The 50 Craziest Twitter Moments Of 2013
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Winter/SpringBefore Frank Ocean deleted his account, he would tweet existential thoughts that made his fans swoon, that is until he tweeted about the infamous studio fight that happened between Chris Brown’s and Frank's entourage. The fight is still going, and the two were one of the main topics of the Grammy’s the following month when Ocean beat Brown in Best Contemporary R&B Album.
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Love & Hip-Hop’s Atlanta season always had Twitter rolling on Monday nights. One fond memory: Benzino calling out Mimi for engaging in sleepovers with Stevie J and Joseline. Mimi won the argument by talking about Benzino’s secret pleasures, but the two looked pretty crazy getting that deep online. Is there even a filter anymore?
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When Kevin Garnett allegedly said that Carmelo Anthony’s wife Lala Anthony tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios, the web went into a frenzy. LaLa took the high road and made jokes about it on Instagram shortly after.
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Chad Ochocinco had a pretty rough year. After remaining a free agent most of the year, his ex Evelyn Lozada is now pregnant, and it seemed that Iyanla couldn't fix his life. We guess the star decided to make posting crazy tweets a profession.
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The messy story of Manti Te’o’s Catfish situation had people feeling sorry for the football player, then angry once it was exposed that his dead girlfriend didn't exist. He fell off Twitter this year, but the joke was alive and kicking.
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Trick Daddy and Uncle Luke love their city and aren't afraid to show it. When word got around that Lil Wayne and his YMCMB crew were dissing MIA, Trick Daddy took to Twitter to put him in his place.
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Keyshia’s semi-innocent tweet towards Michelle during the Destiny’s Child reunion at The Super Bowl created a Twitter war between the Bey Hive and Cole. With crazy memes created on both parts, it’s okay to go for the crazy card with this fight.
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Speaking of the Bey Hive, they found their favorite target Keri Hilson breaking down online. The singer ranted about how mean people can be and found herself in another round in the ring with the Bey Hive.
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Amanda Bynes ruled Twitter in 2013. The actress beefed with anyone she could think of, including Drake. First he was “ugly” and then she became a Stan for him after tweeting this thirsty comment.
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Comedians would be the greatest on Twitter right? Kevin Hart and Mike Epps got into a mini Twitter diss-off when Epps claimed that Hart was selling out on his show, The Real Husbands of Hollywood. Kevin then dropped numerous disses before the two laughed it all off.
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Blogs can be nasty and reality stars were over it this year. From K. Michelle’s rant on Bossip to Nene Leakes taking a dig at the gossip queen Wendy Williams, no one was safe from the shade in 2013.
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Rick Ross’ guest verse on Rocko’s "U.O.E.N.O" remix caused the rapper to get dragged by activists, hip-hop heads and politicians for the suggested rape lyrics. Ross apologized on Twitter, but the damage was already done. Reebok dropped their deal and the song put hip-hop on blast about its suggested lyrics.
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SummerTo say Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey didn’t get along during their stints on American Idol would be an understatement. After Carey was invited to countless media outlets to talk about the beef and the show, the rapper took to Twitter to put M.C. on blast numerous times.
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The scary part about this Shaq/Conseco beef is that Shaq knows how to moderately use Photoshop.
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With Chris Brown getting back with Rihanna this year, people loved it, hated it and ultimately weren't surprised when they didn't work out. Chris put out plenty of subtweets about Rih, but this one took the cake.
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Katy Perry and Chief Keef in the same sentence is more surprising than the actual Twitter war that occurred. Keef blasted Katy after seeing her tweet about his song. She apologized to the G.B.E. affiliate but Keef was already in the middle of making a song about her.
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Alec Baldwin has proclaimed his love for L.A, mainly for how private he can be rather than his native New York, where paps have attacked him and his family. The actor took to Twitter and blasted the press after claims that his wife was tweeting during the actor James Gandolfini's funeral.
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Jaden Smith’s thoughts became questionable tweets over the summer when he asked questions about trees being blue and “3...Why is it always 3???”
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Amanda threw shade at Drake and now Rihanna during the summer. Unlike Drake who kept quiet (mostly throughout the year online) the singer burned the actress with a joke of her own.
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This year’s tweets weren't just with rap beefs and blogs. Erykah Badu went head to head with a fan after she called Badu out on her alleged tardiness at her summer shows. The “witch yo...” jokes didn't end at all.
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Banks got into a Twitter war once again with another musician Lily Allen. The two took low blows at each other, but at least Banks hashtagged her failed single “ATM Jam.”
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Lil Durk and Chief Keef cut ties this year and Durk wanted everyone to know. After signing leaving the GBE imprint, he signed to French Montana’s Coke Boyz following a gun charge. Durk believed that his friends over at GBE didn't have his back, and the fallout began.
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At the time it was one of the biggest surprises of the summer. J.Cole decided to push up his release date for his sophomore project Born Sinner to compete with Kanye West's Yeezus. Both received amazing sales and reviews but also a lot of hilarious reaction tweets.
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The power of Black Twitter led many to speak up about the Trayvon Martin case, destroyed a book deal for one juror in the case and showed America that Black Twitter isn't only about live-tweeting Scandal.
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While Black Twitter was changing the world, Victor Cruz was getting a little too real with followers about the not guilty verdict. Knowing that violence doesn't promote more violence he quickly deleted the tweet. Screenshots live forever!
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When Jay Z hosted a special Q&A on Twitter during the release of Magna Carter Holy Grail, Hov endorsed cereal, shared his favorite Britney song and spread Miley's crazy all through the Twittersphere.
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Lupe's Twitter was off the charts this year. Either he was talking about horrible rappers (no names) or spewing his off the wall thoughts. His sarcasm was often interpreted for something else. Hence the alleged Twitter beef with Childish Gambino. When asked if would work with him, Lupe provided the above response while Gambino played along and burned him right back.
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Friends come and go, but it looks like Lady Gaga and Perez Hilton wanted their beef to last forever. The former pals went at it on Twitter and even their fans got involved, creating a much bigger problem.
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Lyfe Jennings tried to call out R&B singers like Kem and Raheem Devaughn but ended up in a battle by himself.
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Twitter responses took a life of their own this year. While fans were tweeting reactions to TV shows, music and awards, “Control” responses took the cake.
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Was nothing the same after "Control" dropped? Wrestlers were coming at rappers on Twitter, too.
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Miley’s tweets were pretty safe this year, but her online presence was still noted after the MTV VMAs and every other appearance the singer had. People couldn't stop talking about her twerking, which is exactly what she wanted.
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FallK. Michelle and Tamar will never get along. After K. Michelle took digs at her wigs and her husband, it looks like Tamar won with her Grammy nominations.
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Gucci Mane’s career took a nosedive after tweeting erratic disses towards Waka Flocka Flame and Nicki Minaj. Biting off more that he can chew, he quickly blamed the rant on a hacker and then admitted that it was him.
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Nicki Minaj didn't take too kindly to Gucci’s accusations and cracked a couple of jokes about the rapper. After referencing Kevin Hart, she had Twitter going crazy with this zinger.
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After Lupe made his Twitter account private, the rapper made his opinions about rap battles, the industry and violence very clear. With some not liking what he had to say, Lupe took all of the backlash and attention to his advantage.
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Rihanna and Teyanna Taylor’s beef got really messy after Rihanna’s fans created a petition to get the singer dropped from her Adidas deal. The insane power of Twitter, right?
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After T.D.E. made the cover of XXL, Soul didn't like the fact that XXL’s cover said, “Kendrick Lamar and Black Hippy,” when Lamar is actually a member of the group.
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Kanye’s stream of consciousness has always been comical and insightful, but his last rant went after Jimmy Kimmel, who'd made fun of Kanye’s interview with BBC’s Zane Lowe. So Kanye went all the way in on the comedian. The two later talked it out on Kimmel’s show, and we learned a little more about Kanye and his vision.
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WinterK. Michelle may have had more crazy Twitter moments than Kanye. After an allegedly Photoshopped photo of her “hot pocket” made the rounds online, the singer fired back at blogs with this tweet.
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Prince made Twitter way better with his presence this year. Engaging in a Q&A with fans, he took us back to MySpace days with his typing and we found out that the legend loves to cuddle.
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TGT’s Ginuwine went on a drunk, Ambien-fueled rant, giving followers skewed relationship advice that didn't make much sense.
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Fake tweets may have gotten more attention this year than real tweets. Folks loved to believe them and shared them through the web, no matter how brutal they were.
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Chris Brown’s year started a little shaky following his fight with Frank Ocean, love quarrels with Karrueche and Rihanna and then rumors of gang affiliation. After a scuffle in D.C during Howard University's Homecoming, Chris decided to go to rehab.
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Trinidad James’ comments on New York rap backfired on him when rappers like Maino and Mysonne confronted him.
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Sharkeisha, along with other viral moments, got an equal amount of attention online. Terio, Drake memes and more gave Twitter some laughs.
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The GOP made a big mistake when they claimed civil rights Icon Rosa Parks ended racism. Twitter responded with the hashtag #RacismEndedWhen and completely lost respect for the government.
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USA Today made a mistake when they called the surprise box-office hit Best Man Holiday a “racially themed” film. Twitter retorted with sarcastic “race themed” responses.
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Kim Kardashian aired out a fan who accused her of not tending to her newborn North. Sure, she may have a million things to do, like going to parties, attending Kanye’s concerts and being fabulous, but she still makes time for her baby, right?
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