Due to their prestigious status in hip hop, it can be quite difficult for rappers to keep a low profile. However, with a finsta account, reputable rappers have the freedom to post privately as they please without the potential for judgement or criticism from the public. When the accounts are public, it provides the artist with a platform to make their page different from their “artist” page. Finstas or burner accounts are classified as “fake Instagram accounts” and are used to use the social media platform under a different identity.
Rappers like Freddie Gibbs have admitted in the past to using a burner account to troll others. In an interview with GQ In March 2021, Gangsta Gibbs revealed that he used fake Instagram accounts to tease his hip-hop peers in their comment sections.
“I’ve been making songs with these ni**as lately, so I’ve been taking notes,” he explained. “You’re never too old to learn. Ni**as become irrelevant because they stop learning and soak up the game. I eat, sleep and breathe this shit every day. I look at what everyone’s doing. I go on fake Instagram pages and leave comments like, ‘This shit sucks.’ I do all kinds of bullshit and mock people.”
Other hip-hop artists use their “fake” IGs as a secondary place to post content that isn’t curated by experts. They can post memes and whatever they like, like announcing new projects in a unique way or giving their fans a different perspective on their lives. For example, Drake confirmed on August 6 that he has a burner IG account called @plottttwistttttt when he posted three new songs there: “Housekeeping Knows” featuring Latto, “Blue Green Red,” and his Young Thug and 21 Savage-assisted track “It’s Up.”
Drizzy’s mysterious IG page was created in June of this year and currently has 281 posts. In the IG page bio, The Boy listed a website called 100gigs.org with the note “100 Gigs For Your Head Top.” The site was a treasure trove of music, behind-the-scenes footage from Drake’s career, photos, and more, equating to 100 gigabytes of unreleased content.
Overall, fake Instagram pages are a great way for rappers to connect with their fans on a more personal level. Check out all the rappers with finsta accounts below.
See Rappers’ Finsta Accounts
Kendrick Lamar
Finsta Account: @jojoruski
drake
Finsta account: @plottttwistttttt
Playboi Carti
Finsta account: @nineninesixteensixteen
This account is private.
Pharrell Williams
Finsta account: @skateboard
Mac Miller
Finsta account: @cloudywithachanceofawesome69
Travis Scott
Finsta Account: @behboys
Lil Yachty
Finsta account: @tinysoldi3r
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