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Fresh off allegedly squashing his longstanding beef with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, fellow superstar Lil Durk is essentially committing to a “no comment” stance. DJ Akademiks revealed on a livestream this month that Durk and YoungBoy ending their feud. “That beef is squashed. You ain’t hear?” Ak said on his stream. “I’m serious. … Durk and YoungBoy don’t have beef […]
Conway The Machine spoke on Benny The Butcher and Freddie Gibbs’ beef, expressing his desire to squash the issues between the two rappers. “It’s a fucked up situation for me, personally, man,” Conway told DJ Akademiks when the topic of the beef was brought up during a recent interview. “That n***a Gibbs my n***a, man. I wish that shit […]
Joe Budden has fired back at his former co-hosts, Rory and Mal, after the pair criticized the former for being ranked No. 1 on Complex’s Hip Hop Media Power Ranking list. During the latest episode of the New Rory & Mal Podcast, the duo ripped Budden, referencing their past financial issues which ultimately led to the trio’s demise. “The […]
21 Savage spoke on Drake’s contentious lyrics on their joint project Her Loss, and said he encouraged the 6 God to speak his mind. Her Loss dropped on Friday, and while fans and critics alike had a lot to say about Drake’s alleged subliminal disses towards Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye West, DRAM, and Serena Williams’s husband, 21 Savage told DJ Akademiks he […]
Freddie Gibbs couldn’t help but take a few more shots at DJ Akademiks. While promoting his new album $oul $old $eparately, the Indiana rapper stopped by Power 106 to chop it with the L.A. Leakers. As part of the broadcast, Gibbs delivered a freestyle over Jay-Z’s 2000 track “This Can’t Be Life,” featuring Beanie Sigel and Scarface with production by Kanye […]
In a brief interview with TMZ, Chief Keef replied to Charlamagne Tha God saying the Chicago rapper isn’t influential because he “didn’t influence the world.” “I don’t care. Charlamagne, he got his own opinions,” Keef said when asked about the recent comments. “I don’t give no fuck.” In a recent viral clip from Charlamagne’s Brilliant Idiots podcast, The […]
According to French Montana, the rising death toll of young rappers in recent years has caused labels to start taking out life insurance policies on their signees. In a sit-down with Akademiks on his Off the Record podcast, the Coke Boys founder reflected on his history of beefs over the years and said his feuds at times got so tense that labels and rap […]
T-Pain believes if 2Pac were alive, he wouldn’t stack up lyrically to modern rappers—and that’s putting it nicely. T-Pain spoke with DJ Akademiks on his Twitch channel about hip-hop in the social media era before declaring that if 2Pac—who was killed in a drive-by in 1996—was still with us, he “would’ve gotten his ass ate the fuck […]
In a heated clip from the latest episode of DJ Akademiks’ Off the Record podcast, 6ix9ine said that late rappers Pop Smoke, King Von, and Nipsey Hussle were “caught lacking.” With 6ix9ine once again releasing music, the controversial Brooklyn rapper stopped by the podcast alongside YouTuber Hassan Campbell and manager Wack 100. During a particularly loud shouting match, which can […]
During a recent sitdown with Akademiks for his Off The Record podcast, Waka Flocka Flame went into detail about the label drama that consumed his career in the 2010s. He also said shady dealings were what ultimately led to Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, and French Montana leaving Mizay Entertainment – the label headed by Waka’s mother, Debra […]
