Jan
13
2009

100 Hip-Hop Heads You MUST Follow on Twitter

Twitter, the microblogging platform that allows people to share their thoughts with the world in 140 characters or less, is everyone’s latest web obsession. Contrary to what your grandma said, though, Twitter is more than just a chatterbox of lunch updates. It’s a chatterbox of breakfast, lunch, and dinner updates. Jokes aside, Twitter is a fun way to connect with friends, family, ex-lovers, and online stalkers. And did I mention that it’s the only site where you’ll find Erykah Badu and Amanda Diva debating sexy pics or Count Bass D wondering why no one ever toasts bagel on the outside?

In NO particular order, here are 100 hip-hop people to follow on Twitter:

50 Hip-Hop Artists (MCs, Producers, DJs) to Follow on Twitter

  1. Notorious B.I.G. - He used to read Word Up Magazine
  2. MC Hammer - Owner of the world’s largest collection of parachute pants
  3. ?uestlove - Half-man, half-funkybeard drummer
  4. Amanda Diva - Spandex-wearing soul-rappah
  5. Noreaga - Good MC, bad reggaeton dancer
  6. Jay Electronica - Follow him now or he’ll melt your brain in your sleep!
  7. Eli Porter - Winner of the greatest freestyle battle ever
  8. Sickamore - Famous hip-hop DJ, also addicted to burger
  9. Countbass D - One of the illest producers on the mic
  10. Q-Tip - Nasal-voiced ATCQ frontman
  11. DJ Green Lantern - The Evil Greenius
  12. Wale - First aquatic rapper in history (aka Whale)
  13. MC Lyte - GFOAT
  14. Just Blaze - The Megatron Don of beatsmithing
  15. Donny Goines - If you don’t know his name he’s not working hard enough
  16. Charles Hamilton - The reason Brooklyn tourism hit an all-time high in 2008
  17. Black Milk - Detroit’s newest, funkiest, nastiest, illest, producer
  18. A-Trak - Only dates chicks with mile-long acrylic nails
  19. DJ Semtex - The Explosive One!
  20. Joe Budden - The Internet’s favorite MC
  21. DJ Enuff - Loves music, hates music business
  22. Pacific Division - Victims of The Grown Kid Syndrome
  23. Double-O (Kidz in the Hall) - Cave Spelunker and Tectonic Plate explorer
  24. Naledge (Kidz in the Hall) - Chicago makes smart rappers too, you know
  25. Kid Sister - Feisty femme fatale with a penchant for fancy fingertips
  26. Mick Boogie - Globe-trotting hip-hop DJ
  27. Clinton Sparks - Get Familiar!
  28. Bavu Blakes - It’s Bah-VOO. Say it with me, Bah-VOO!
  29. Illmind - Producer guy from Jersey
  30. Rhymefest - Never met a beat he couldn’t pummel into submission
  31. Khrysis - Producer guy from North Kakalaka
  32. Nina B - BK femcee
  33. Skyzoo - Premier thinks he’s nice, so he must be
  34. 6th Sense - Heavy Obama supporter with a grassroots movement
  35. Yak Ballz - Hip-hop’s first Scifentologist
  36. Murs - Touring machine
  37. Mickey Factz - Bespectacled rapper from Bronx, NY and big fan of Mortal Kombat
  38. Von Pea - Dictionary-toting MC from Brooklynati
  39. Don Cannon - Only slightly less influential than Jimmy Iovine
  40. Cashless - Deadly on the 1’s & 2’s
  41. Jean Grae - Better than your favorite female rapper
  42. Oddisee - Producer guy who happens to be sick on any tempo
  43. Chino XL - Deadly with the pen
  44. B-Real - The Hip-Hop Chuck Norris
  45. Soulbrotha - Had to write a song about Twitter to make this list
  46. Rukus - Deadly on the mic
  47. Phonte - Part time Little Brother MC, part time sanga
  48. Big Pooh - That other guy in Little Brother
  49. John Brown - Undisputed king of Burbology
  50. Shaq - Sometime rapper, sometime baller. Always quotatious

50 Hip-Hop Bloggers to Follow on Twitter:

So, let’s say you’re not looking to stalk your favorite hip-hop artists on Twitter. Instead, you’d like to get at that blogger who had the nerve to say that Rakim is better than. Well, it’s not as easy as typing in there name after twitter.com/name. Case in point: I almost sent a tweet to the user @eskay hoping to reach @eskay hoping to reach this guy. Turns out it was actually some tween who hates her boyfriend so much that she totally scrubbed the toilet with his toothbrush. No need to make the same mistake, because I’ve got your back like scoliosis.

In NO particular order, here are 50 hip-hop bloggers to follow on Twitter.

  1. Dallas Penn - DallasPenn.com
  2. Byron Crawford - ByronCrawford.com
  3. Eskay - Nah Right
  4. Miss Info Miss Info TV
  5. Khal - Rock The Dub
  6. Enigmatik - Boo Goo Doo Boom
  7. Nation - Nah Right
  8. Shake - 2 Dope Boyz
  9. Nigel D. - Real Talk NY
  10. William E. Ketchum - Speech Is My Hammer
  11. Clyde Smith - Prohiphop
  12. Elliott Wilson - Rap Radar/Danyelliott
  13. NerdwithSwag - Nerd With Swag
  14. Gyant - SOHH Atlanta
  15. Jay Smooth - Ill Doctrine
  16. Herfection - Herfection.com
  17. John Gotty - The Smoking Section
  18. Dart Adams - Poisonous Paragraphs
  19. Rafi Kam - Oh Word
  20. Matt Sonzala - AustinSurreal
  21. Andrew Barber - Fake Shore Drive
  22. Melissa - The La La Blog
  23. Randy Exclusive - Writer’s Block Media
  24. Low Key - You Heard That New
  25. Wesley Verhoeve - Wesleyverhoeve.com
  26. Zillz - Zillasays.com
  27. Alex Delarge - LiveAGL
  28. Scott Yeti - Woooha Inc
  29. Kid Legend - OnSmash
  30. Meka - 2 Dope Boyz
  31. Ron Mexico - RonMexicoCity
  32. Sumit - HipHopChronicle
  33. Isis Wisdom - Word on the Streets
  34. Carl Cherry - Funky Minds
  35. smokeYYY - That Real Ish
  36. Alvin “Aqua” Blanco - Allhiphop
  37. Blogxilla - Blogxilla.com
  38. HoneySoul - Honeysoul.com
  39. CouchSessions - The Couch Sessions
  40. Peter Rosenberg - Rosenberg Radio
  41. Che Grand - Chegrand
  42. Jeff & Eric Rosenthal - The Real
  43. Joe La Puma - Complexmag.com
  44. IllVibes-DMV - Illvibes-dmv.com
  45. SeanTheROBOT - LupEND Blog
  46. Lynne D Johnson - Lynnedjohnson.com
  47. Contra - The Smoking Section
  48. FWMJ - Rappers I Know
  49. Robbie Ettelson - Unkut
  50. Nick Catchdubs - Catchdubs.com

There are probably hundreds more hip-hop heads on Twitter, so I’m sure I forgot some names. If you don’t see your name on this list, please feel free to drop me a line in the comment box. If you decide to join the Twitterverse, don’t hesitate to follow me.

Related Post:
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98 Responses

1. smokeYYY Says:

twitter.com/smokeYYY

I’m hurt.

2. Big Homie Says:

twitter.com/thebighomie

3. mikewaxx Says:

twitter.com/mikewaxx

I’m equally hurt.

4. dom corleone Says:

twitter.com/domcorleone

Shit is crazy, I was just thinkin of all the hip-hop heads that I should be following on Twitter.

Definitely props for the list!

5. Wesley Says:

yo yo Dallas Penn cannot be placed lower than myself. easily top 20 twitterers dead or alive

6. Dee Phunk Says:

twitter.com/treesbreakfast

7. YN Says:

The wife is here!

http://twitter.com/danamo

Danyel Smith, EIC of Vibe

8. nation Says:

>> yo yo Dallas Penn cannot be placed lower than myself. easily top 20 twitterers dead or alive

trueness… i’ll give up my spot to have two DP2ftv’s in there

9. khal Says:

props on the inclusion =)

10. Abanks32 Says:

Best connect man who can plug you with everything fly twitter.com/Abanks32

Hottest new up & coming artist
twitter.com/FMOS

11.
Rizoh
Rizoh Says:

@Wes & nation:
It’s not a ranked list, hence the “In NO particular order” warning.

12. SeanTheRobot Says:

Nice list !

13. Y-Love Says:

Y-Love is also on twitter at http://twitter.com/ylove … and I guess I’m just a MC with a blog, so maybe that doesn’t qualify as a “hiphop blogger” LOL

14. Wesley Says:

Even in a list with no particular order Dallas Penn needs to be on top (I’ve never used the phrase ‘no homo’ because that’s not my style, but it seems real appropriate here.)

15. Plug Says:

how dare you mark busters not have me on that list. suck a fat one.

16. Plug Says:

just jive’n

17.
Rizoh
Rizoh Says:

OK…OK…you ladies win. DP is now on top.

18. Its a wrap Says:

Jay-z
twitter/S_C_

19.
Rizoh
Rizoh Says:

Yeah, but Mr. Carter rarely tweets

20. Midwest Broadcast Says:

twitter.com/MWBroadcast

http://www.MidwestBroadcast.blogspot.com

21. nation Says:

>> OK…OK…you ladies win. DP is now on top.

celebration in the street ensues

22. BIG CED Says:

Wow! Oh, I’m not only Hip Hop, so I’m not mad….

The Industry Cosign…

Damn, my 21 years in the game doesn’t count? :(

http://www.twitter.com/bigced

23. michael miraflor Says:

twitter.com/michaelmiraflor

of hip hop and advertising:

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/hiphop-ads/

24. Dallas Penn Says:

Fuck Dallas Penn!

25. nation Says:

^ + http://twitter.com/DP2ftv/status/1116956143

= do you see what i mean

26. khal Says:

if i move out of the top 5 imma be mad.

27. Dayzblack Says:

twitter.com/dlemoncomedy

28. Incilin Says:

Well I aint nearly as well known, but why not?

http://www.twitter.com/incilin

29. ernest.baker Says:

i’m getting there…

http://twitter.com/newbornrodeo

30. Dart_Adams Says:

Dayum! #18? I really do write a lot. I was wondering how come I got 25 new followers in a hour this afternoon. Good lookin’ out, Rizoh.

One.

31. smalleyez Says:

really no CheSing. No Small Eyez.

Aight.haha…laughs.

32. tjloco Says:

WOW . .props for the effort!!
twitter.com/tjloco

33. Obese Says:

twitter.com/Obese - Obese: Itanotherone.com

34. Writer’s Block Media Says:

[...] TheRapUp.Com: 100 Hip-Hop Head You MUST Follow On Twitter [...]

35. DJ Semtex » 100 HIP-HOP HEADS YOU MUST FOLLOW ON TWITTER Says:

[...] over at the Rapup.com has put together one of the most important lists for this year. The 100 Hip-Hop heads you must [...]

36. Celebreak Says:

I’m representing for b-boys at:

http://twitter.com/celebreak

I run a blog about b-boys, b-girls and breaking culture over at http://www.celebreak.net

37. Sumit Says:

thanks for the mention

38. Notorious B.I.G. Says:

word.

39. elijah Says:

http://www.twitter.com/elijahbutterz

Grime Music

40. Contra Says:

Holy shit, I’m ranked.

41. WillyDope Says:

Twitter.com/Willydope

42.
Aura
Aura Says:

Rizoh, I’m not a hip hop blogger, but I am a blogger nonetheless so the shameless plug is due.

twitter.com/fabulousaura

Oh yeah, you forgot B.O.B. and Asher Roth

twitter.com/bobatl
twitter.com/asherroth

43.
Rizoh
Rizoh Says:

Plug away all you want. I’m probably going to add a separate category for everyone I left out. Damn, we might end up with 1000 names when it’s all said and done.

44. Dunny Says:

Much props for the list. I was already following half of these people, but there were a lot on the list that i missed.

45. iluvblackwomen Says:

also follow DJ Ohsokool at 90.3FM WHCR NYC twitter.com/ohsokool

46. DJ TREATS Says:

http://www.twitter.com/iamdjtreats

47. Jokesta Says:

Im 3x hurt… Jokesta and Defsounds never get any love :’(

@defsounds

48. idjtoo Says:

http://www.twitter.com/idjtoo

49. MC Winkel Says:

Great, thank you!

__
http://www.whudat.de
http://twitter.com/mcwinkel

50. Scott Yeti Says:

Thanks for including me on the list!
http://www.twitter.com/woooha

51. follow @ REMEMBERMENINAB Says:

I’m gonna keep this 140 characters or less, lol
But this is Nina B (brooklyn femcee) I appreciate the shout this is so cool everbody knows I’m givin up way tmi (to much info) on twitter everyday
Hahaha :)

Http://www.ninab.wordpress.com
Http://www.remembermeninab.com

52. Rahiem Shabazz Says:

Wow. I did not make the list and Big Ced did not make the list. Sounds like a conspiracy to me. What you guys think?

Well, there is always round two. Let’s get it right ladies and gentlemen.

53. Rahiem Shabazz Says:

Oh, here is my twitter url http://www.twitter.com/rahiemshabazz

54. ICE of ICEDOTCOM Says:

Since everyone else is doing it…

http://twitter.com/ICE_ICEDOTCOM

55. Betcha Didn’t Know I Was In The Top 50 Hip Hop Heads To Follow On Twitter Says:

[...] venerable Mr. Rizoh of The Rap Up was kind enough to list me in his write up on the Top 50 Hip Hop Heads To Follow On Twitter. Some [...]

56.
B-Double
B-Double Says:

Great resource. I wrote a companion piece for all those Twitter newbies out there. Top billing given to Rizoh, of course.

http://www.yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/01/how-to-join-hip-hop-twitter-elite-in-2.html

And I’m too proud to beg.

57. Contra Says:

how dare i not shamelessly plug myself inspite of being in that list.

http://www.twitter.com/contra_tss

and the crew

http://www.twitter.com/tss_crew

58. BlogXilla Says:

Good looks on the mention!! lol Now i’m off to start following people!! lol

59. 2hood4hollywood.blogspot.com Says:

The twitter for Too Hood 4 Hollywood

http://www.2hood4hollywood.blogspot.com

http://twitter.com/2Hood4Hollywood

60. Mindbender Says:

http://twitter.com/mindbendermind

how long will Twitter keep us fascinated on the tiny little details of each other’s lives? LOL

rap is outta control.

61. Rhyme Sik Says:

http://twitter.com/RhymeSik

62. Jacques Morel.com Says:

Nananan. I deserve to be on that list.

http://www.jacquesmorel.com

http://www.twitter.com/jacquesmorels

63. Legend Says:

yo good looks on the mention my dude. no wonder my twitter friends have been going through the roof.

i suck at twitter tho. im always mad i missed McDonalds breakfast.
lol

64. ian Says:

Jay-Z

Have to say though: the appeal of Twitter is lost on me. Isn’t being on the internet enough??

65. Rhymestyle Says:

How can RHYMESTYLE be forgotten from that list??? :(

http://www.twitter.com/rhymestyle

66. Emusiclist.com | The web's music news Says:

100 Hip-Hop Heads You MUST Follow on Twitter | Emusiclist.com…

\r\nFind out why Twitter is the new MySpace…Hip Hop Style!\r\nEven in a list wi…

67. netta please Says:

former nc reporter reppin in nyc! http://twitter.com/nettap

68. SeanieMic Says:

twitter.com/seaniemic

“The Premier Parody Rapper”
http://www.parodyrapper.com

69. Magnus Says:

http://twitter.com/SKDblog

I’m really not that hurt at all, good list.

70. ron mexico Says:

rowsers. thanks for the look. now i got a whole new list of people to tweet stalk.

respeck!

71. kim/ohradiogirl Says:

I like this list - as a start. I like the comments too. Thanks.

indyhiphopworld.blogspot.com

twitter.com/indyhiphopworld

72. twitter.com/impose Says:

good list

73. Dirty Souf Yankee Says:

twitter.com/dirtysoufyankee

74. DJ Daddy Mack Says:

http://twitter.com/DJDaddyMack

75. Honey Says:

Thank you for the mention. Much appreciated.

76. Honey Soul Music » Soul Random: Dwele, Kelis, PPP, Motown, Corneille, Twitter & Obama’s Letter Says:

[...] of the fast growing microblogging site. I was surprised and appreciative to find my name on the List of 100 Hip-Hop Heads To Follow on twitter. Yes my mission to call ALL good music SOUL is spreading. [...]

77. MonkeyBlood Says:

twitter.com/monkeyblood

78. Combat Jack Says:

51. dailymathematics.blogspot.com/

79. Be Real Says:

What happened to following Aeontheace. NY Hip Hop Future.

80. illseed Says:

You forgot the ill one, illseed and the owners of AllHipHop.com!

Twitter.com/illseed
Twitter.com/grouchygreg
Twitter.com/chuckcreekmur
Twitter.com/allhiphopcom

C’mon!

81. halfnice Says:

I like HipHopQuotables (www.twitter.com/hiphopquotables ). They hit you with verses from classic hiphop songs. Reminds you why hot shit was hot shit.

82. CathrynMarie Says:

LOL @ the comments - all of these hurt people! I was going to do the same thing on Digiwaxx but opted not to (lazy lol)

I’ve never exchanged twitts w/ you but allow me to introduce myself, I am The Mayor of Twitter & I put on for my Twiitts :) Funny, yet true! About 10 ppl from your list will co-sign :) lol…

Naw, real talk, you forgot the big homie, Lil Cease! He’s mad cool & working on a few projects!

Now back to ME!! :):

http://www.digiwaxx.com/blog
http://www.musicmarketing.blogspot.com

http://www.twitter.com/cathrynmarie

83. Sonnie_inkstar Says:

Kool list but we need people on this list thatsTrue Tweeters(people that really tweet all the time)…..Most of the list is Dead on, Good Post

Twitter.com/sonnie_inkstar

84. How To Join The Twitter Elite In 2 Weeks « Your Favorite White Boy Says:

[...] little off topic, but the man Rizoh over at The Rap Up has a great post on the top 100 Hip-Hop Twitters that any head should follow. Each day, more and more people from [...]

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86. Priest Forever Says:

All respect due and good work making this list. I know im not as cliqued up as some of the people who made the list but Im def one to follow…

twitter.com/priestforever

and if you need to know why heres the reason.

http://vimeo.com/user1175603

Priest@priestforever.net

87. MOOKIE Says:

twitter.com/iitsmookie

88. Sports Stars, Mainstream Media Members, and Blogging Brethren: Sweet Tweets « The Arena Says:

[...] Members, and Blogging Brethren: Sweet Tweets Jump to Comments I was inspired to do this by recent [...]

89. Ryan Maxwell Says:

Hey guys, make sure you follow me.

http://www.twitter.com/ryanmaxwellhhk

90. Big Twitter Toolbox Series - Part 2: Follower Lists - ichbloggenicht Says:

[...] 100 Hip hopper (en) [...]

91. Oriana lee Says:

Pt.1-Count Bass D
Damn right best producer on the mic! lol

Pt.2-The Countess
Writer, blogger, lyricist, educator, CBD manager…all ‘lat! “And if you don’t know, now you know.”

http://www.twitter.com/orianalee

92. Tools To Find & Follow People On Twitter « TFT’s Twitter TidBits Says:

[...] Hip-Hop Heads You Must Follow on Twitter: http://therapup. uproxx.com/2009/01/100-hip-hop-heads-to-follow-on-twitter.html — This blog post features hip-hop artists who [...]

93. Da' HItman Says:

Mxxtapes, Radio, Podcasts…the works

http://twitter.com/DaHitman

94. Anonymous Says:

The Mighty Mobility - twitter.com/mightymobility

95. Mike Says:

A Little Article on Twitter and Hip Hop

http://www.examiner.com/x-7491-Baltimore-Hip-Hop-Examiner~y2009m4d9-Twip-Hop-Follow-Me

96. Mabus Says:

http://www.twitter.com/Mabus_JCS

Im now on twitter. Follow me!

Chicago stand up!

97. MC DRASTYCK MEAXUREZ Says:

NO DOUBT FAM-
THIS IS A HARD LIST-
GOOD LOOKS-
YOU SHOULD MAKE A TOP 50 UNDERGROUND MC’S FOLLOW ON TWITTER TOO.
FOLLW ME…
MC DRASTYCK MEAXUREZ
http://www.twitter.com/drastyck

98. Dayne-Z Says:

twitter.com/iandaynes

tea-hop and cake core baby!!



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