28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Looking back at the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week.

BYDanny Schwartz
Link Copied to Clipboard!
6.7K Views

There is much we can learn from rap Instagram, much to read between the lines as rappers attempt to craft their image without pesky publicists looking over their shoulder. Take a look at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week after the jump.


E-40 (@e40)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

E-40's new malt liquor beverage is ready to hit retailers.

Tinashe (@tinashenow)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Tinashe with Miguel, Big Sean, Diplo, & Skrllex in Malibu... perhaps at Rick Rubin's house?

Joey Bada$$ (@joeybadass)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Joey turned 21 this week.

Birdman (@birdman5star)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Birdman's been pulling out all the stops to get Lil Wayne to drop the $51 million lawsuit... Wayne isn't falling for it.

LL Cool J (@llcoolj)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Big ups to Cool James for getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.

A$AP Illz (@asvpxillz)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

You could say Yams Day was lit.

A$AP Mob (@asapmob)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

The Coogi couch was a nice touch.

Mac Miller (@larryfisherman)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Mac n Busta

Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

That is one lucky pillow.

Ty Dolla $ign (@tydollasign)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Ty Dolla getting down behind the boards with his DJ Dre Sinatra.

Kehlani (@kehlani)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Kyrie is a lucky man.

Killer Mike (@killermike)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Usher becomes the latest celeb to throw up the fist and chains with Killer Mike.

Snoop Dogg (@snoopdogg)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

A young Snoop c. 1992

Snoop Dogg (@snoopdogg)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

A lot of Oscars detractors this year, none more so than Snoop.

“Somebody asked me ‘was I gonna watch the muthafuckin’ Oscars?’ Fuck no. What the fuck imma watch that bullshit for?”

 

Khloe Kardashian (@khloekardashian)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Snoop joined the Kardashian-Kenner for some Wednesday night cocktails.

Akon (@akon)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Akon hitting the links!

Trae the Truth (@traebn)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Trae the Truth whippin the camel.

Drake (@champagnepapi)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

40 and Drizzy putting the finishing touches on VFT6.

Daz Dillinger (@dazdillinger)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

No one is more stoked for the new Tha Dogg Pound biopic than Daz.

Jamie Foxx (@jamiefoxx)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Jamie Foxx saved a man's life this week by pulling him out of a burning car. He met the man's father the next day: "Met the father of the young man from last night today. This is all that matters. That a man, a son, a brother's life was spared last night. God had his arms wrapped around all of us...No heroes...Just happy fathers."

Meek Mill (@meekmill)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

Meek v. 50 was one of the main events this week. Meek: "U pop shit on social media 24/7 ... U never in the places everybody b at.... The whole queens say you a rat.... Mayweather ain't got tickets for you nomore .... Ya liquor is piss... U really miserable and don't really have friends."

50 Cent (@50cent)

28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22)

50 Cent was throwing memes at Meek literally all week.

  • Link Copied to Clipboard!
About The Author
<b>Staff Writer</b> <!--BR--> <strong>About:</strong> President of the Detlef Schrempf fan club. <strong>Favorite Hip Hop Artists:</strong> Outkast, Anderson .Paak, Young Thug, Danny Brown, J Dilla, Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs