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Yung Miami Eggs On Saucy Santana Amid Akademiks Beef

October 31, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Yung Miami isn’t holding back Saucy Santana after she got into it with DJ Akademiks. Following Santana’s heated response to Ak, Yung Miami chimed in on her Instagram Story. Sharing a photo of Santana’s arm with his finger pointing, Miami wrote, “And when I send you this, it means meet me in the streets p*ssa*ss h0.” The photo was accompanied by a snippet of Drake’s scathing verse on Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin” alongside French Montana.

This came after Saucy Santana and Akademiks issued shots at one another. After Saucy leaped to Miami’s defense, he and Akademiks got into an epithet-fueled shot at one another. However, Santana took it a step further in his latest video where he threatened to sexually assault Akademiks after beating him up.

Saucy Santana Leaps To Yung Miami’s Defense

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It all began when Akademiks went in on the first week sales for City Girls’ new album, RAW, which moved about 10K in its first week. It’s an underwhelming figure, although there was little promotion or announcement before its release. “I talked to almost the head of the RIAA […] they told me this shit went 15x plastic,” Ak said on his stream after the album debuted at #117 on the Billboard 200. “They said, ‘Ak, this is the first triple plastic certification we’ve given out.’ He said the last time they dropped a record, it went double styrofoam, but now we gotta go to plastic.”

At first, Miami slyly quoted Meek Mill on X (formerly Twitter) when she responded to Akademiks’ comments. “IF YOU AIN’T ABOUT THAT MURDER GAME THEN PUSSY N***A SHUT UP PLEASEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!” Miami wrote. However, Santana came in afterward and berated Akademiks for frequently trying to have issues with women. He even brought up Akademiks’ recent spat with GloRilla over the weekend. Finally, Santana invited Akademiks to Yung Miami’s Halloween party to have a face-to-face conversation. Check out Miami’s response to DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana above. We’ll keep you posted on anymore updates surrounding the situation.

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Chrisean Rock & Akademiks Get Into Explosive Argument On Instagram Live

August 30, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Chrisean Rock has gained a slew of adversaries during her time in the limelight. Although her feud with her soon-to-be baby daddy, Blueface, has been highlighted over the years, she’s also faced criticism across the internet from notable personalities and the average social media user. Akademiks has undoubtedly been one of her most vocal critics, along with Blueface’s and finally, they addressed their issues with each other face-to-face. On the Zeus Network’s official Instagram, Chrisean and Akademiks took a moment to confront each other.

Akademiks kicked things off, explaining how he couldn’t celebrate Chrisean’s pregnancy due to her behavior. Although Ak said that he only gave her “fair criticism,” Chrisean said that he needed to step into the ring. “You’ve been moving like a violent beast on that network. I told you. I can’t co-sign a woman’s pregnancy when it’s supposed to be full of joy and love, acting the way you do,” Akademiks told her. However, Chrisean defended her actions, stating, “People get sh*t thrown at them all the time. It’s what comes with being a star.”

Akademiks & Chrisean Rock Kick Off

Ak explained his initial criticism surrounded her relationship with Blueface. However, she asked why he’s involving herself in her relationship.” Ak responded that she’s making millions of dollars by publicizing her relationship in the first place. He brought up the bottle incident while the CEO of Zeus explained that they don’t follow the couple 24/7. “I don’t like how you just threw that n***a to the curb after you sucked out all the clout out of him… you told that n***a he irrelevant and then now, you’re saying, ‘I’m a star’ and God did it for you. Blueface was right about that,” Akademiks told Chrisean. “I ain’t suck nothing out of that n***a. He sucked the life out of my dumba*s,” she responded.

Still, Chrisean Rock didn’t hold back on her criticism towards Akademiks. “This n***a don’t pick a side. One minute when he talkin’ sh*t about me, one minute he talkin’ sh*t about Blue. One minute he takin’ up for Blue,” she said. “Your fat ass annoying, you always got something to say.” In response, Ak stated, “You annoying too. We only know you for beating your baby daddy up.” That’s when Chrisean Rock said that he’s only getting clout for hopping on his live before presumably shutting down the Live. Check the clip out above.

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DJ Akademiks Accuses Punch Of TDE Of Trying To “Suge Knight” Him Over SZA Rant

August 17, 2023 by newhiphopnews

DJ Akademiks recently inspired the ire of the Internet for going on an impassioned, bizarre, and fat-shaming rant against SZA. If he thought he could do so without getting targeted by her label, TDE, then he was sorely mistaken. Moreover, its president Punch tweeted and deleted a message for the social media personality. “Man I’ve been so conflicted the [past] couple of days as to address this dude publicly or not,” he expressed. “I’m not playing no internet games… He have to answer for those disrespectful things he said about SZA.”

Then, DJ Akademiks responded to Punch’s remarks while streaming on Rumble, and didn’t hold back. “None of y’all are Suge Knight,” the former Complex host started his clap-back. “You don’t strike fear in my heart. There is no, ‘Oh my God, he’s going to get me!’ I did content about the biggest killers in the world in Chicago. I’ve talked about the worst people you could imagine… I won’t be sitting here scared of an older n***a who claims he’s a ‘thug.’ Mr. Punch from TDE, you didn’t have to delete your tweet.

DJ Akademiks’ Rant Against TDE’s Punch

“I’m not scared of you,” Akademiks continued. “I don’t know nobody that’s scared of you and I don’t know nobody that would think you be doing nothing. So please, pipe down, and rather than delete the tweet, don’t send the tweet. Because if you look at my tweet history, I leave them up for all to see.” Also, he called Punch a hypocrite for his “lightweight coded threat,” and assessed it as “received, laughed at, and sent back.” “This is why we’re laughing: you’re tweeting [about how] you’re not playing internet games while you’re tweeting it!” Ak continued. “This is why I said y’all are not Suge Knight. Suge Knight wouldn’t give a nice proper warning and then delete the tweet. I don’t think he’d tweet at all.

“We’re not scared of none of you n***as,” the streamer concluded. “Listen, you guys have some great artists and I’m hoping you guys can put out music a little more frequently, just as the fan in me speaking. Put your record out, be quiet. That’s about it… Stop acting gangster online. If you was gonna do something, you wouldn’t tweet it. Stop it, brother, please. You look pathetic. And by the way, I don’t want a response for this neither. Work your record, you’re a record executive. Yeah, you got a couple gangsters on payroll. Whoop de doo! We’re all millionaires. Everybody could pay for some d*mb s**t to get done. You don’t wanna die, I don’t wanna die. You don’t wanna go to jail, I don’t wanna go to jail. Shut up with your tweeting.” For more on Punch, DJ Akademiks, and SZA, stick around on HNHH.

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WATCH: Megan Thee Stallion Blasts Her Haters in Post Tory Lanez Sentencing Return to Stage

August 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Megan Thee Stallion took the stage for the first time since Tory Lanez’s sentencing, and she had one strong message: “F*ck all my haters.”

Hot Girl Meg continued, “None of that shit you was doing or saying broke me.”

Tory Lanez‘s time behind bars for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion will be closer to nine years instead of the previously sentenced 10. Lanez will get credit for the time served.

“Lanez will be credited for 231 days he’s already spent in jail,” court reporter Meghann Cuniff wrote on Twitter. “He gets 15% credit of 34 days. Herriford also is crediting his 40 days of house arrest, for a total of 305 days. He’ll request bail pending appeal, which will be heard Aug. 15.”

Cuniff also noted that the possibility of bail is extremely unlikely.

Lanez will be credited for 231 days he’s already spent in jail, and he gets 15% credit of 34 days. Herriford also is crediting his 40 days of house arrest, for a total of 305 days. He’ll request bail pending appeal, which will be heard Aug. 15. (Extremely unlikely to be granted.)

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 9, 2023

Tory Lanez will be behind bars for a while, serving time for his shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez’s lawyer, Jose Baez, spoke with TMZ and stated the rapper is “feeling pretty low” and is processing the sentence. He added that the Chixtape rapper would deal with the sentence as best as he could.

Baez also noted that Tory would lean on his faith in God and his fans and family’s support system. Baez also states that they are still fighting for an appeal.

Tory Lanez’s time is to be spent in a California state prison.

The verdict was delivered after a 10-minute argument by Alex Bott on behalf of prosecutors and 20 minutes of defense from Jose Baez. Judge Herriford issued the ruling.

During the hearing, Tory Lanez spoke for several minutes, according to reporter Meghann Cuniff, where he said Megan is “someone I still care for dearly to this day” and said, “the victim’s my friend.”

He also would speak about the mutual loss of their mothers. “We both lost our mothers. We would sit there and drink, and drink until we got numb,” Tory Lanez said.

Tory spoke for several minutes. He said he still cares about Megan. He called her “someone I still care for dearly to this day” regardless of what she may think of him.
He said “the victim’s my friend.” He talked about bonding with her over the loss of their mothers.

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023

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Tory Lanez to Get Credit for Time Served, Dropping Prison Time to 9 Years

August 10, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Tory Lanez‘s time behind bars for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion will be closer to nine years instead of the previously sentenced 10. Lanez will get credit for the time served.

Cuniff also noted that the possibility of bail is extremely unlikely.

Lanez will be credited for 231 days he’s already spent in jail, and he gets 15% credit of 34 days. Herriford also is crediting his 40 days of house arrest, for a total of 305 days. He’ll request bail pending appeal, which will be heard Aug. 15. (Extremely unlikely to be granted.)

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 9, 2023

Baez also noted that Tory would lean on his faith in God and his fans and family’s support system. Baez also states that they are still fighting for an appeal.

Tory Lanez’s time is to be spent in a California state prison.

The verdict was delivered after a 10-minute argument by Alex Bott on behalf of prosecutors and 20 minutes of defense from Jose Baez. Judge Herriford issued the ruling.

He also would speak about the mutual loss of their mothers. “We both lost our mothers. We would sit there and drink, and drink until we got numb,” Tory Lanez said.

Tory spoke for several minutes. He said he still cares about Megan. He called her “someone I still care for dearly to this day” regardless of what she may think of him.
He said “the victim’s my friend.” He talked about bonding with her over the loss of their mothers.

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023

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Tory Lanez Legal Team Says Rapper is ‘Feeling Pretty Low’

August 10, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Tory Lanez Music Streams Decline 40% After Being Called Out By Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez is going to be behind bars for a while, serving time for his shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez’s lawyer, Jose Baez, spoke with TMZ and stated the rapper is “feeling pretty low” and is processing the sentence. He added that the Chixtape rapper would deal with the sentence as best as he can.

Baez also noted that Tory would lean on his faith in God and his fans and family’s support system. Baez also states that they are still fighting for an appeal.

Tory Lanez’s has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The time is to be spent in a California state prison.

The verdict was delivered after a 10-minute argument by Alex Bott on behalf of prosecutors and 20 minutes of defense from Jose Baez. Judge Herriford issued the ruling.

He also would speak about the mutual loss of their mothers. “We both lost our mothers. We would sit there and drink, and drink until we got numb,” Tory Lanez said.

Tory spoke for several minutes. He said he still cares about Megan. He called her “someone I still care for dearly to this day” regardless of what she may think of him.
He said “the victim’s my friend.” He talked about bonding with her over the loss of their mothers.

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 8, 2023

In a statement from Megan Thee Stallion, read on day one of the sentencing, the rap superstar says she cannot be in a room with Lanez and has yet to find peace.

Thee Stallion’s statement revealed that not only is she still reeling from the trauma, Lanez has yet to take responsibility for his actions. According to TMZ, Hot Girl Meg stated first, Lanez attempted to blame the system and is not attempting to use childhood trauma as an excuse.

Lanez was supposed to receive his sentence on Monday, but the hearing will continue on Tuesday as time ran over. Prosecutors want Lanez to serve 13 years.

Tory Lanez‘s legal team pushed for reduced sentencing. Instead of time in jail, Lanez is seeking probation and a drug treatment program.

Previously Lanez’s attorneys, Baez and Ed Welbourn, filed a 41-page memo detailing reasons for the shooting. The two state Lanez was battling alcoholism and included a report from a psychologist in jail citing a traumatic childhood as aiding the condition. During that childhood, his mother passed away at age 11, and living in a “crack-infested” neighborhood.

The report also states that after Lanez became successful, he leaned on alcohol and weed to deal with his past. The team also pointed to Lanez’s community service as a reason.

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Akademiks Tempts Fate, Calls Erykah Badu “Ran Through”: Watch

August 9, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Akademiks’ name is running wild through the news cycle today (August 9) for a multitude of reasons. There’s the confirmation that Tory Lanez leaked information about his shooting trial with Megan Thee Stallion from a judge at sentencing yesterday. We’ve also seen his hateful comments about a number of women in the music industry. To the “Cash S**t” hitmaker, Ak urged her to hit him with a lawsuit. Elsewhere, he’s been throwing shade at Erykah Badu. Of course, she’s been known to cause her haters a great deal of karmic retribution in the past.

While streaming on Rumble, the Off the Record host came across a comment encouraging “The Healer” to “work [her] magic” on Akademiks after news of the Lanez leak went public. As HipHopDX notes, the embattled media personality was obviously triggered by the discourse. He quickly turned his attention to finding flaws in Badu. “I never f**ked with Erykah Badu after she was tryna come on my show and be funny,” Ak ranted after reminding us of the time she compared him to a Tom & Jerry character in 2017.

Akademiks’ Next Victim? Erykah Badu

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“B**ch, I don’t f**k with you after that. Ni**a, wassup now? What we finna do? B**ch, you a old-a** h*e, just keep getting f**ked by all these young ni**as,” he continued. “How many rappers done ran through you?” Ak then asked, seemingly referencing Badu’s former romances with The D.O.C., Common, Jay Electronica, and Andre 3000. Afterward, he even went so far as to accuse the 52-year-old of attempting to hook up with the late XXXTENTACION.

Akademiks’ wrath doesn’t stop there. Earlier this month, he lashed out at Chloe Bailey over her sultry cover of Gunna’s “fukumean.” As you may recall, the R&B vocalist was romantically linked to the YSL artist before his RICO arrest last spring, and Ak doesn’t approve of Bailey’s attempt to slide back into his life now that he’s back with a hot new album. Read everything the podcaster had to say at the link below and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Tory Lanez Lawyer Claims Rapper Leaked Court Docs & Medical Info To Akademiks: Report

August 9, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The saga surrounding the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion ended on Tuesday afternoon after a judge handed down a 10-year sentence to Tory Lanez. In the past two years since the shooting took place, there have been a number of narratives surrounding what happened last night. Meghan Cuniff remained diligent in her reporting through the courtroom. Meanwhile, DJ Akademiks often provided fans with insight through his livestreams where he’d recap each day of trial and provide his own analysis. However, Ak’s access to medical records and court documents has raised questions.

During a livestream yesterday, Meghan Cuniff revealed that DJ Akademiks’ actually obtained these exclusive documents from Tory Lanez. “The judge found that Lanez leaked it to Akademiks. I’m like, ‘well, Lanez own lawyer said that.’ They described that’s how it happened in the documents. So, and look, I can respect that he doesn’t want to ever reveal who gave him that document. He shouldn’t have to do that,” she said in the clip.

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In response to Meghann Cuniff’s claims, Akademiks vehemently denied that Tory Lanez provided him with any sort of information. The Off The Record host explained that he has reliable sources that he wouldn’t expose but insisted that it wasn’t anyone from Tory’s team that reached out to him. Additionally, he denied that the judge determined that Tory leaked court documents because it would’ve led to a worse sentence. He also said that Meghan Cuniff reached out to him in hopes to land an interview for her recent article titled “The History Of Tory Lanez’s False DNA Claims From DJ Akademiks To Casey Anthony’s Expert.”

Cunniff’s claims relate to Akademiks’ assessment of the DNA prints on the gun. Although the report stated that the DNA tests were inconclusive, Akademiks said that Tory’s DNA wasn’t found on the weapon at all. Ultimately, it led to an explosive back-and-forth between Megan Thee Stallion and Akademiks. Meg claimed Ak was trying to spread lies about her before he fired back, suggesting that her and Roc Nation are playing a “PR game.” We’ll keep you posted with any other information surrounding the case. Check out Akademiks’ response above.

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Iggy Azalea Responds to Backlash for Penning Letter for Tory Lanez: ‘I Do Wish Him Well’

August 9, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Iggy Azalea Threatens to Press Charges on Whoever Leaked her Nudes

Iggy Azalea is responding to backlash caused by her penning a letter of support for Tory Lanez ahead of his sentencing.

In case you missed it, Iggy Azalea wrote a letter of support for Tory Lanez to aid his sentencing. According to reporter Meghann Cuniff, Azalea’s letter was one of 70 written supporting the Chixtape rapper. The letter sent a sharp response Iggy’s way on social media.

According to Cuniff, Judge Herriford said Iggy Azalea’s letter asks the judge to impose a sentence “that is transformational, not life destroying.”

Alright we are on the 90-minute break. Judge Herriford got 70+ letters of support for Tory Lanez, including one from @IggyAzalea. He briefly summarized each one. Two jailers wrote letters, one spoke in court. Lanez’ father, Sonstar Peterson, was the last speaker before the break.

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 7, 2023

. @IGGYAZALEA https://t.co/8DeV2Xami9 pic.twitter.com/txIqqTFH1h

— all reaction videos (@allreactionvids) August 7, 2023

They can deport Iggy Azalea’s nasty ass too! https://t.co/ZriQBpr00l pic.twitter.com/3VdlbFNRaU

— Rachel. (@_loveRachel_) August 7, 2023

.@IGGYAZALEA u NASTY bitch https://t.co/Vr6MzS445t pic.twitter.com/8ujbhhQbK3

— N ᱬ (@bettergiaw) August 7, 2023

Iggy would offer a lengthy response, stating she has not been in touch with Tory in months, but “I do wish him well.” Azalea also noted the letter was supposed to be solely for the judge and was to highlight her “genuine experience and the type of punishment I think he deserves.”

You can see all of Iggy’s responses below.

Iggy Azalea says Tory Lanez doesn’t deserve 5+ years in jail for shooting Megan Thee Stallion pic.twitter.com/kVUEn6yK5z

— No Jumper (@nojumper) August 8, 2023

As his sentencing began, the court was back in session for Tory Lanez on Monday. In a letter from Megan Thee Stallion, the rap superstar says she cannot be in a room with Lanez and has yet to find peace.

Lanez was supposed to receive his sentence on Monday, but the hearing will continue on Tuesday as time ran over. Prosecutors want Lanez to serve 13 years.

Tory Lanez‘s legal team continues to push for reduced sentencing. Instead of time in jail, Lanez is seeking probation and a drug treatment program.

Providing updates on the court case is Law&Crime reporter Meghann Cuniff who states Lanez’s attorneys, Jose Baez and Ed Welbourn, filed a 41-page memo detailing reasons for the shooting. The two-state Lanez was battling alcoholism and included a report from a psychologist in jail citing a traumatic childhood as aiding the condition. During that childhood, his mother passed away at age 11, and living in a “crack-infested” neighborhood.

The report also states that after Lanez became successful, he leaned on alcohol and weed to deal with his past. The team also pointed to Lanez’s community service as a reason.

Here’s my article on Tory Lanez’s sentencing memo. It’s an interesting mix of “I’m innocent, but assuming I’m guilty, it’s because my alcoholism is a mental disorder.” https://t.co/SueeXpYhIL

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 3, 2023

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