9 Fake Rapper Twitter Accounts to Avoid

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Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Fake Twitter Account: @KenndrickLamar

Real Twitter Account: @kendricklamar

If you're looking to tweet Kendrick Lamar and tell him how much you're feeling “The Blacker the Berry,” don't be fooled by the extra “n" in @kenndricklamar. This parody account (the No. 1 parody account in respect to the TDE star) is mostly made up of auto-retweeting other parody accounts along with random thoughts like “Show no emotion. Feel no pain.”

Artist: Nelly

Fake Twitter Account: @nelly

Real Twitter Account: @Nelly_Mo

Rapper Nelly can blame Alice from Wellington, New Zealand, for having to have that awkward @Nelly_Mo Twitter handle. You see, Alice is the proud owner of @nelly. And it would seem Alice has had her fair share of thirsty Nelly groupies tweeting her because she has resorted to writing the following in her Twitter bio: “Sorry, I don't rap or sing. I'll make you a cup of tea if you like though.” Judging by some of the music Nelly has been making over the past few years, the cup of tea might be the better option derrty!

Artist: will.i.am

Fake Twitter Account: @william

Real Twitter Account: @iamwill

will.i.am is a white pirate? That's what you might be thinking if you visit the @william Twitter profile. Now, while the Tweets are protected, the pirate photo and 105 followers should tip off any half-intelligent tweeter that this isn't the Twitter account of the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am. The real will resides @iamwill and is going places they don't allow pirates…like Harrods and the World Economic Forum.

Artist: Ma$e

Fake Twitter Account: @HarlemMase

Real Twitter Account: N/A

Ma$e do what he best in, rappin', tweetin'…well, not tweetin'. The Harlem World rapper is absent from Twitter, but that hasn’t stopped fake accounts from being created. @harlemmase is the one likely to cause the most confusion. Not updated since 2012, the account went so far as to tweet "And yes this is the official Ma$e Twitter.” One would have to assume Ma$e's Instagram debacle may prevent him from getting too social in the future.

Artist: Will Smith

Fake Twitter Account: @imwillsmith

Real Twitter Account: N/A

No, you're not. Although @imwillsmith is a generally positive account tweeting out encouraging messages to some 457k followers like “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” the real Will Smith (a.k.a. the Fresh Prince) doesn't have a Twitter account. To make things even more confusing, you might stumble on the verified account @iwillsmith. This also doesn't belong to the actor Will Smith but rather Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Will Smith of the New England Patriots.

Artist: Kanye West

Fake Twitter Account: @kanyewset

Real Twitter Account: @kanyewest

Careful to check your spelling before you catch the feels after listening to the “All Day” CDQ and tweet to Kanye West “this is the most amazing shit I've ever heard in my life.” If you happen to put the “s” and the “e” in the wrong order on “West,” you'll find yourself confessing your most inner fangirl/boy thoughts to @kanyewset. The parody account has 108k followers and frequently interjects itself into the Twitter stream at the height of Kanye moments (see the recent Grammys example here. It further confuses tweeters by mimicking the real @kanyewest's avatar.

Artist: Drake

Fake Twitter Account: @drakenyc

Real Twitter Account: @drake

From @Drakkardnoir to @Drake to…@drakenyc? Not exactly; the last handle is a parody account of the 6ix rapper featuring retweets of other parody accounts along with emo messages such as “I honestly just miss you…” Overall, the account isn't exactly amusing. If you're looking for a different Drake fix, try @thingsdrakedo where hilarity ensues with such tweets as “Drake the type of n*gga to say 'sorry' to a egg before he cracks it.”

Artist: Meek Mill

Fake Twitter Account: @meekmilll

Real Twitter Account: @meekmill

Don't take an “L” when tweeting to Meek Mill and add an extra L on the end. If you do, you'll end up tweeting @meekmilll, an account that hasn't sent out a tweet since 2011. Judging by previous tweets, it would appear the person behind the account was trying to pass themselves off as the MMG rapper. The person has even sent out a tweet to Rick Ross (we'll assume Ricky didn't respond). If you're lookin' for the real Meek, follow Nicki Mina…we mean @meekmill.

Artist: Young Thug

Fake Twitter Account: @realyoungthug

Real Twitter Account: @youngthug

Note to fans of inaudible rap music: The @realyoungthug Twitter account is fake. The account, which labels itself as a parody account, will lead tweeters to a series of random tweets of everything from “When bae…” photos to funny Vines. If you're looking for the real Young Thug, head over to @youngthug where you'll be confronted with tweets of everything from a grown man wearing women's blouses to shameless pre-order iTunes links.