Tweets Of The Week 8/8 - 8/15

See the most popular tweets of the week.

Russell Simmons' Open Letter to Kanye - "Your life story took a tough turn with the passing of your mother. Although we grieved with you, we never really knew how much pain you were in. We witnessed your moment at the MTV Music Awards and many of us dismissed it as, 'Oh, that is just Kanye being Kanye.' The hard part of all of this is that we have all had moments in our lives that have been challenging, painful and hard to overcome. However, most of us just hide our emotions and never deal with that inner struggle that we face..."

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Russell Simmons (@UncleRush) - All week, Russell Simmons was in the midst of a blog war with gossip blog Bossip, which continues to refer to him as "Blood Diamond Russ." TWEET: "Must set the record straight .. Ive 2 kids, 5 biznesses, 5 charities & lots of ppl to look after. cn't allow this defamation .. anymore."

Estelle (@estelledarlings) - Estelle in autotune? Probably not. Singer Estelle had what she considered to be a random thought. TWEET: #randomtht so yesterday I was asked if I wanted autotune, before I started the session and told loads of folks request it regardless."

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Estelle (@estelledarlings) - Estelle in autotune? Probably not. Singer Estelle had what she considered to be a random thought. TWEET: #randomtht so yesterday I was asked if I wanted autotune, before I started the session and told loads of folks request it regardless."

Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian) - Kim Kardashian has over 4 million followers, and she asks them the serious question. TWEET: "Can someone teach me how to dougie?"

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Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian) - Kim Kardashian has over 4 million followers, and she asks them the serious question. TWEET: "Can someone teach me how to dougie?"

Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) - Soulja Boy started the week off confidently. TWEET: "20 Years Old. Realest n***a in this shi*t. Shout out to all these industry *ss n***az. LOL I took your shine."

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Soulja Boy (@souljaboy) - Soulja Boy started the week off confidently. TWEET: "20 Years Old. Realest n***a in this shi*t. Shout out to all these industry *ss n***az. LOL I took your shine."

Slim Thug (@slimthugga) - Slim Thug admits his autograph is different every time. TWEET: "I don't have a real autograph. None of them look the same. I just scribble..."

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Slim Thug (@slimthugga) - Slim Thug admits his autograph is different every time. TWEET: "I don't have a real autograph. None of them look the same. I just scribble..."

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Terrence J (@TerrenceJ106) - "106 & Park's" own Terrence J is doing his part to give back to the community. TWEET: "I'm blessed to be in my position. God put me here & I haven't done my part yet. I need to be using my voice in the media to help others."

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Terrence J (@TerrenceJ106) - "106 & Park's" own Terrence J is doing his part to give back to the community. TWEET: "I'm blessed to be in my position. God put me here & I haven't done my part yet. I need to be using my voice in the media to help others."

Kelis (@iamkelis) - Kelis tried to inspire her fans by suggesting some reading material. TWEET: "Goodmorning holy spirt" its an easy read. And its fantastic ! Read it."

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Kelis (@iamkelis) - Kelis tried to inspire her fans by suggesting some reading material. TWEET: "Goodmorning holy spirt" its an easy read. And its fantastic ! Read it."

Mary J. Blige (@maryjblige) - Mary has always got some words of wisdom for her followers. TWEET: "Friends are the (family) that you (choose) for yourself."

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Mary J. Blige (@maryjblige) - Mary has always got some words of wisdom for her followers. TWEET: "Friends are the (family) that you (choose) for yourself."

Ray J (@rayj) - When you're ballin' like Ray J, you can call on a jet to fly you to the Bahamas. TWEET: "Just made up my mind. I'm gonna hit the club and then hop on a jet to the Bahamas. Just me plus 1 lol...I need it 4real...Been goin' hard."

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Ray J (@rayj) - When you're ballin' like Ray J, you can call on a jet to fly you to the Bahamas. TWEET: "Just made up my mind. I'm gonna hit the club and then hop on a jet to the Bahamas. Just me plus 1 lol...I need it 4real...Been goin' hard."

Talib Kweli (@realtalibkweli) - Rapper Talib Kweli shared his Twitter philosophy. TWEET: "Twitter makes me realize how bitter and angry some people are on the inside. It lets me inside your head, and that's a dark, scary place!"

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Talib Kweli (@realtalibkweli) - Rapper Talib Kweli shared his Twitter philosophy. TWEET: "Twitter makes me realize how bitter and angry some people are on the inside. It lets me inside your head, and that's a dark, scary place!"

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Rocsi (@rocsidiaz) - Rocsi hit up her hometown of New Orleans. TWEET: "Something about walking the streets of the french quarter makes me feel at peace.. #504."

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Rocsi (@rocsidiaz) - Everyone is anticipating BET's upcoming original music documentary, "My Mic Sounds Nice." Rocsi can't wait. TWEET: "Something to look forward to My Mic Sounds Nice a truth about women and hip hop will be on BET trust me you will appreciate this."

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - Kanye and Justin Bieber had a very long Twitter conversation as they discussed possible future collaborations. TWEET: "And I'm honored that you like my music. @JustinBieber!!! You gotta hear the album. Maybe we can do something together. Me, You and Raekwon."

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Kanye West (@kanyewest) - Kanye and Justin Bieber had a very long Twitter conversation as they discussed possible future collaborations. TWEET: "And I'm honored that you like my music. @JustinBieber!!! You gotta hear the album. Maybe we can do something together. Me, You and Raekwon."