TMZ Tweet 'Bomb Suspect Heavy Into Hip Hop' Angers Many

On Friday, TMZ reported that one of the alleged Boston bomber suspects was "heavy into hip hop," which angered a number of people in hip-hop's community, including Twitter user @dopegirlfresh, who created the hashtag #tmzreports. This hashtag grew into a trending topic, in which users added sarcastic and fictitious lines to the #tmzreports conversation. Buzzfeed…

On Friday, TMZ reported that one of the alleged Boston bomber suspects was "heavy into hip hop," which angered a number of people in hip-hop's community, including Twitter user @dopegirlfresh, who created the hashtag #tmzreports. This hashtag grew into a trending topic, in which users added sarcastic and fictitious lines to the #tmzreports conversation. Buzzfeed wrangled the top 22.

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Many took to Twitter to question the relevance of the post and to poke some fun at TMZ with the hashtag #TMZReports.The hashtag was originally created by @dopegirlfresh after she saw TMZ's report.

https://twitter.com/dopegirlfresh/status/325252041356242944
https://twitter.com/dopegirlfresh/status/325267353233416192

Read more atย Buzzfeed.

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