15 Music Stars Who Got Dragged By Black Twitter in 2015
These tweets ain't kind.
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Drag Race - Black Twitter is one of modern culture’s most powerful social forces. Whether it’s real-time reaction to news, trend-setting jokes or world-changing activism, Twitter’s melenated community always keeps it 100 while using 140 characters or less.Countless stars have been pulled down to Earth by Black Twitter in the past, and 2015 was no different. From Meek Mill’s Twitter fingers to Slim Jesus’ diet drill music video, here are 15 celebrities who got dragged by Black Twitter this year. Tweets is still watching.(Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2015, JLN Photography/WENN, WENN)
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Meek Mill - Meek’s Twitter fingers fired the first shot in this beef, but while Drake kept his responses to Meek on wax, Black Twitter held no punches—including low blows. The countless memes Black Twitter generated to mock Meek were immortalized during Drake’s OVO fest performance of “Back to Back,” effectively running the legendary Philly battle rhymer off of Twitter and back into the studio to work on his bars. (Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for Bacardi)
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Slim Jesus - When Slim Jesus and his friends uploaded the music video “Drill Time” to YouTube, they didn’t expect to get 15 million views. With the unexpected attention came unwanted scrutiny from some of the originators of the Chicago sound the 18-year-old Ohio native was imitating. But while a few of Chicago’s drill stars co-signed Slim, including Lil Bibby, Black Twitter refused to verify his suburban gangster persona, instead opting to roast young Slim with memes that unfavorably compared him to Eminem and the little brother from “Malcolm in the Middle.”(Photo: Harmony Gerber/Getty Images)
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Tyga - While going through label drama with Young Money/Cash Money, Tyga followed Beyonce’s blueprint and released his fourth album, “The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty,” unannounced. But unlike Queen Bey, who momentarily stopped the world with the surprise release of her self-titled album in 2013, Tyga barely sold 2,000 copies. Black Twitter didn’t hesitate to pounce on the scrawny numbers, gnawing at Tyga until he was forced to publicly blame his label issues for the low sales.(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)
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Azealia Banks - Banks was frustrated that an Ebony article about her beef with Iggy Azalea was her first time ever being covered by the magazine, so she begged Black media outlets to stop covering her altogether. The Harlem MC resolved to “turn her back on Black media” and act like she’s White, tweeting that she needs to “leave the (negroes) in the field and enjoy (her) time in the big house.” Black Twitter wasted no time reminding her that no matter which way she turns her back side, it is Black, and nobody can roast it quite like the newest giant of Black media, Black Twitter. (Photo: WENN)
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T.I. - When Tip said in an interview that he wouldn’t vote for a female president because they make “rash decisions emotionally,” Black Twitter quickly called him out for sounding eerily similar to racists of the pasts who suggested Blacks could not handle leadership positions. BT also reminded T.I. of some of his recent rash decisions, including trying to fight Floyd Mayweather and signing Iggy Azalea. (Photo: Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)
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Safaree Samuels - While trying to get past his break-up with Nicki Minaj, Safaree began releasing solo music of his own, with flows and rhymes that were eerily similar to his former flame’s. Black Twitter didn’t spare Scaff Beezy’s feelings with its feedback, letting him know that while the sassy delivery and cutesy punchlines work for Nicki, he is better suited to play the background.(Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)
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Roscoe Dash - Just as Meek Mill and Drake’s beef was breaking across the timeline, Roscoe Dash attempted to throw his two cents into the ring, suggesting Meek’s was catching karma for refusing to work with the “No Hands” rapper earlier in the year. Black Twitter thanked Roscoe for letting the world know he was still alive before quickly ordering him to take several seats so they could see the main event.(Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Reebok)
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Jamie Foxx - Jamie Foxx is one of the most multi-talented entertainers the world has ever seen. For some reason, he didn’t show it while performing the national anthem at the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. Foxx blamed it on technical difficulties with his earpiece, but Black Twitter wasn’t hearing it, mercilessly roasting legendary actor, singer and comedian who responded by joking that fans can expect to hear his awful rendition on his next album. (Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lil Mo - Lil Mo didn’t learn her lesson after shading Prince on Instagram earlier in the year, so Black Twitter created the #lasttimelilmowaspoppin hashtag after she tried to come for Jamie Foxx about his terrible national anthem. The trending topic harshly reminded the “Superwoman” of her current place in the game, suggesting she get her relevance up before she throws cheap shots at bigger stars. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TV One)
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