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A Twitter post displaying the Chicago Mount Rushmore of rappers has Twitter in full debate mode. On Tuesday morning (Jan. 17), hip-hop blog raphousetv2 shared a post on Twitter displaying the Mount Rushmore of rap artists to come out of the Windy City. The post showed G Herbo, King Von, Chief Keef and Lil Durk. “Is this Chicago/Chiraq Rap Mt.Rushmore Valid?” the post is captioned. The image has gone viral on Twitter after many rap fans entered the chat with pointed opinions on the list. Many were upset that rap veterans like Kanye West, Twista, Common and Lupe Fiasco were not considered. “Stop…

It looks like Gunna is losing friendships with many of his rap peers. Apparently, Lil Baby has reportedly unfollowed the YSL member amid snitching allegations. On Saturday (Jan. 14), a photo surfaced online revealing that Lil Baby possibly unfollowed Gunna. This revelation is causing a stir on social media because the pair have collaborated on several tracks together, released a 2018 joint project called Drip Harder and earned a diamond plaque together for their hit single, “Drip Too Hard.” Additionally, in a July 2019 interview with 16Bars, Lil Baby revealed that he used to pay Gunna $100 to …

GloRilla is responding to criticism for posting an ad for a personal assistant whom she is only willing to pay $550 a week. On Wednesday (Dec. 14), the Memphis rapper revealed that she was looking for someone to add to her team. She shared an advertisement for the position on Facebook, which featured a detailed qualifications and responsibilities list. The qualifications are pretty basic and include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, outstanding time management and organizational skills, customer service skills, ability to multitask and prioritize workloads, high level of attent…

Chuck D has issued a request to Elon Musk: Ban the N-word on Twitter. On Friday (Dec. 2), Chuck D jumped on his Twitter account and asked Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in October, to ban the N-Word on the popular social networking platform. “Yo @elonmusk the next thing twitter should do is ban the N Word the N**ga & ni**er by anyone that uses it here,” tweeted the Public Enemy founder. “Then we know things are pointing in an equalized direction. Then you can convince Zuck to do the same at IG FB get it outta here suspend em. It’s as bad as that symbol.” In a second tweet, Chuck D added: “It …

Instagram has launched a new feature that gives users the option to add a song to their photo posts. According to @creators‘ post on Instagram, which is owned by Meta, users can add up to 90 seconds of music to their in-feed photo posts. “Music is a huge part of expression on Instagram, and we’re excited to provide the ability to add music to Feed photo posts like you can with Reels and Stories,” the announcement reads in part. “No matter which format works best to tell your story, you can now add a soundtrack to your favorite photo moments to bring them to life.” If you’re ready to bring your…

Meek Mill recently gave fans a peek behind the curtain about the money he makes off music and also revealed he has no idea how much money he pocketed from his hit single with Drake, “Going Bad.” On Monday (Nov. 21), Meek Mill started a Q&A session on Twitter where he fielded queries from fans on the transitioning social networking app. When one fan asked what happened to the deluxe version of his latest album Expensive Pain, the Philly rapper railed against the payout practices of the music industry. “I let those albums go once I seen I was get 13. Cents to every dollar, once I really figured …

After a month-long absence, Kanye West is back on Twitter after Elon Musk unbanned Donald Trump and other controversial figures on the platform. On Sunday (Nov. 20), Kanye West, now known as Ye, jumped on his Twitter account and posted a lone tweet that read, “Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked.” This comes after Kanye was blocked from using his Twitter account after he posted on Oct. 9 an anti-Semitic tweet about “going death con 3 on Jewish people.” Twitter confirmed that the Chicago rapper-producer was locked out of his account “due to a violation of Twitter’s policies.” Kany…

Soulja Boy is pissed off about the changes to Twitter and he’s lashing out at the new owner of the social networking app, Elon Musk. On Nov. 11, Soulja Boy hopped on Twitter to share his displeasure after learning Twitter users can now pay $8 a month to get a verified check, one of the biggest changes in the app since the Tesla CEO took over. “Now u can just pay to be verified? Twitter has been destroyed,” the “Rick and Morty” rapper posted. “Bro leave twitter alone @elonmusk wtf are you doing,” he typed in a follow-up Tweet, directly addressing Elon Musk. The issues with Twitter’s changes hav…

Offset is reacting to news of the tragic death of his cousin and fellow group member Takeoff. On Wednesday (Nov. 2), Offset made his first public acknowledgment of Takeoff’s passing by switching out the photo on his Instagram profile to a picture of Takeoff, who was shot and killed following an altercation outside a Houston bowling alley on Nov. 1. The photo shows Takeoff smiling with a white heart next to his head. This is Offset’s first social media action since Takeoff died. As previously reported, Takeoff was shot and killed outside 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston around 2:30 a.m CST on Tu…

Frank Ocean is trending on Twitter after he posted a nude photo to his Instagram Stories. This afternoon (Aug. 6), Frank Ocean returned to Instagram to promote a new line of accessories from his luxury brand Homer. Included in the drop are pendants, earrings, a keychain and, perhaps most noticeably, penis rings—which cost thousands of dollars. To promote the line, the elusive singer resumed activity on Instagram with a handful of Story posts. The first of which features Ocean wearing a wig. The next is a video showing a few of the Homer items available for purchase now. The third story, howeve…

It looks like Kodak Black is tired of YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s fans’ hashtag campaign on social media. The South Florida rapper recently called out NBA YoungBoy’s fans for pushing the “YB Better” trend on Twitter. On Friday (Aug. 5), Kodak Black jumped on his Twitter page to vent about fans of YoungBoy Never Broke Again tweeting the hashtag #YBBetter on Twitter, which, in some cases, references the Louisiana rhymer’s just-released project, The Last Slimeto. “Bra I Like YoungBoy Music ITS JUST THIS NIGGA FANS HOMIE! OR WHOEVER TF BEHIND ALL THIS #YBBETTER SHIT,” he tweeted in all caps, so y…

It looks like Lil Uzi Vert’s pronouns have been changed to They/Them on his Instagram account. On Sunday (July 17), fans noticed that Lil Uzi Vert updated their Instagram profile to include They/Them as pronouns. See below. Gender pronouns are the terms people choose to refer to themselves that reflect their gender identity. Instagram began adding the optional pronoun labels in May of 2021 so users can gender identify themselves in their profiles. People can add up to four gender identities in their bios, including he/him, she/her, or gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them. By Lil Uzi Vert …

After months of impersonating Drake, it appears that fake Drake got removed from Instagram, and people are thrilled. On Saturday (July 2), news broke that fake Drake has been banned from Instagram for impersonating Drake. A cursory look on IG reveals that fake Drake’s IG account, @izzyydrake, has been deactivated. XXL has reached out to Meta—formerly Facebook—which owns Instagram for comment. Fake Drake, who calls himself Izzy, caught the attention of fans on social media in November of 2021 when he revealed that he gets paid $5,000 for event walk-throughs. “People DM me like, ‘Hey, you wanna …

Wiz Khalifa has a message for Gillie Da Kid after the rapper-turned-podcaster has continued to blame the Taylor Gang MC for getting Gillie’s Instagram page deleted. On Sunday morning (April 10), Wiz commented on the issue, which has been dragged on for the last few days by Gillie. “I didn’t get that child’s instagram deleted,” Wiz typed on Twitter. “I even offered to help him get his page back and he declined. See ya ✌ .” Gillie caught wind of Wiz’s post and addressed the Full Court Press rapper on Instagram Live. “He did what he did,” Gillie said in the video, later implying that the two rapp…

Kanye West is challenging his divorce from Kim Kardashian, now reportedly telling a judge his Instagram posts about her should not be admissible in court. On Saturday (Feb. 26), TMZ shared an update on the KimYe divorce saga. According to the celebrity news site, Kanye is pushing for his IG posts regarding Kim to be slashed from the record. According to TMZ, Kanye’s legal team is arguing that Kim can’t prove many of the posts were actually put up by Kanye himself. “Kim claims she read something online allegedly by Kanye and characterizes the posts in her declaration as misinformation … Kim nee…

Kanye West‘s list of enemies seems to grow larger by the day. Now, the rapper has a complete archive to call on. On Saturday (Feb. 19), Ye uploaded a Hip Hop by the Numbers blog post on Instagram, which detailed all “Kanye Beefs” throughout the years. The list featured 35 names including Taylor Swift, Nike, his cousin, Wiz Khalfia, Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Billie EIlish, Peppa Pig, Pete Davidson, Drake, Ray J, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel, Harriet Tubman, Travis Scott, J. Cole and the television show South Park. According to Kanye, the lengthy list should have several more people on it. “Come on gu…