Jay-Z Quits Instagram After Amassing 1.8m Followers

Oyinlola Awonuga
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Jay-Z Quits Instagram After Amassing 1.8m Followers

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American rapper, Jay-Z, has quit Instagram, a day after joining and amassing 1.8 million followers.

The 51-year-old rapper caused a social media stir when he joined the platform on Tuesday, but despite amassing over 1.8 million followers, his account has been removed.

During his brief time on Instagram, Jay only followed his wife, Beyoncé and his first post and Instagram Story featured a countdown and poster for the release of new Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”.

The “99 Problems” hitmaker serves as a producer for the film which launched on the streaming platform on Wednesday and also wrote the music.

The Western, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival last month stars Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo among others.

As well as only following each other on Instagram, Jay and Beyoncé have collaborated musically, toured together, and, most recently, joined forces for Tiffany & Co.’s “About Love” campaign.

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