Challenge 4 | Follow Me
Open for 3 days ‐ from 12:00am (EST) July 15 2010 to 11:59pm (EST) July 17, 2010.

Personal: If you could only follow one person on Twitter, who would it be and why?

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When MTV asked me in challenge four, throughout Twitterworld, who is the one celebrity I would follow, without a doubt @UncleRush aka Russell Simmons the worldwide music and fashion tycoon and big brother to one of our favorite hit makers “Run” from Run-DMC came to mind! Russell Simmons is not only a single father but a business mastermind and music legend. His many accomplishments include co-founding Def Jam Records, a urban clothing line Phat Farm, just in 2009 he was named the Editor-in-Chief of GlobalGrind.com: The World according to Hip Hop and like me, he is a firm believer in giving back as he belongs to several charities which include: PETA, (RED), Champions for Children and his own charity Rush Philanthropic Foundation a non-profit whose funds provide arts and education programming to New York City youth. It is no wonder that this mogul would be my top follow as he is an incredible inspiration to me while pursuing my craft as well as keeping family first in this fast paced, demanding lifestyle.

Challenge 4 | Follow Me
Open for 3 days ‐ from 12:00am (EST) July 15 2010 to 11:59pm (EST) July 17, 2010.

Overview: Our TJ needs to be courageous and unafraid. We want to see if they can be magnetic and tactful enough to maintain the attention of a busy celeb. This challenge will prove that the TJ candidates can be persuasive, charming, and persistent.

Social: Convince one or more celebrities to follow you, support your TJ candidacy, and retweet you. If you already have a celebrity follower, you must try for another!

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WOW. This challenge is definitely the most intense one so far. I’m still in shock that the first 3 responses I got were from celebs I’m HUGE Fans of. 

1) A follow from 

Actor Idris Elba, from my favorite tv series ever, The Wire

2) International Celebrity DJ Mick Boogie retweet! 

3) A Questlove Follow and Retweet

Update: Its dope to see some of my celeb followers on the campaign for me. I really didn’t think they would pay attention once I got the initial follow. Thanks to Questlove for another RT!

4) Samantha Ronson Follow & RT!

5) A-Trak (This is wild. A-Trak is my favorite DJ. I’ve looked up to him for the longest time. From his days as a teen DMC champ to touring with Kanye to internationally touring DJ to owner of the Fools Gold Label I’ve admired his hustle. This has been the highlight of the MTV TJ competition)

6) Grammy Nominated & Multi-Platinum Producer Drumma Boy Follow & RT

6) Roscoe Dash - Mr. All the Way Turnt Up! Follow & RT (This one came at 2am, past the 12am deadline but I sent my tweet to him around 8pm so I’m hoping it still counts)

8) Frankski (Top Rated Atlanta Radio DJ/Entertainment Personality)