We know that DJ Akademiks is good friends with Tekashi 6ix9ine, as the two often hang out. They were even accused of being lovers by Tekashi’s ex-girlfriend Jade. While they probably aren’t bumping uglies, Ak does think of Ak differently than all the other rappers he knows. “I made a lot of artists 10s of millions,” […]
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“Hustlers don’t stop, they keep going,” Young Thug raps on Digits. However, some folks hear that as “Horses don’t stop, they keep going.” One Young Thug fan went as far as tattooing the misheard lyric on his back. Thug now promises to enunciate better. And that’s y I’m talking with more clarity UY SCUTI… dam […]
Image via Qmc Reece/Instagram The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you need to hear. Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner has never seen a single clip from the Jennifer Hudson show, but is inundated with those walk […]
Tay-K is currently on trial for the 2017 robbery and murder of photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar, a photographer who was gunned down in San Antonio during an attempted robbery This is separate from his 2019 conviction for the 2016 murder of Ethan Walker, for which he is serving a 55-year sentence. Today, Tay’s ex-girlfriend Joanna […]
YK Osiris is always looking for new ways to lose money. His latest get-in-debt quick scheme is to offer fight challenges. Over the weekend, he called out DDG. DDG accepted, conditionally. DDG says he’ll fight YK Osiris if he wins his upcoming fight https://t.co/YWqalK8KDP pic.twitter.com/JgDlsBzmWU — Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) April 7, 2025 It’s not the […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is outside these days. But he was locked up not so long ago on probation violations. He was on Diddy’s floor at MDC Brooklyn and spent some time with the disgraced mogul. “He embraced me when I was here, but I’m not sure he’d f*ck with me … if we werent’ sleeping next […]
Spotify won’t reveal the artists they’ve taken streams from in their latest bot purge. But there’s a good chance Nav is one of them. Album projectors HitsDailyDouble had his OMW2 REXDALE album coming in at 82K first week, which would be good for third place on the Billboard chart, one spot ahead of Lil Durk’s […]
Kanye West’s love-hate relationship with Drake continues. For the most part, Ye has been giving Drake props while dissing just about every other rapper. “I SAW A VIDEO OF DRAKE WALKING THROUGH HIS HOUSE AND SHOWING HE HAD A LIBRARY OF RYHME BOOKS MAN I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN AND REMEMBERED THIS WHEN […]
Earlier this week, Adam22 declared NoJumper is going broke. In doing so, he cited multiple challenges such as high overhead costs, losing their Instagram account, a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former employee, and other factors like the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poor financial investments. He has announced layoffs within the company […]
According to Terrance Howard, Puff Daddy tried to make him a Meek. However, he didn’t allow it. During a chat with Patrick Bet-David, the actor revealed Diddy tried to get close to him under the guise of acting lessons. But the Diddler “stared at him” instead of working on material. Eventually, Howard realized what was […]
For the third straight month, Spotify has removed notable streaming volume from tracks and artists for suspicion of bot usage. They don’t name the artists that were hit with reduction, but DJ Akademiks claims Kendrick Lamar was one of them. His evidence is that K. Dot monthly listeners on Spotify dropped from 110 million to […]
Kanye West has spent much of 2025 tweeting like a madman. His wife has left him for his messages, which tend to be racist, anti-Semitic, and generally attention-seeking. But that didn’t stop him. Today, he named the only thing that would quiet his deranged Twitter fingers. “If y’all really wanted me to stop tweeting Just […]
For the third month in a row, Spotify has removed notable streaming volume from tracks in all genres for suspicion of bot activity. Spotify doesn’t name the artist affected, you’d have to compare their totals between months. Russ wants everyone to know that those artists who did get caught botting are “losers.” “Spotify is removing […]
Last month, Yella Beezy was charged with capital murder in the 2020 death of fellow Dallas spitter Mo3. He’s accused of paying Kewon White to kill his rival rapper. White ended up gunning Mo3 down in the middle of a Texas highway and was arrested shortly after the incident. Beezy’s bond was initially set at […]
Jackilyn Martinez, who is dating Soulja Boy, last yearsued Blueface for defamation, arguing Blue lied when he claimed to be the father of her child. “I hit Soulja [baby momma] day before her baby shower and he payed [sic] for it. “I don’t tell no lies … had [Jackilyn] bent over,” SB typed on social. […]
Part of the Feds case Big U will involving “checking in”, the process in which athletes and entertainers touch base with the local gangbangers so they will be protected In 2022, the late Rich Homie Quan spoke to Math Hoffa about checking in with Big U during a trip to LA. He doesn’t say it […]
One of the first times the public learned Blueface and Chrisean Rock were a couple is when they were seen fighting each other on the streets of Hollywood. Their relationship has been a mess ever since then, and they have had one dramatic episode after another. But they were forced to part ways when Blueface […]
If you haven’t noticed yet, Doechii is rap’s new It girl. The critics love her left-of-center rap approach, and in February her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal won Best Rap Album at the Grammys. But with success comes hate, and many have accused the Florida-raised rapper of being an industry plant. Others said she copied […]
Last month, DJ Khaled announced his 14th studio album. While doing so, he suggested there would be two Drake tracks on the project. Drake immediately shut that down. “Must be Drake Bell,” he typed in the comments. We haven’t heard much from Khaled since. DJ Akademiks suggests that Khaled is struggling to cope now that […]
It was like pretty grim for Young Thug. Fulton County DA Fani Willis moved to revoke Thugger’s probation after the Atlanta rapper tweeted that gang investigator Marissa Viverito, who may be going after Lil Baby, was the “Biggest liar in the DA office.” According to Willis, those words amounted to gang activity. Fulton County DA […]
Remember when Rubi Rose went around telling everyone that Druski paid her to fake that they were dating? Turns out those were the words of a woman scorned. Rubi admitted to lying about the nature of her relationship with Druski on Adin Ross’s stream. Rubi Rose reveals on Adin Ross’ stream that her relationship with […]
“You know, I sent ‘Preacher Man’ off Bully, the intro, to Drake first,” Ye told DJ Akademiks yesterday. “He said something like, ‘Oh man, don’t mean to, like, spoil your dreams’ or some sh*t. I don’t know. He just did his thing and sh*t. I think before it’s all said and done, like, I’ll do […]
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Bad news for people who like No Jumper. Today, Adam22 announced his media company is going broke. In doing so, he cited multiple challenges such as high overhead costs, losing their Instagram account, a sexual harassment lawsuit from a former employee, and other factors like the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poor financial […]
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Fans think Ice Spice has an NFL boyfriend after Jets star Sauce Gardner posted a series of photos with the femcee. Spice had been linked to Central Cee. However, she has been adamant that she just friends with the British rapper. As for Sauce, Spice — who looks to have all of her thickness back […]
50 Cent’s diss campaign against Lil Meech continues. Yesterday he posted a photo of him in a wheelchair, and it looks like the BMF actor is in a hospital. “Damn this is BAD 😳you believe me now! 🤨Oh Now you want to believe me OK,” wrote 50 next to the photo. The “Many Men” rapper […]
Melyssa Ford is none too happy with Drake. She ripped him for using an old photo of her on a hoodie, which is a part of his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U merch rollout. There’s a website over the image as well that leads to Joe Budden’s Patreon page. Ford, who’s a co-host on The Joe Budden […]
Yesterday, there was a report that the state of Georgia planned to RICO Lil Baby. Now we have a video of gang investigator Marissa Viverito suggesting Baby put bounties on people’s heads. Gang Investigator Marissa Viverito shows wiretap evidence in court, allegedly proving that Lil Baby put bounties on people’s heads 😳 pic.twitter.com/feq1Ti8ysC — Rap […]