We can always count on the VMAs to provide Twitter with plenty of meme-worthy content, but most of the focus was on Missy Elliott, who finally got her long-deserved Video Vanguard Award Sunday night.
Missy Elliott on stage at the #VMAs was epic.pic.twitter.com/hxA6VrYmHi
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 27, 2019
The performance racked up millions of views, and the rest of the ceremony was appropriately lampooned.
Me watching missy performance #VMAS
pic.twitter.com/oeAniz1Alj— Chakana tweeted that???????????????? (@XXX100Tenacles) August 27, 2019
“What’s stressing you out?”
Me: pic.twitter.com/kFFTZQnIIL
— Dak (@RidiculousDak) August 29, 2019
“i need to fix my sleeping schedule”
also me in my room at 2am: pic.twitter.com/Ly747ecUyE
— ¿alex? (@hoemoticon) August 28, 2019
bret ccing your boss with a list of mildly rude tweets pic.twitter.com/wHA8cn0OJ5
— Cooper Fleishman (@_Cooper) August 27, 2019
As always, Megan Thee Stallion dominated the conversation after winning a VMA, getting her own emoji and meeting Jay-Z.
Twitter done gave ya girl an emoji ! #megantheestallion
— HOT GIRL MEG (@theestallion) August 29, 2019
.@theestallion and Jay-Z at @PUMA today. pic.twitter.com/NS1Vbv4Suo
— Thee Stallion Updates (@theeStallionHQ) August 30, 2019
I wasted good knees on pop lock and drop it when I could’ve saved them for the stallion era pic.twitter.com/nazp4xoMFK
— Minute Maid ???????????? (@DrippinFinesse4) August 28, 2019
Twitter also took a little time out to roast news outlets dubbing Serena Williams' match against Maria Sharapova a "rivalry."
Maria is like a villain in a kids TV show; she never wins and yet she’s back each week with a new scheme https://t.co/BjhqNeUJ1L
— Ira thee Third (@ira) August 27, 2019
Alexis Ohanian showing up to the match between Serena & Maria Sharapova in a D.A.R.E t shirt is the type of solidarity in pettiness I need from my partner. pic.twitter.com/iH1oBW8djO
— farxiyo (@hausofriya) August 27, 2019
Only 5 women have beaten Serena 5+ times, with Venus having the most at 12. The other 4 are retired. A handful of women have beaten her 4 times. None of them are Sharapova. Stop calling her a rival.
— Raequaza the Chef (@brosninja) August 27, 2019
watching Serena dog walk Sharapova is my peace
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) August 27, 2019
The DMX challenge but it’s just Serena Williams the 19 consecutive times she’s defeated Maria Sharapova
— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) August 28, 2019
How many times has Serena beat Sharapova in this “rivalry”
Me:pic.twitter.com/ikWMak0X0Z— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) August 27, 2019
We still got a few residual tweets about the chicken sandwich craze that overtook the country for nearly three weeks.
what if the real lesson is we've never needed popeyes…..we've all had the sandwich inside of us and all this time all we needed to do was believe
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 27, 2019
Me going back to eating the spicy 3 piece meal at Popeyes like nothing happened. pic.twitter.com/JIWMGdOddu
— The big chillin’ (@Kofie) August 27, 2019
The @PopeyesChicken sandwich, in its 15 days on the national market, generated $65 million worth of chatter among the news & social media platforms, according to @ApexMarketing. pic.twitter.com/MjeGzEw7Q0
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 28, 2019
Popeyes doing ‘08 Wayne numbers
— Mat Jones (@Jones_Face) August 27, 2019
This video has made some of the funniest meme tweets of all time https://t.co/UeNcu1bqTa
— jake owens (@Jake0wens) August 28, 2019
But as always, it was a random assortment of tweets the gobbled up the most likes.
I’m never deleting TikTok from my phone ???????????? pic.twitter.com/Pm895fu8Jd
— ᴬᶠʳᵒᵈᶦˢᶦᵃᶜ ????✨ (@Iam_Afrodisiac) August 29, 2019
me waiting for my friend and their friend, who i don’t know, to finish talking after bumping into each other pic.twitter.com/UKaCsR83TY
— Up Top Culture (@UpTopCulture) August 30, 2019
If Kanye messes up this mega church grif…err ministry before I can start mine I’m gonna be tight
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 30, 2019
Natives after that first thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/4dAFKZjm4C
— IM IN A ♿️ (@MAG_0223) August 30, 2019
their reaction to rihanna rapping still sends me pic.twitter.com/96YllaqUMl
— ni (@thickannawhore) August 28, 2019
This part sent me… ???????? pic.twitter.com/IzGztOeHaN
— Jonathan McDougle (@Jonathamcdougle) August 28, 2019
Had to to it to 'em. #DMXchallenge
pic.twitter.com/OSPRhMpYq4— Halle Berry (@halleberry) August 30, 2019
How people see your sister VS How you see her pic.twitter.com/CVKLWEazZD
— SIDE HUSBAND???????????????? (@Fahvy2) August 29, 2019
SOMEBODY COME LOOK AT THIS! THIS TOOK ME OUT ???????????? pic.twitter.com/1HPRhNLfjn
— SOLO ???? PAX WEST !!! (@OutrunSolo) August 28, 2019
“would you step on your ex for 1 million dollars?”
me: pic.twitter.com/4YKJNX3c3d
— Up Top Culture (@UpTopCulture) August 27, 2019
Out of all Twitter had to offer this week, this little boy's reaction took the cake.
This is the Twitter content I’m here for…???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/3kxNyVfcI3
— Rex Chapman???????? (@RexChapman) August 28, 2019
Enjoy the Labor Day weekend!
