Me and my friend are big lovers of music and even bigger Geto Boys fans. We noticed that while Scarface (@Brothermob) is verified on Twitter his band member and partner in rhyme Willie D (@WillieDLIVE) is not. That's crazy since Willie D writes a lot of the songs and is equally responsible for the Geto Boys being one of the most successful and influential groups in music history. I just read his new advice column in The Houston Press and it's pretty good. At first we thought is was because Willie was new to Twitter but we've noticed they give checks to people who haven't been on there but a few months and has less than 1000 followers. Willie D has over 150,000. We've even seen nobodies passing themselves off as club promoters and rappers you wouldn't recognize if they were sitting in your living room watching tv get verified. So my question is, is it a pay thing and Willie refuses to play the game or is it some hating going on? The man is a legend, show some damn respect!
Not sure if you've read this or not, but it might give a glimpse on how Twitter goes about verifying users: Twitter FAQ: Verified Accounts