--- title: Jay Z Tweets Thanks to Rappers for Songwriters Hall of Fame description: Jay Z went on a rare Twitter spree thanking 90-plus rappers after being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-16T15:59:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:07:57.058Z og:title: Jay Z Thanked Over 90 Rappers on Twitter For Inspiring Him og:description: Upon his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame og:url: https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6322b87ade31d72e/6988d200cf40a871a1c48284/jay-z-songwriters-hall-of-fame-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2017 Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jay Z Thanked Over 90 Rappers on Twitter For Inspiring Him twitter:description: Upon his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6322b87ade31d72e/6988d200cf40a871a1c48284/jay-z-songwriters-hall-of-fame-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jay Z Thanks More Than 90 Rappers In Rare Tweetstorm After Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction > Sponsored content. 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With a combined net worth of one billion dollars...Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the world’s top power couples._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 16, 2017 3:59 PM UTC With a combined net worth of one billion dollars...Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the world’s top power couples.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 16, 2017 3:59 PM UTC While waiting for [the arrival of the future Knowles-Carter heirs](http://time.com/4820429/internet-theories-beyonce-twins/), [Jay Z](http://time.com/4682700/jay-z-frank-ocean-radio-interview/) made history on Thursday night when [he was the first hip-hop artist to ever be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame](http://time.com/4821085/obama-jay-z-songwriters-hall-fame/). The Brooklyn rapper, who was introduced by none other than friend and [former President Barack Obama](http://time.com/4808664/barack-obama-canada-montreal-populism/) via video at the ceremony, logged onto his Twitter account to go on a rare and emotion-fueled social media spree after receiving the honor. Hov thanked more than 90 rappers for inspiring him, from icons like Biggie and Tupac to younger artists like Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar. As Hov continued, he paid homage to more icons like Lauryn Hill and Queen Latifah as well as contemporaries like Kanye West and former rival Nas. Even Obama and wife Beyoncé got a shoutout in the tweetstorm, which Jay ([who’s proven himself to be more of an Instagram husband than an avid Twitter user](http://time.com/4429013/finally-theres-proof-that-jay-z-is-the-perfect-instagram-husband-behind-beyonces-flawless-pictures/)) admitted was a little challenging to do since he was “new on this” and the app is “impossible to get right.” He also assured his fans that he wasn’t drunk, just full of feelings and closed with the sentiment that “black people really magic.” Read Jay’s emotional Twitter spree below. > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875508904431501312) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875510146671099905) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875515549723131905) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875516039617929216) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875517102458757120) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875524516931227648) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875524967856611328) > [](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/875532022847909889) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/"},"headline":"Jay Z Thanks More Than 90 Rappers In Rare Tweetstorm After Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction","datePublished":"2017-06-16T15:59:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T09:07:57.058Z","description":"From Biggie to Jeezy","url":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","twitter","Jay-z","entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6322b87ade31d72e/6988d200cf40a871a1c48284/jay-z-songwriters-hall-of-fame-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6322b87ade31d72e/6988d200cf40a871a1c48284/jay-z-songwriters-hall-of-fame-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch","caption":"2017 Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch","creditText":"Ari Perilstein—Getty Images for Roc Nation","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/","name":"Jay Z Thanks More Than 90 Rappers In Rare Tweetstorm After Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Jay-Z & Beyonce: All the Ways J and Bey Get Paid MONEY","description":"With a combined net worth of one billion dollars...Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the world’s top power couples.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7obyAast/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-04-04T20:14:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7obyAast.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/","duration":"PT2M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4821417/jay-z-thanks-rappers/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```