Tweets of the Week: Mobb Deep Beef Goes Public
Rogue tweets spark controversy for the rap duo, plus more.
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Havoc (@TheRealHavoc) - TWEET: "Prodigy a b---h and I'm gonna show it, follow!! Ground breaking new… I got n---as in the jail system to to back up that prodigy was f---ing homes in jail." Starting with a sarcastic tweet congratulating Prodigy on his engagement to Rihanna, Mobb Deep member Havoc begins to threaten his group mate and call his sexuality into question. Havoc later claimed his phone was hacked and has since deleted his Twitter account.(Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
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Lady Gaga (@LadyGaga) - TWEET: "Just killed back to back spin classes. Eating a salad dreaming of a cheeseburger #PopSingersDontEat #IWasBornThisWay." Lady Gaga stirred some controversy after a sarcastic comment about her rigorous workout schedule for her upcoming 110-date Born This Way Ball offended people who felt like she was encouraging eating disorders.(Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)
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Lil Wayne (@liltunechi) - TWEET: "Kongrats to Bubba Watson. Well deserved." Super sports fan Lil Wayne congratulates professional golfer Bubba Watson on his big win at the 2012 Master's Tournament.(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)
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2 Chainz (@2chainz) - TWEET: "For those that r slo, @lilduval i were jokin , i didnt rob him, and i dam shole dont own a honda! Especially n newyork ,ok headed bak2 atl" After tweeting photos of himself stuffing comedian Lil Duval into the trunk of a Honda, 2 Chainz makes it clear that they were just joking around.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) - TWEET: "One of my sketches!" Chris Brown tweets almost nothing but Instagram photos now, the most interesting of which, this week, turned out to be a number of his own personal drawings.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Fat Joe (@JOEYCRACKTS) - TWEET: “In that studio with @therealdjkhaled @kanyewest ASAP Rocky @hitboysc” Fat Joe tweets a photo from a epic studio session with DJ Khaled, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Hit Boy, Diplo and more.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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N.O.R.E. (@Noreaga) - TWEET: "In @HOT97 rocking out heavy!!!" N.O.R.E. stopped by Hot 97's morning show "The Cipha Sounds & Peter Rosenberg Show" to squash his beef with Rosenberg. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) - TWEET: "They thnk I'm saying the n word > RT @eskrupz: @NICKIMINAJ girl why did they block out 'Onika' on the radio version of starships?" Nicki sheds light on why radio stations bleeped out her real name in a line from her song "Starships."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)
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Mary J. Blige (@maryjblige) - TWEET: "Happy Easter to all my Fam!!!" Mary J. sends well wishes to her fans on Easter Sunday(Photo: Becker/PictureGroup)
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Prodigy (@ProdigyMobbDeep) - TWEET: "ATTENTION: TO BE CLEAR @PRODIGYMOBDEEP IS A FAKE PAGE I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY S--T IS VERIFIED TWITTER PEOPLE R ON SUM BULLS--T RIGHT NOW SMH.." Although he hasn't spoken much about the inflammatory tweets directed at him from fellow Mobb Deep member Havoc, Prodigy did go on the record to say that the @ProdigyMobDeep (with one 'b') account is a fake.(Photo: BET)
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