a mixtape called “Sorry For The Weight,” released in February. Here is the album’s artwork. Caption: “The Cozart” Coming soon! Stores near you.”
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Cam’Ron Releases Home Goods Products
From capes, to cereal, to now home goods. Cam’ron never ceases to amaze us. He has now released a line of home goods. Go get your Dipset pillows, shower curtains, and quilts to spice up your crib. Caption: “#ShowerCurtainFlowso fresh and so clean clean available Monday on …DipsetUsa.com @dipsetusa1997”
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OVO Store Unveils “Spring 2015” Collection
Spring is here. Drake’s October’s Very Own Store posted six photos of its “Spring 2015” collection, which features three color options for OVO sweatsuits. There are also matching OVO baseball hats and gold OVO owl pendants on sternum-length gold chains. Caption: “1ST DELIVERY OF SPRING 2015 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OUR TORONTO FLAGSHIP STORE SATURDAY MAY 2ND. AVAILABLE ONLINE SATURDAY MAY 9TH.”
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Rihanna Looks Amazing On Vacation
Rihanna is not only making waves as the new Don Drapers of Puma, but also because she’s riding waves on vacation somewhere in the islands. Caption: “@dennisupold: ‘we’re going rock climbing’
