A hacking spree took the internet by storm this past weekend. Industrious hackers seeking revenge, entertainment, or some other perverse pleasure hacked into several prominent social media accounts, including those of Kylie Jenner, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, Keith Richards, Mark Zuckerberg, Drake, and the NFL
Inspired by Drake's hacking incident in particular, HNHH decided to collect a handful of the most infamous hacking incidents in recent hip hop history. It is tough to pick a favorite -- perhaps the time Burger King started tweeting at Chief Keef, or the time when Tyga allegedly commandered the Twitter account of his ex-fiancee Blac Chyna?
Click through the gallery to revisit 10 infamous hacking moments in rap history.
Tyga reportedly enlists FBI to track down dick pic hacker
2015 was not good to Tyga. In July, B. Scott posted a dick pic to her website that she claimed Tyga had originally sent to 29-year-old transgender model Mia Isabella. Isabella neither confirmed nor denied any intimate involvement with the rapper, though she did deny being the individual who leaked the dick pic. Reports soon circulated alleging that Tyga had enlisted the resources of the FBI to help him locate and punish the dick pic hacker. No word if the culprit was ever apprehended.
@BurgerKing tweets at Chief Keef, Lil Reese, Meek Mill, Jahlil Beats, & Gucci Mane
A seminal moment in Twitter history occurred in 2013 when an unidentified hacker commandeered Burger King Twitter account and proceeded to tweet with impugnity.
The hacker appeared to be a Chief Keef superfan. He repeatedly shouted out Keef and his 300 gang. He linked to a Gucci Mane music video and wondered aloud when Dreamchasers 3 was going to come out. "Started from the bottom now we here!" the hacker wrote. "Shoutout to @meekmill@pmon215 where that DC3 AT?!?!?! @jahlilbeats."
Point blank: the hacker wreaked utter havoc. Witness the wreckage below.
FUCK A TOOKA GANG BITCH IM #300 @chiefkeef
For the record, our password was not "whopper" or anything! Just look for yourself! youtube.com/watch?v=FDK9bs… #BURRR #BUSSINJUUUUGS @gucci1017
ITS GBE NIGGA @lilreese300 SMACK YA FOR EATIN AT BK WHEN IT UNDA RENOVATION FOR MCDONALDS!!! #300
Hacktvist collective Anonymous extorts release date of Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth"
After Lupe Fiasco complained that his label Atlantic Records was unwilling to put out his album until he released a "pop single," the prominent hacktivist group Anonymous took action. They delivered Atlantic an ultimatum via Twitter:
"You have 24 hours to present a statement announcing the immediate release of @LupeFiasco's album," they wrote. "If you do not comply, we will launch a direct attach against your website, your associates, and your executives.
Atlantic took no chances. Later that day, Fiasco's Tetsuo & Youth finally got an official release date. Lupe later tweeted out a simple "V" in recognition of the group's efforts; the symbol being a reference to Anonymous' use of Guy Fawkes' image, also seen in the graphic novel and film, V For Vendetta.
Read both a statement from Anonymous and the tweets below.
24 hours ago we released a short Twitter ultimatum. We called upon record label Atlantic Records, responsible for releasing conscious rap artist Lupe Fiasco’s long awaited Album. We demanded a statement from the label within 24 hours to release a date or we would unleash the complete and utter fury of our collective on their company and executives. 21 hours later they released a short Tweet citing the album and it’s release date.
At this time it can be concluded that we have proved our point. We wish music that is educating the masses to keep being released. We will fight for that. Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common and others are the moving force behind conscious rap. This is music we will fight for.
@AtlanticRecords: You have 24 hours to present a statement announcing the immediate release of @LupeFiasco's album.
@AtlanticRecords: If you do not comply, we will launch a direct attach against your website, your associates, and your executives.
@LupeFiasco's #TetsuoAndYouth 1/20/15
Well then. Never mind. Looks like @AtlanticRecords made the smart move and listened to us. #LupeFreed
V
@iLoveMakonnen disses Drake & Rihanna
iLoveMakonnen signed to OVO around the time his "Tuesday" remix dropped in September 2014. About six months later, his Twitter account posted some scandalous tweets, chief among them "Fuck Drake." The account called Rihanna a "slut" for allegedly pulling out of her feature on Makonnen's latest mixtape and deleting the incriminating tweets soon thereafter.
In hindsight -- given Makonnen's semi-acrimonious departure from OVO earlier this year, it's possible that Makonnen tweeted these nasty things himself in a fit of bitter rage. But we'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Some crazy shit just happened here. Got hacked. But all is good now
Birdman's Instagram hacked
Birdman suffered a fit of Ls during the first half of 2015. A hacker delivered him another L last July by breaking into Birdman's Instagram page and posted a mysterious message that ended with Birdman's contact info three times with the caption "Kallme pls." The hacker then posted a cryptic image reading "the best is yet to come," captioned "lol." After Birdman deleted these images, the hacker returned, posting "Don't be shy, just call me. I love attention."
@SouljaBoy threatens Chief Keef with an AK-47
In March 2013, Soulja Boy put a bounty on the head of his recent hacker “20 bandz if you find this fuck nigga who stay in florida!” he declared.
A month later, Soulja's social media channels were hacked again. (Allegedly.) A couple weeks prior, GBE rapper and former Soulja collaborator BallOut bragged about stealing Soulja's chain on Twitter. Soulja Boy's FB page retaliated by exposing BallOut and Chief Keef's personal phone numbers and threatening to come for them with the "choppa."
BallOut and Keef responded immediately. BallOut promised to pistol-whiop Soulja and Chief Keef provided his new number.
@souljaboy Im Pistol Whippin Yu Wen I See Yu Dre Ur Not A Soulja ErrBody Know BallOut Took DeAndre Chain Tadoe What?You Wasn't N Sight?
(404) 713-7387 Call Me And Holja Boy At This Number
My facebook is hacked all that shit is fu fu
Twitter hacker demands Bow Wow give him $10 thousand and a follow back
In 2012, Bow Wow's Twitter account was hacked by a superfan with a strange set of demands: $10,000 and a follow back from his hero.
Acting as if this were a hostage crisis, the hacker demanded that Bow Wow's 2.3 million followers download his mixtape and claimed that he wouldn't cease his hacking spree until the download limit had been reached and the 10 grand was deposited safely in his bank account.
"I got Bow Twitter on smash follow me," he wrote. "I'm the haaacker... this nigga got bitches in his DMs. Bow u... want [our page] back I want $10k... All I want from Bow Wow is 10k and a follow and ill stop this."
Reps at Bow Wow's record label Universal Republic contacted the hacker directly via Twitter's message system in attempt to convince the hacker to stop. But there was no mercy in his heart that day.
"Man I'm getting dms from Universal," he continued. "Look I'm sorry Bow Wow man [Im a] fan I know you can read your timeline I just want to be heard can you help... People are either hating on me or just taking me for a joke. I want 10k and a follow Bow Wow please. This is my dream. I'll be back in the am."
Drake's Twitter commandeered by the chillest hacker ever
When Drake's Twitter was hacked this past weekend, his hacker had simple demands, far simpler than those of Bow Wow's hacker. The dude was looking to gain new followers on Twitter and Snapchat is all. Twitter suspended his account; his Snapchat account is likely still functional. Give the chill hacker bro a Snapchat follow.
@Gucci1017 unexpectedly drops Waka Flocka from BSM Records
In March 2013, someone operating Gucci Mane's Twitter account announced the dismissal of Waka Flocka from Brick Squad Mafia Records, citing "disloyal[ty]." Waka initially tweeted "Somebody tell Gucci Mane 2 SUCK A DICK" but soon deleted his response and smoothed thinks over with Gucci, and all was well once again in the land of Brick Squad Mafia.
Gucci's reps later claimed that the hubbub was the work of some devious hacker. We have every reason to believe them. Gucci would have to be out of his gourd to drop Waka. Also, Gucci's Twitter account got hacked again six months later. He's a magnet for hackers, apparently.
Waka flacka flames officially dropped off brick squad 1017.Big Guwop say give me a offer fa this disloyal lil nigga
We BSM
Can’t tweet beef #HucciKnowHowIrOck
Aint No Publicity Stunt'n shawty
Brick Squad Monopoly* is MY label nobody else's keep #BSM in ya username and BIO ! #RealFanz
Blac Chyna alleges Tyga hacked her Twitter account
Shortly after breaking up with Tyga, Blac Chyna took to Twitter to get some things off her chest. She confessed that she only dated Tyga for the money and that he helped her overcome an addiction to alcohol.
Turns out, it wasn't actually Chyna saying these things. She believed it Tyga had hacked her account. "Tyga you real petty for hacking my Twitter page! Nice try."
Was it Tyga? I guess we'll never know.
Im a gold digger & a cheater. I never really loved Tyga It was always about the money.
After he took me out the strip club gave me a beautiful family . Help me open multiple business.
Even try to help me overcome my alcohol addiction.
