According to reports, Talib Kweli is no longer active on Twitter, as the rapper’s handle @TalibKweli leads to a page that says, “This account doesn’t exist.”
The reasoning behind the rapper’s move allegedly stems from an incident that involved a 24-year-old Twitter user named Maya Moody, who the rapper allegedly harassed for weeks after she replied to a list of Black rappers who married Black women. The list reportedly pointed out that a majority of the men on the list married light-skinned women.
Following that, Kweli allegedly sent hundreds of tweets to Moody, and followers of the rapper reportedly sent death threats to the young woman according to a statement she made via Twitter.
Kweli took to Instagram to address why he’s no longer on Twitter, saying, “It's official. I have officially left @twitter for the greener pastures of @patreon which is membership fee-based. Now, most of my exchanges will always be with real fans who invest in me. I spent 11 years there, all great times.. I exposed a lot of bigots and trolls and made a lot of wonderful friends.” The rapper noted his exchanges with real fans would be through Patreon. Despite Kweli’s statement, many are speculating the rapper’s account was suspended as a result of the alleged harassment.
Source: vulture.com
