When Artists Delete Controversial Tweets
Tyga responds to Drake's "6PM in New York" diss, and more.
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Roger That - Not everyone was happy with Drake's spontaneous release of If You're Reading This It's Too Late.The Toronto MC fired shots back at his labelmate Tyga on the album's track "6PM in New York" and T-Raww wasn't having it as he hit up Twitter with "@Drake u still a b**h. All that sneak dissing is wack. Just pull up. I know where u live and u know my address. U been ducking the fade from Brown." He snatched down his response soon after.As the civil war inside YMCMB continues, check out a few more artists who have deleted controversial tweets.–– BET Staff and Moriba Cummings(Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GQ)
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Strange Posts - Amid the outpouring of emotion surrounding the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer, B.o.B took to Twitter to blast online activists for having double standards. “So Antwon will shoot 12 people in a week and [y’all] be like 'FREE TWON!' a cop shoot a n**a and y’all riot… ok… #facts," he wrote. He soon deleted it. (Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MLB.com)
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Rih-traction - Rihanna is known to tell it like it is; however, the pop star recently got caught up in a tweet-and-delete after tweeting "#FreePalestine." She later replaced it with a less controversial post about the feud between Israel and Palestine, but that move came with much online chatter, too — about whether or not a retraction was appropriate.The tweet that stayed: "Let's pray for peace and a swift end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict! Is there any hope?…"(Photo: WENN.com)
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Naya Rivera Blasts Big Sean - Ironically, former Glee star Naya Rivera borrowed lyrics from her then-fiancé Big Sean to accuse the rapper of stealing in a tweet that went viral despite it being deleted.Tweet: "@bigsean stealing rolexes from a lady's house now. Maybe cuz I'm on Glee and making more money or something. #triflin."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Trevor Project)
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Drake Flips Out on Rolling Stone Magazine - Drizzy went in on Rolling Stone for printing a diss made "off the record" about Kanye West during his feature story interview. He was also mad that he didn't get the cover of the publication that month.Tweet: "I'm done doing interviews for magazines. I just want to give my music to the people. That's the only way my message gets across accurately."(Photo: Will Alexander/WENN.com)
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Amanda Bynes Jokes About Chris Brown/Rihanna Incident - Joking about domestic violence is never funny, but actress Amanda Bynes seemed to think otherwise. During a highly publicized downward spiral, Bynes took to Twitter to randomly attack Rihanna and Chris Brown. She later removed the tweet, following a swarm of attacks from their respective fan bases.Tweet: "@rihanna Chris brown beat you because you're not pretty enough."(Photos from left: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images for MTV, SPW / Splash News)
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Kanye West Deletes Tweets From Jimmy Kimmel Feud - It can be said that very few celebrities are more unapolgetically outspoken than rapper Kanye West. So, when he deleted his more than a dozen combative tweets aimed at late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, many were surprised.Tweet: "SHOULD I DO A SPOOF ABOUT YOUR FACE OR YOU F-----G BEN AFFLECK ... #NODISREPECTTOBENAFFLECK #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKILLEL!!!!"(Photos from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014)
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Jay Electronica Threatens to 'Take Down' Kendrick Lamar - After dubbing the current hip hop circut a "clown circus," the Louisiana rapper went on to specifically "mention" a few current mainstream rappers, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Wale, whom he has his sights on to take down. After posting this ambiguous tweet, he soon deleted it.Tweet: "The I.Q. of the entire music industry and the world in general is at an all time low ... What would you rather, 20 albums about nothing or 1 song about something real genuine good and true?"(Photos from left: Gary Miller/FilmMagic, Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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Azealia Banks Randomly Attacks T.I.'s Family - After tweeting a series of insolent posts, including one about T.I.'s wife Tiny having a "meth face," harshly outspoken rapper Azealia Banks felt the wrath of T-I-P. He threatened to "chew her throat off" and ultimately "end" her if she ever disrespected his family again. Banks eventually deleted all of the T.I.-related posts on her account.Tweet: "U want no mediocre...Have you seen your wife?"(Photos from Left: Paras Griffin /Landov, PBI/WENN.com)
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Chris Brown Speaks Out Following Brawl With Drake - Before they were cordial enough to join forces in the name of music, Chris Brown and Drake were noticeably at odds, and the public was well aware. Their beef reached new heights when the pair's entourages got into a physical altercation at a nightclub. Following the incident, Brown tweeted about what went down, but deleted it almost immediately after.Tweet: "Ok! N----s stand behind security!!!! Ok! U don't pay them enough!"(Photos from left: Maury Phillips/WireImage, JD Pht Bx & MCGM/Splash News)
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