Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

PNB Rock is our Guest today. He's here after getting out his deal with Atlantic records and is now a Independent recording artist. He details his time during the industry of how he came from jail up to getting a record deal. He talks about building a buzz while being incarcerated and how quickly things moved once he was free. He talks about public controversies he's been involved with including a fight with Lil B and also a peeing in a hotel incident. 

We talk about the recent VMA's that just went on. Bad Bunny went viral for kissing both a female and a male backup dancer. WE talk about other artists whose career may have been helped by their neutral sexuality stance. We also get into talking about the new indictment from Fulton County DA Fani Willis where she states explicitly, Stop incriminating yourself with lyrics or leave Fulton County.

Amber Rose is our guest today. She returns to have a conversation after a 5 year hiatus where this time she is now a musician who has two songs out with Mannie Fresh. We talk about her past relationship with 21 savage and how 21 savage bridged a convo between Amber and Akademiks on Everyday Struggle.

We're back yet again. Akademiks talks about Lil Tjay coming back to music after the shooting then also visits the reality of the clout era rappers now being huge overseas and that being the only viable market for them currently. He then talks about Nicki Minaj accomplishment with her getting a #1 record as a solo artist with her new song 'Super Freaky Girl' and of course we talk about the YSL Case a bit and then end off by addressing the cancellation of Internation Sensation and polarizing figure Andrew Tate. 

Lil Zay Osama from Chicago is our guest today. He comes in on the heels of his highly viral song featuring Lil Durk called 'F My Cousin'. 

ATL Jacob is our guest today. He currently has produced some of the biggest songs in the world including Kodak Black - Super Gremlin, Future - Wait for You (featuring Tems and Drake) and also Lil Baby - Right on. He talks his come up in Atlanta and how he got into production at a very early age and how he got a break working with Uno The Activist and later Montana of 300. He talks meeting Future through Casino and then getting 7 placements on The Wizard album then being faced with doubts about his success and him coming back going crazy in 2021-2022.

Rod Wave stops by the podcast to announce his album 'Beautiful Mind' is indeed dropping on 8/12. We talk about fame and his dislike for it and what he meant when he said on IG live that he felt he 'Sold his Soul'. He talks about future collabs he has coming up and also being on NBA Youngboy album as well. He talks about using the music for therapy and realizing the power of teasing or releasing it to the public fort their consumption.

YK Osiris is our guest today on the pod. We talk about how hilarious he has been on social media recently. We talk about some of his great friendships in music including being one of Drake's best friends and also Lil baby as well. He talks being in Toronto for Caribana. 

Kevin Gates is our guest today. One of the most interesting individuals in music today, he joins us to talk about how currently he's the happiest he's ever been. He reflects on how he was unhappy the last time he did an interview with Akademiks and talked about processing his prison stint a few years ago. We touch on his popular interview with Yung Miami and ask about his take on dating and relationships and even try to confirm if he really truly believes some of the things he's said recently.

Kevin Gates is our guest today. One of the most interesting individuals in music today, he joins us to talk about how currently he's the happiest he's ever been. He reflects on how he was unhappy the last time he did an interview with Akademiks and talked about processing his prison stint a few years ago.