In under 24 hours, Jay-Z snagged 1.5 million followers on Instagram, and then…
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…his account was deactivated. The media proprietor joined Instagram on November 2nd and quite naturally, followed his mega superstar wife, Beyonce. She returned the follow- before this, her following count has been 0 since 2012.
However, this isn’t the first time Jay-Z opened an Instagram account. According to Daily News, six years ago, the multi-Grammy award-winning rapper opened an Instagram account under the handle @hovsince96. His first and final post was a tribute to the late Michael Jackson’s birthday.
The account was deactivated a little over 12 hours later. Although he’s absent on the Instauniverse, Jay-Z has had a Twitter account since 2008. With only 269 sporadic tweets, Jay recently added a tweet to add on to his shoutouts on Sunday, October 31, after his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In my excitement , I failed to prize, and acknowledge JAZ-O, he was the hometown hero that made the dream tangible . Thank you good man� ok let me lose this password for another year or so . Thank you all again , incredibly humbled by your love .
— Mr. Carter (@sc) October 31, 2021
This time around on Instagram, the rapper turned media mogul uploaded just one post that was a movie poster of The Harder They Fall.
The American western film is a star-studded all-black cast including, Regina King, Idris Elba, and Zazie Beetz. Produced by Jay-Z, The Harder They Fall was directed by Jeymes Samuel who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Majors.