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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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Elliot Wilson Seems To Shadily Respond To Charlamagne Tha God’s Comments On Him

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While most hip-hop fans are more concerned with beef between its artists, the genre’s cultural leaders and media exponents are seemingly just as prone to some tension. Moreover, some folks think that Elliott Wilson and Charlamagne Tha God are experiencing a bit of a rift right now thanks to some recent statements floating around the Internet. What seems to have sparked this, if this is true at all, is Charlamagne’s recent podcast comments about his belief that Wilson shouldn’t have landed in the top five of Complex‘s 2024 hip-hop media power ranking. Whether or not this struck a chord with the Rap Radar personality is a mystery, but the damage is already done for many people online.

“A HOF career 3rd mic n***a crying about my top 5 status,” Elliott Wilson mysteriously tweeted on Saturday (July 20), which came after Charlamagne Tha God’s comments. “Legacy these nuts, I got great content on the way. #2024 [goat emoji].” This perspective is particularly interesting and slightly eyebrow-raising because Charlamagne actually landed at number four on Complex‘s list, whereas Wilson was number five.

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Charlamagne Tha God Reacts To Complex‘s Rap Media Ranking

“Salute to Vlad, I think Vlad should be higher,” Charlamagne Tha God reacted to DJ Vlad’s number six placement on the Complex list. “What else we got? Elliott! You shouldn’t be number five. Number four, Charlamagne Tha God.” Of course, this comment is so brief, vague, and lacking in detail that you can interpret it in a lot of different ways. Is Charlamagne suggesting that Wilson should be higher than five or lower? With this perspective in mind, his retort comes off as a little more reactionary, and other fans think that he could be talking about another media figure like Joe Budden instead.

Elliott Wilson’s Response

But that doesn’t make much sense either, as Elliott Wilson and Joe Budden have done podcasts together very recently. So, what’s going on here? Are folks just missing another target of Wilson’s ire in favor of unverified options or is there really some animosity towards Charlamagne Tha God? Regardless, hopefully the ranking motivated folks to work harder on their craft rather than turn against each other. Rappers and the fanbases are divided enough: the media doesn’t have to follow.

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