Jay Z Songwriters Hall Of Fame Twitter Rant Thank Yous

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With 13 tweets, Jay Z just thanked an entire crew of legendary, influential, talented, and iconic (in every sense of the word) rappers, singers, songwriters, and performers. Jay isn't known for being the most active person on social media, but last night was a memorable one for the rapper as he was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. He minced no words in sharing his excitement and gratitude for all the other record- and mold-breaking musicians before and after him. Among those he thanked are: Nas, Chance the Rapper, Lauryn Hill, Nicki Minaj, Future, Mos, Drake, Meek Mills, Ice Cube, and many, many more.

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Jay Z's music streaming service, Tidal, also posted an ode to their man of the moment. The tribute included essays from a few of the big names above, one of them being Chance the Rapper. The young rapper also shared his excitement about being included on Jay Z's mega thank you roundup by joking that he was going to screenshot the tweet and frame it. (I'm also pretty sure he is not joking.)

Putting this screenshot in a trophy case. https://t.co/EaYreZbBj0
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) June 16, 2017

"To finally have somebody in this culture, this part of the game, this side recognized is long overdue. But I'm glad as hell. Jay Z started this shit," says Chance the Rapper in his essay on Tidal. "It's just crazy to have it be...It makes sense that it would be him. Just being somebody that's always been so vocal about publishing and owning your masters and making the kind of music that people want to sample. He was saying that 20 years ago."

See everyone that Jay Z thanked in the super long, but wonderful, Twitter rant below. Oh, and hi Mac Miller.

Thank you to all the people that have inspired me . Rakim KANE KRS chuck cube Jaz Em Andre Nas big PAC cole kendrick chance jayE ..wait,
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

Lauryn Nicki lite latifah common ye drake and meek . Run caz LL chainz cam tip (both of them) thought pharaoh , face . De la . Ice T. Wait
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

G Rap .Mel . Kurupt . Lox. X . Q. Ab lupe. Mos. Foxy. Boss . Ross. Quavo Future Travis too many fuck this. All you!T grizzley song best out
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

Shit did I say redman ? Ghost and Rae . Wu tang I beat Genius in a rap battle I think ha . Busta (him too) Treach . Thug . B a rapper too!
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

Shit ...Wayne , Juve BG Nipsey . Kim . Slaughterhouse (yes mouse too ha) Folarin MC eiht . Short . 40 . Mac dre this shit hard .Never mind
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

Somebody find that reply I just hit please . I'm new on this . Anyway salute to anybody who made a song to feed their family or just vent .
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 16, 2017

Now if only we knew if he was also celebrating the birth of his twins with Beyoncé. Sigh.

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