Tweets of the Week: Nelly Throws Jab at Floyd Mayweather
Plus, Ja Rule wants to buy the Clippers, too.
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Nelly, @Nelly_Mo - Tweet: "Why be rich with poor character..?"Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. had a field day embarrassing his ex-fiance, Shantel Jackson, with defaming pics on Instagram after a few photos surfaced of her getting snuggly with Nelly, warranting this subtle yet potent jab from the rap star. Will it land on the champ? #GlovesAreOff(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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Biz Markie, @BizMarkie - Tweet: "R.I.P. TO EZ ROCK FROM ROB BASE AND EZ ROCK YOU WILL TRULY BE MISSED."The legendary Biz Markie extends his respect to another prized hip hop record spinner after DJ E-Z Rock (best known for his classic anthem "It Takes Two" with Rob Base) passed away Sunday from unknown causes. #Salute(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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Danny Brown, @xdannyxbrownx - Tweet: "Music lost a legend ... DJ Rashad will be missed .. My prayers go out to everyone saddened by this tragedy"Music lost another influential disc jockey this past week when Chicago's footwork pioneer DJ Rashad also died of unknown causes last Saturday (April 26). His Detroit neighbor Danny Brown recognizes the table-turner's musical contributions in the midst of this sad news. #RIPDJRashad(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Common, @common - Tweet: "Shoutout to @kingjames for standing up for the people. #greatness"Celebrities, everyday folk and everyone in between have been in an uproar ever since the racist comments of L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling hit the 'net last Saturday (April 26). LeBron James was one of the more prominent NBA players to speak out and declare that there is no room for Sterling in the league, so rap star Common couldn't help but salute the king for his royal stand.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Vh1)
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Ja Rule, @Ruleyork - Tweet: "Oh everybody wanna buy the clippers me too #JaRulewantstobuyClippers lmao... But I'm serious haha..."After reports spread that Donald Sterling will be forced to sell the L.A. Clippers following his private racist rant made public, everyone from Diddy and Rick Ross to Magic Johnson and Oprah Winfrey have been scoped as potential buyers. But Ja says don't rule him out, he wants in on that Clippers action, too. #RoyaltiesOnThoseAlbumsMustBeGood(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Cortez Bryant, @CortezBryant - Tweet: "The Image that was posted yesterday is NOT the #carterV album cover! It's just to let the @LilTunechi fans know that CarterV Season is here!"Lil Wayne's manager, Cortez Bryant, dismisses reports that the cover art tweeted by both Kobe Bryant and Wayne himself Monday is the official artwork for Weezy's upcoming Tha Carter V album. #PumpThoseBrakes(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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Flavor Flav, @FlavorFlav - Tweet: "##ATTENTION!!##ATTENTION!!!Adam Silver kiks the KKK out of the NBA!!! YAYEE!!!!!Ding dong the witch is dead!!!!By by Sterling!!! FLAV"In his signature style, Flavor Flav celebrates NBA commissioner Adam Silver's decision to ban Donald Sterling from the professional basketball league for life. #YeahBoy!(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Nicki Minaj, @NICKIMINAJ - Tweet: "THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE OTHER WOMAN THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA!!!"Ms. Minaj thanks fans for making her debut movie the top gunner at the box office in its opening week. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BET)
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Questlove, @questlove - Tweet: "#BringBackOurGirls #BringBackOurDaughters Seriously. 200 girls get kidnapped & we cool with that right?"One of hip hop's more conscious talents, Questlove uses his voice to express disbelief and bring awareness to the story of the 200-plus girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria and sold into marriage by an Islamic extremist group while promoting the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag that was sparked on social media in hopes of getting the American government involved in their rescue. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Montblanc)
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Stalley, @Stalley - Tweet: "Last night I got on stage with @robertglasper at the house of blues & kicked some raps over a classic Dilla beat, need I say more! #Amazing"J. Dilla plus Robert Glasper plus Stalley: equals one soulful medley. The MMG rapper recounts a night where the sweet sounds of jazz married the heart of hip hop at the House of Blues. #Epic(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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