By now, you know Twitter. You’ve got the super clever Twitter name, the 500 followers, the 5000 updates and the “retweet” down to a science. You even follow President Barack Obama (@BarackObama), Shaquille O’Neal (@THE_REAL_SHAQ), and Diddy (@iamdiddy), who, by our count, spends every waking moment perfecting the art of the exclamation point. But, here’s the thing: If this whole Twitter trend continues, you’re about to have a gang of folks show up late to the party (i.e. people who still ask, “Why would I want to tell everyone everything I’m doing?” as they sign onto Facebook) and you’re gonna have to start getting selective with who you follow. And, guess what? That includes celebrities. In an effort to make this transition easier for you, VIBE has compiled a list of 75 celebrities twitting on the rest of the game right now and spent hours mining through the archives of their tweets to help you decide whether or not they’re worth the follow. Ready? LET’S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who: Cassie
Where: twitter.com/cassieventura
What You Can Expect: Diddy’s alleged boo talks about cuddling and eating candy (namely, Skittles, peanut M&Ms and Starburst). Fascinating stuff.
Who: Erykah Badu
Where: twitter.com/fatbellybella
What You Can Expect: Miss Badu discusses baby jones and her love jones with her latest baby daddy Jay Electronica (@jayelectronica, of course).
Who: Estelle
Where: twitter.com/estelledarlings
What You Can Expect: The British singing sensation keeps you posted on her most beloved reggae joints.
Who: Q-Tip
Where: twitter.com/qtiptheabstract
What You Can Expect: In case you forget on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, the A Tribe Called Quest favorite has a reminder: He spins at Santo’s in New York on Fridays.
Who: Jay-Z
Where: twitter.com/S_C_
What You Can Expect: Not much. Hov, where you @?
Who: DJ Drama
Where: twitter.com/djdrama
What You Can Expect: Mad drama surrounding BlackBerry problems, wack MCs trying to get put on and new DJs he ain’t afraid of.
Who: Finesse Mitchell
Where: twitter.com/finessemitchell
What You Can Expect: Jokes…but what else were you expecting!?
Who: Jay Rock
Where: twitter.com/jayrock
What You Can Expect: The Left Coast young’n prefers to handle business—and pick up chicks. (Our fave line: “WUTS GOOD WITH YO FINE ASS..WUT STATE U IN?”)
Who: Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
Where: twitter.com/souljaboytellem
What You Can Expect: SB talking about kush and telling his people to hit the sheets.
Who: Santigold
Where: twitter.com/santigold
What You Can Expect: She’s been “making dinner” since February 22. Must be one hell of a meal!
Who: Teairra Mari
Where: twitter.com/teairra_mari
What You Can Expect: Miss Mari spouting off about Jamba Juice, KFC and pizza. Yum.
Who: DJ Unk
Where: twitter.com/djunk
What You Can Expect: Unk’s personal number on his public page. F a DM!
Who: Ryan Leslie
Where: twitter.com/ryan_leslie
What You Can Expect: A disgusting amount of name-dropping.
Who: Dawn Richard
Where: twitter.com/dawnrichard
What You Can Expect: Dawn “thinking of” other artists more interesting than herself.
Who: Katt Williams
Where: twitter.com/kattpackallday
What You Can Expect: Surprisingly, no jokes. More like plugs for his upcoming pimpilicious projects.
Who: DJ Clue
Where: twitter.com/djcluenyc
What You Can Expect: Emo-twits like, “I need a hug.” Wtf?
Who: Charles Hamilton
Where: twitter.com/charleshamilton
What You Can Expect: An introduction to the term “LMpinkAO.”
Who: Britney Spears
Where: twitter.com/britneyspears
What You Can Expect: Cheesy fan “thank you’s.”
Who: Suai
Where: twitter.com/suai
What You Can Expect: Cute, girl-next-door tweets.
Who: Dallas Austin
Where: twitter.com/dallasaustin
What You Can Expect: Performance announcements and uplifting, Zen-ish stuff.
Who: VIBE EIC Danyel Smith
Where: twitter.com/danamo
What You Can Expect: Hey, how’d this get in here!? VIBE’s resident Twitterfiend provides an inside look into the life of a magazine editor.
Who: Ashton Kutcher
Where: twitter.com/aplusk
What You Can Expect: Tweets about MILFs Demi!
Who: Styles P
Where: twitter.com/therealstylesp
What You Can Expect: LOTS OF CAPS LOCK and info about copping Dutches.
Who: Jim Jones
Where: twitter.com/jimjonescapo
What You Can Expect: An endless supply of answers to the eternal question, “Whts ghetto?” (yes, “Whts”)
Who: Angie Martinez
Where: twitter.com/angiemartinez
What You Can Expect: Convos with your favorite rappers.
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