Kanye's First Day on Twitter: A Retrospective

By Zach Dionne Posted Jul 29th 2010 09:44AM

Man oh man did Kanye West start tweeting yesterday. Dude was throwing @ signs, hashtags, shout-outs, retweets, Twitpics, the works.

Racking up more than 222,000 followers in less than 24 hours, Kanye has been the polar opposite of the last celebrity-joins-Twitter event, Conan O'Brien, who posted a single LOL-worthy tweet each day, keeping the world in suspense for weeks. Kanye, on the other hand, busted out nearly 50 posts in on day one, really taking the microblogging site through its paces. At this rate, he'll notch his 1000th tweet in less than three weeks.

Read on for our glorious retrospective of hip-hop's biggest ego on Twitter.

Kanye got a-tweetin' the minute he hopped out of bed:

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Business up front, he shared news about his super-anticipated fifth record:

He commended the sartorial decisions of Jimmy Fallon:

The rapper's infamous ego weighed in on Kanyeezy Takes Twitter:

He prepared to tweet from the skies:

But snapped a TweetPhoto first:

Then philosophized a little (or shared new lyrics?):

And went to bed feeling pumped and maybe a little overambitious in the quest for followers:

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Kanye West Foundation Chief Executive Officer Joseph Collins (R) and Chicago Public School Chief Executive Officer Ron Huberman (second from right) are interviewed with students at the Kanye West Foundation's 3rd annual Stay in School event at the Farragut Career Academy on June 8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Kanye West Foundation's 3rd Annual Stay In School Event Farragut Career Academy Chicago, IL United States June 8, 2010 Photo by Paul Warner/WireImage.com To license this image (60680843), contact WireImage.com

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Kanye West Foundation Chief Executive Officer Joseph Collins (R) and Chicago Public School Chief Executive Officer Ron Huberman (L) attend the Kanye West Foundation's 3rd annual Stay in School event at the Farragut Career Academy on June 8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Kanye West Foundation's 3rd Annual Stay In School Event Farragut Career Academy Chicago, IL United States June 8, 2010 Photo by Paul Warner/WireImage.com To license this image (60680846), contact WireImage.com

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Musician Lupe Fiasco and musician/actor Common attend the luncheon on behalf of the Kanye West Foundation at Buca di Beppo Chicago on June 8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Kanye West Common & Lupa Fiasco Luncheon on Behalf of Kanye West Foundation Buca di Beppo Chicago Chicago, IL United States June 8, 2010 Photo by Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.com To license this image (60681258), contact WireImage.com

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CHICAGO - JUNE 08: Kanye West (L) and Common perform at the Kanye West Foundation's 3rd annual Stay in School event at the Farragut Career Academy on June 8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kanye West;Common

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CHICAGO - JUNE 08: Common performs at the Kanye West Foundation's 3rd annual Stay in School event at the Farragut Career Academy on June 8, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Common

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2005 file photo, rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is taken away by paramedics after he was shot in the leg at the Shore Club in Miami Beach, Fla. Knight, was shot once in the upper right leg by an unknown assailant at the star-studded party hosted by Grammy-wining hip hop artist Kanye West. More than four years later, Knight is claiming in a lawsuit that West and the Shore Club's owners failed to provide adequate security. Knight is seeking more than $1 million, including a 15-carat diamond earring he lost in the chaos. (AP Photo/Kim Tumey, File) NO SALES

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Singers Kanye West, Tony Bennett, Jennifer Hudson, Al Jardine, Jamie Foxx, Carlos Santana and others perform "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" pose for a group picture following the recording session held at Jim Henson Studios on February 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. "We Are The World 25 Years For Haiti" Recording Session Jim Henson Studios Hollywood, CA United States February 2, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (59480499), contact WireImage.com

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Singers A.R. Rahman, Gladys Knight, will.i.am, Toni Braxton, Brian Wilson, Kanye West and others perform at the "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" recording session held at Jim Henson Studios on February 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. "We Are The World 25 Years For Haiti" Recording Session Jim Henson Studios Hollywood, CA United States February 2, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (59480685), contact WireImage.com

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Singers Wyclef Jean, Kanye West and Jennifer Hudson perform at the "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" recording session held at Jim Henson Studios on February 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. "We Are The World 25 Years For Haiti" Recording Session Jim Henson Studios Hollywood, CA United States February 2, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (59480534), contact WireImage.com

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Singers Natalie Cole, Kanye West and Jennifer Hudson perform "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" pose for a group picture following the recording session held at Jim Henson Studios on February 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California. "We Are The World 25 Years For Haiti" Recording Session Jim Henson Studios Hollywood, CA United States February 2, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (59480776), contact WireImage.com

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Comments

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Thursday 29 July

By arlissholmes

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Anybody contacting Kanye West should have their heads examined. This guy is at the head of the long list of LOSERS in music. He sucks.

By Jalapeno

C'mon. Don't hold back. Tell us how you realy feel.
To think people are down on Mel Gibson for his rants and, seems to be falling out of favor with son many "so called friends", while Kanye can insult the Americans intelligence and, belittle the music industry with trash talk.
He's a self centered, walking, talking garbage can filled with himself.

By RYAN

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Who in the hell is he?That him in the photo?Never heard of him.

By Diana

I have never seen or met anyone with an ego this size. Kanye cant smile for one photo. The guy just dont get it, some never do. Its as if a smile would kill him. Kanye dont know, its not cool, to TRY to be cool, any more.
He really is a self centered, walking talking, can filled with himself. Jalapeno,,, I stole that one from you. It worked so well.

By sephin

Kayne West impresses me as an egotistical idiot.

By Marsha

Looks like you all have eaten a healthy helping of hater tots and drank a good portion of haterade. So what, he's bragadocious, I don't care. Say what you will about him, his albums still sell like hotcakes. Deuces.

By the honest truth

@Diana so you're telling me that men who don't smile at the camera/paparazzi have huge egos?... let's turn the tables here and look at some of your favorite celebrities who hide, duck, cover, and run from the papparazi. don't be so quick to judge diana.

By Sean

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I can see it now! In year or two, twitter will have awards for Musicians and he'll send drunkin twitts to the winner claiming Beyonce should've won.

Friday 30 July

that joke is so played out. give it a rest already.

@the honest truth Kanye is disrespectful to Country Musicians, he was up for an award against a Country Band( can't remember which band) when his name wasn't called, he walked out. To me Kanye is a joke that hasn't been played out.

Sunday 01 August

By Nathan

I haven't like Kanye since his debacle with the photos with the underage girls. Not sure why so many people want to follow him.

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Thursday 05 August

By Michelle

Kanye sucks.

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