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DJ Akademiks Calls Out DJ Hed For Shooting Down His Kendrick Lamar Album Report

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DJ Akademiks went off on DJ Hed while live-streaming on Sunday night after the Kendrick Lamar associate shot down the reports that the iconic rapper is working on a new album. In doing so, Akademiks labeled himself the greatest journalist that Hed has ever seen and reaffirmed his previous report that a new project is in the works.

“I’m the greatest single journalist you’ve ever heard of,” Akademiks remarked. “I built a $20 million industry by doing this sh*t. I played Drake’s video and Drake had to ask me, ‘How’d you get it?’ When I tell you something came from or something I know when it comes to Kendrick or whatever– I don’t give a f*ck who Kendrick is, I don’t give a f*ck about none of these n****s. Akademiks is the greatest single journalist you’ve ever heard of. You could be f*cking Kendrick if I said it that’s what it is. Let me be clear: I don’t need to talk to the artists. How much sh*t did I break about Yung Miami? You think I ever talked to her? Nope.”

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Kendrick Lamar Performs At “The Pop Out”

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 19: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch)

From there, he mentioned reporting on Drake, Lil Yachty, JAY-Z, and more. “DJ Hed you go ask Kendrick… you up under that n***as crotch, I’m big Ak… I made a million dollars with the n***as that work with Kendrick now, so what is DJ Hed talking about shut up n***a,” he added.

Akademiks Slams DJ Hed

Hed had debunked a screenshot of an alleged text conversation with Lamar in which the rapper appeared to confirm Akademiks’ report about new music coming. Afterward, Hed wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Dot don’t really talk to nobody.. especially not Ak.” Be on the lookout for further updates on DJ Akademiks, DJ Hed, and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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DJ Akademiks Doubles Down On Rumor That NBA YoungBoy Made $100 Million Last Year

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NBA YoungBoy is currently dealing with at least a couple of pretty tough legal situations, but folks think he’s actually doing very well. Moreover, you may have heard that authorities hit him with another gun charge amid his guilty plea for a similar case, adding onto his struggles. However, various media outlets and commentators alleged a pretty big flip-side to the Baton Rouge rapper’s woes: he apparently made a hundred million dollars while on house arrest in 2023. While these numbers don’t have a full and unquestionable confirmation, DJ Akademiks became the most recent figure to claim these rumors are true and even explained why.

“When you’ve made a hundred million dollars – and yes, it is reported that NBA YoungBoy made a hundred million dollars in 2023,” DJ Akademiks began. “Now, I don’t know if y’all know this. But he made a hundred. Million. Dollars. I can tell you how it kind of breaks down. He sold part of his catalog, the small part he owned from Atlantic. He signed to… What was it, like, between a 40 or 60 million dollar deal with Capitol, and he did some other deal. Basically, it was a hundred million dollars. And trust me, yeah, it was a hundred. When a n***a make a hundred million dollars, house arrest… What y’all think house arrest looks like for a hundred million dollar n***a? Huh? Let me ask y’all. I won’t say nothing.”

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DJ Akademiks Reinforces Reports About NBA YoungBoy’s 2023 House Arrest Earnings

In other YoungBoy news, his baby mama Jania Meshell recently had fans on the edge of their seats while revealing her pregnancy test results. She already has two children: one with YB and one with her current fiancée Dejounte Murray. She didn’t want to add another kid to her family, and you can tell based on her reaction to the results. No spoilers!

Meanwhile, YB might face ten years in prison over the federal gun charge he pleaded guilty to. There’s no telling where his career will go from here, but odds are that it will continue to be prolific. After all, it’s not like YoungBoy let anything stop him from dropping material so far. With so much alleged revenue and paydays under his belt, though, he might be set to take things slow and steady if he so wishes.

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DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar Is Dropping New Music Soon, But Not About The Drake Beef

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After relentlessly dropping four songs in almost as many days, we’re now back to an age-old question: where in the world is Kendrick Lamar? He hasn’t popped out since the “Not Like Us” music video, which continues to break streaming records (Drake’s old records, to be specific) amid many more milestones, accomplishments, astonishments, and a whole lot of fan discourse. While many fervent online voices aren’t here for it, DJ Akademiks just added fuel to that speculative fire. Moreover, he recently expressed during his livestream that his sources indicated an upcoming drop from K.Dot coming very soon. His fans pray that these reports come true in 2024, lest we roll this over into the second half of the 2020s decade.

“Wait, why did I get news that Kendrick is coming?” DJ Akademiks claimed concerning Kendrick Lamar’s next musical move. “I’ve gotten some sources that tell me Kendrick – I don’t think it’s on some diss s**t. But I’ve heard that, you know, Kendrick is loading up. I don’t know if that means an album, I don’t know if he’s finally going to start giving out the handouts of features that he probably promised them n***as who were Crip-walking and Blood-walking on that stage. I don’t know if it’s just going to be a loosie. Maybe it’s that track that was at the beginning of the ‘Not Like Us’ video. But I was told… Kendrick is coming. So – and pause on that, by the way. That sounds wild.”

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DJ Akademiks With An Ominous & Exciting Claim: “Kendrick Lamar Is Coming”

Furthermore, this is especially interesting news this time around thanks to the new Drake tracks that he dropped on IG over the weekend. Many lines on this new three-pack reference the various beefs he was in this year, but not a lot of them directly relate to Kendrick Lamar. As such, maybe the 6ix God wants to keep things general and subliminally shady, although the word “subliminal” has pretty much lost all meaning when all that’s missing is a super-obvious callout. Either way, DJ Akademiks’ theory that the Compton lyricist won’t rehash the battle is a common one among fans.

Meanwhile, some fans even think that Kendrick Lamar foretold Drake’s new angles on these songs, particularly a line about therapy. Of course, it could just be another classic pgLang Stan reach, or it just goes to show how effectively he broke down his opponent’s character. Nevertheless, whether you’re a Kendrick hater or not, whatever comes next will definitely cause a stir. Only time will tell whether The Boogeyman comes back out or if he will instead fuel the other side of his old-school Gemini ways.

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DJ Akademiks Eviscerates Yung Miami For Making Fun Of Joe Budden’s Gold Plaque

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DJ Akademiks had some strong words for Yung Miami following her viral clowning of Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up” going Gold two decades after its release. Moreover, the streamer took issue with her laughter, saying that Budden has benefitted more from his career than she ever will from her own. Also, Ak posited that the former City Girl doesn’t even write any of her own lyrics, and that she shouldn’t be making fun of artists like this. In addition, he also said that she isn’t getting support from her label and that people don’t want to write for her anymore.

Elsewhere, this is what DJ Akademiks said of Yung Miami’s alleged involvement in her former boo Diddy’s legal situation. “With all due respect, you are a pretty girl,” he posited on his livestream. “But there’s a lot of pretty girls. Beauty, especially seeing all these girls get lip fillers, they’re wearing fake hair. That ain’t their hair, right? They get some implants, they put their t***ies up to their neck.

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DJ Akademiks Blasts Yung Miami For Ridiculing Joe Budden

“Like, it’s easy to create the idea of beauty that a man would be appealed by,” DJ Akademiks went on. “So what makes you special? Is it because you have some fame? No, Diddy’s messed with way more famous women than you. He had J. Lo, for God’s sakes. What makes you special? I’m going to tell you. If you disagree with me, it’s because you don’t know no n***as in the industry. Because I talk to these n***as. Like, what is it about this girl?

“You know what they say?” DJ Akademiks finalized. “A chick like Yung Miami… She do everything. Put it like this: self-respect is the kryptonite of rich n***as. Women: self-respect is the kryptonite of rich n***as. They don’t want to be around you when you’re saying, ‘Ah, I’m not doing that.’ The women who are in the game, they know this, too. If you want to get in the game, first, you got to hit that plateau of how good you look. Once you’re above the bar on how good you look, how far you go with these men in the industry will revolve around how little you say ‘No.’”

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DJ Akademiks Defends Nicki Minaj’s Possible Explanation For Her Ice Spice Beef

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Nicki Minaj recently sparked a whole lot of fan speculation with some recent moves that some Barbz interpreted as shade towards Ice Spice. For those unaware, the former unfollowed the latter on Instagram and then told fans to stop asking questions about “other people” amid this drama. As such, many put two and two together, but this equation doesn’t really confirm whether or not there are real issues at play here. Nevertheless, DJ Akademiks recently responded to this during his livestream, defending the Trinidadian MC for her choices and for the way in which she’s conducting business with these artists.

Of course, Ak’s main point of defense for Nicki Minaj’s treatment of Ice Spice was to compare her to her Young Money partner and his fav, Drake. He said that Drizzy rubs a lot of artists the wrong way for taking control of publishing and masters, but the media personality justified this through the notion of the “Drake stimulus package.” He’s already defended this model to death before, so it’s no surprise that he understands why Nicki is moving in the way she’s moving. To be clear, this approach from a massive artist to a relatively smaller one isn’t necessarily an automatic point of condemnation, as any sort of deal in the music industry can turn sour if executed irresponsibly.

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DJ Akademiks Speaks On Nicki Minaj’s Label Comments Seemingly Aimed At Ice Spice

Here’s what Nicki Minaj had to say about rappers signing to white labels instead of her Heavy On It imprint, which many saw as an Ice Spice dig. “Motherf***er tell somebody they don’t want to sign with Heavy On It,” she expressed. “But then they’ll go and sign with the white peoples. And guess who the white peoples finna call? Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty. They always get the attention of the Barbz. If your name is not on [the new version of] Pink Friday 2, they’re not a Heavy On It artist.”

Meanwhile, this is what Ice Spice had to say about Nicki Minaj recently. “We don’t have the closest relationship, you know? But we’re definitely good,” she posited. “We’re mutuals. We had smash records together. I love us together. I think the world does too.”

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DJ Akademiks Reveals What Got Him To Number One On Complex’s Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking

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DJ Akademiks has always had his ears to the ground when it comes to hip-hop coverage. Its why Complex placed him at the top of their “Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking” earlier last month. Prior to this, he slotted in at the number two spot on the first-ever list last year. Obviously, he pushed even harder over the last 12 months, and he was rewarded handsomely for his tireless efforts, including covering the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef right on the spot. This is quite the feat, as there are tons of stiff competition out there such Charlamagne tha God, Joe Budden, Anthony Fantano, and more. All of these pundits have a lot of great qualities that have led them to be extremely successful.

However, at least this time around, it’s clear that DJ Akademiks a little something extra in the toolbelt for him to achieve this career milestone. According to his interview with Vlad TV, he says “passion” is the true key to long-lasting success. The Jamaican-born multi-media journalist recalls listening to the radio constantly in high school, driving to Rutgers University and seeing massive Breakfast Club billboards and wanting to be like “megastars” like them. Ultimately, he just put his head down and was going to get to that level one way or another.

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DJ Akademiks Says You Need To Have Passion

“Hard work beats talent when talent don’t work hard”, is how Ak would describe that mindset. Furthermore, he explains to Vlad that he wants to see continued success for himself beyond this point. He has no plans of settling and drifting away from stardom. That relentlessness is another reason why he’s respected but also hated by so many. It’s also going to come in handy when you have people like Kai Cenat coming up the rear. He acknowledges how much work he’s putting in as well, streaming early in the morning and still getting thousands upon thousands of people tuning in. Akademiks has his work cut out for him for sure, but he seems ready for the challenge as always.

What are your thoughts on DJ Akademiks’ key to securing the number one spot on the Complex “Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking”? Do you think he was deserving of this rank, why or why not? What do you think about him showing love to Kai Cenat? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding DJ Akademiks. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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DJ Akademiks Responds After Alleged Court Documents From His Rape Case Surface Online

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DJ Akademiks is coming under fire on social media after users posted screenshots of an alleged court filing from Fauziya “Ziya” Abashe’s sexual assault lawsuit against him. Included in the apparent filing are graphic photos of her alleged injuries from July 2022, when she claims two unnamed individuals drugged and assaulted her inside the streamer’s home. She is suing all three of them for sexual assault, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and defamation.

The alleged documents state: “Ms. Abashe was unconscious or incoherent because it is unconscionable to believe that any person who is a willing participant in these acts can endure the pain of being dragged back and forth on the concrete, incurring scrapes and scratches on their back, buttocks, and elbows, especially while there is an empty lawn chair in arms reach, as well as several empty rooms in the home.”

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Ziya Abashe’s Court Filing Surfaces Online

Abashe claims John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 initially drugged her near a pool deck and began sexually assaulting her as she lost consciousness. Eventually, she woke up in Akademiks’ bed as he was allegedly “brutally raping her.” The alleged documents continue: “Mr. Allen and his two accomplices’ sexual assault severely injured Ms. Abashe, causing significant physical and psychological pain and suffering, loss of dignity, and invasion of her privacy. Mr. Allen’s public statements added to the harm Ms. Abashe was already silently suffering with.” Abashe’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, said she only came forward when she did because Akademiks allegedly lied about the incident publically. “Litigation is always the last resort. After several unsuccessful attempts to resolve this case privately, Ms Abashe was left with no choice but to file. Mr. Allen’s hubris will be his downfall,” he said.

DJ Akademiks Denies Latest Allegations

Akademiks already vehemently denied the allegations stemming from Abashe’s lawsuit. He claims he already gave over all of the pictures present in the documents to police and has “nothing to hide.” During a livestream back in May, he immediately denied the accusations when the story went public. “Whatever this is will be handled in court,” he said at the time. “Just know, according to the law and according to the police and according to all sanctioning governing authorities, Akademiks is an innocent man who has not ever been charged with anything of the sort that has to do with any deviancy or anything like that, has never been charged, will never be charged. That’s a fact.” Be on the lookout for further updates on DJ Akademiks on HotNewHipHop.

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DJ Akademiks Argues Kendrick Lamar & J Cole Never Had A “Stimulus Package” Like Drake

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DJ Akademiks may have already admitted that the so-called “Drake stimulus package” isn’t what it once was, but regardless, he recently argued no other artist had one to begin with. Addressing the topic on a new stream, Akademiks claimed neither Kendrick Lamar nor J Cole could ever guarantee an artist’s song would hit the charts.

“I’ll say that the Drake stimulus package is not the same at this moment, but here’s why I say it’s not the same,” he began. “Let’s be clear. Kendrick does not have a stimulus package. J Cole does not have a stimulus package. These other guys don’t have a stimulus package where they just hop on any song and it automatically charts. That was only allotted to Drake.” From there, he explained how criticism of Drake is similar to that of LeBron James. “When we talk about LeBron, we don’t use the same criticism for KD because we’re like, ‘KD’s not compared to Michael. LeBron, you are. So, we’re gonna use this unrealistic expectation for you because you’re compared to the greatest that’s ever lived.’”

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Drake Performs With 21 Savage In Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 19: 21 Savage and Drake Onstage During Wicked (Spelhouse Homecoming Concert) Featuring 21 Savage at Forbes Arena at Morehouse College on October 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

It’s not the first time Akademiks’ has spoken on the stimulus package not being what it once was. During a stream in July, following the release of Drake’s collaboration with Camila Cabello, he remarked: “Drake’s wings, slightly, feel clipped. The Drake Stimulus Package right now, doesn’t exist. Drake going on Camila Cabello’s track didn’t do nothing.” Fans brought up this change in tone on social media in the wake of his more recent remarks. “But he is also the one that said and I quote the Drake stimulus package wasn’t working,” one user wrote.

DJ Akademiks Speaks On The Drake “Stimulus Package”

Check out Akademiks’ latest thoughts on Drake above. Be on the lookout for further updates on DJ Akademiks as well as the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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Drake Pops Out For “Supersoak” Music Video In New Preview From DJ Akademiks

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Well, it looks like DJ Akademiks was quickly able to prove his claim that Drake has a music video coming very soon. Moreover, he recently shared a short preview of the visuals for the unreleased (and leaked) Lil Yachty collab “Supersoak” music video on his livestream. The clip doesn’t really show much, just the 6ix God rocking his braids and vibing out to the track with a friend. Either way, it gives OVO and Concrete fans hope that the duo will officially drop this collaboration on streaming services after Yachty spoke of leaking it to Kai Cenat because they couldn’t get the sample cleared.

“It’ll be good for both of their brands,” Mr. Hotspot, the artist that Drake and Lil Yachty sampled for this cut, explained concerning his ultimatum that he’ll clear the sample if they make a clean and kid-friendly version of their song. “I’m blessed to work with children so we just gotta make it clean for them. We don’t need no children getting whooped cause they said this or that, you understand? It’s the children who really running these views up. So if we make sure both verses clean everybody coming clean, everybody gonna benefit.”

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DJ Akademiks Previews Drake “Supersoak” Music Video

“I sent a song to Kai to leak,” Lil Yachty had said of this Drake collab. “We couldn’t get the sample. So I just let Kai play it. It’s everywhere. [Mr. Hotspot] went down, like, a Christian path. I don’t even think we got into money. He was just like, ‘No.’ It was crazy.” Maybe this new music video means that the “Another Late Night” duo successfully worked something out with Mr. Hotspot to put the song out officially, but we can’t know for sure until it drops.

Meanwhile, “Supersoak” also prompted Soulja Boy to call Drake out for what he perceived as a diss against him. “Drake, you up here talkin’ about some S.O.D. super soak,” he expressed on social media. “Boy, stop playin with me, boy. That better be a f***ing shout out, n***a. You better keep that s**t light, my boy. This your first and only warning. This not gon’ be the best idea for you, family.”

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DJ Akademiks Hints At Drake’s Next Move

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DJ Akademiks says that Drake is working on a new music video, after dropping 100 gigabytes of content for fans earlier this month. That release featured behind-the-scenes videos and three new tracks. They included: “It’s Up,” featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage, “Blue Green Red,” and “Housekeeping Knows,” featuring Latto. Further details on the music video are unclear. Akademiks made the report on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning.

“Music video otw,” he wrote. Fans had mixed responses to the news. “Drake down bad.. he should end his washed career now!” one user replied to Ak’s post. Another added: “Tbh AK should just be a Drake fan page cause this is where we always getting the new exclusive from Drake.”

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Drake Performs At Coachella

INDIO, CA – APRIL 15: Drake performs on the Coachella stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017, in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

In addition to the music video, Drake previously confirmed that he’s working on a collaborative album with PartyNextDoor. Celebrating his OVO artist’s 31st birthday, last month, Drake wrote on Instagram: “More life to the late night serenader 6 side sound creator owl gang crusader melodies that persuade her baby making music to put her in labour none greater PartyNextDoor stay tuned real soon.” The following month, Awaiz Punjani asked Party for his favorite song with Drake, to which he responded: “The one we doing right now – all 15 we doing right now.”

DJ Akademiks Reveals Drake’s Music Video Plan

DJ Akademiks has been closely aligned with Drake throughout the Toronto rapper’s recent beef with Kendrick Lamar. Weeks before the 100 Gigs release, he reported that Drake had more music dropping soon. Check out his post regarding a new music video on X above. Be on the lookout for further updates on DJ Akademiks as well as Drake and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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