Music
#Top40Tweets for the week ending January 28th
by Aaron Zorgel
January 28, 2011
At the end of each week, #Top40Tweets lists a cross-section of artists on the current pop charts and puts their tweets on display (along with their current chart number) for your enjoyment/scrutiny. This week, we look at 10 artists on the Billboard Hot 100.
#5: Wiz Khalifa – Black & Yellow
Before you accuse Wiz of reinforcing outdated stereotypical gender roles, remember: this special pair of legs could belong to anyone. Maybe he’s talking about his special bipedal dog butler, or something.
Worth Following?: Yes. With the Pittsburgh Steelers heading to the Super Bowl, there’s never been a better time to support the Black & Yellow. On Superbowl Sunday, turn the volume all the way down, and just loop Wiz’s Black & Yellow in the background. Also, smoke tons of weed. #bestsundayofalltime #whatwouldwizdo?
#2: Bruno Mars – Grenade
Heh, “smelt.” And the response…
Smelt & Doo Doo Sandwiches for everyone, @Ellichter’s treat!
Worth Following?: No. My own personal hell would involve sitting in a hot vat of smelt guts, with a fresh glaze of doo-doo spread applied to my face every 30 seconds, accompanied by a really scratched up and periodically skipping CD on loop playing “Grenade” by Bruno Mars.
#19: Diddy – Dirty Money – Coming Home
Some days it’s just nice to know that Diddy has your back.
Worth Following?: Yes. There’s just so much inspirational nonsense that he throws at you. Following Diddy on Twitter is like having a weirder, misguided Tony Robbins inside of your smartphone.
#13: Avril Lavigne – What The Hell
That barely makes sense. I feel like Avril has a very basic understanding of the “I’ma let you finish…” meme. Like, someone told her about it 3 months ago, and she just decided to go for it in this tweet. Good thing there are nitpicking assholes like me to call her out on blogs, right?
Worth Following?: No. Avril falls into that awkward middle ground in the celebrity Twitterverse. She’s not funny, and she’s not insightful, but she’s not quite dumb enough to say something stupid on Twitter. 4 out of 5 Yawns.
#7: Ke$ha – We R Who We R
Ke$ha hangs out with non-gender specific Carnies! Wait, what?!
Worth Following?: Yes. One follows Ke$ha on Twitter for the same reason one watches Jersey Shore every week: the carnage. Sleazy, glittering carnage.
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