

Off the Record with DJ Akademiks
The Akademy
Off the Record with DJ Akademiks is a show about music, entertainment, and culture. After spending years reporting on the latest trends in music, Akademiks has cemented his voice in the conversation. With Off The Record, he plans to take his coverage of hip hop to the next level by bringing you the conversations you want to hear from the people you want to hear it from, first!
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Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 2min
Episode 096: RIP Trouble: What Really Happened That Night?
Todays episode we break down all the details about what we know about the passing of ATL rapper Trouble. He was murdered by a spineless simp who broke into a house where Trouble was sleeping with his ex girlfriend and then all hell ensued. Fights then a shooting where Trouble was shot in the chest and ultimately died. We evaluate the dynamics between visiting women or the art of sneaky linkin.

Jun 4, 2022 • 2h 9min
Episode 095: Did The Migos Really Break UP?! (Feat. Lil Yachty)
Lil YACHTY is our guest today. Akademiks welcomes him by starting off recapping the history of their friendship and how initially his explosive episode on Everyday Struggle help set that show off in the culture. We talk about how it feels to be a 6 year veteran and also try to categorize what era we are in now. We address the elephant in the room about a possible Migos breakup. Conversation happens around Drake and his verse on Churchill Downs. We talk about the growth of rap skills with Lil Baby and also talk about the class of 2016.

May 31, 2022 • 1h 4min
Episode 094: Both Things Could Be True!
Akademiks is back with another episode. This time he's talking about goals he got from Charlamagne Tha God. Also talks about YSL Case and him being sick last week.

May 26, 2022 • 1h 6min
Episode 093: Buddy (Spotify Live)
Buddy is our guest today on our monthly Spotify Live episode. We got the chance to talk to Buddy about his come up, meeting Pharrell, surviving the pandemic, his musical taste and his album 'SuperGhetto'. We talk about him being from Compton and breaking the mold of what a Compton rapper is suppose to be.

May 23, 2022 • 1h 9min
Episode 092: What Happened The Night Meg Thee Stallion was SHOT allegedly by Tory Lanez!
Yep! We got another exclusive! We got the police report from the night that Meg Thee Stallion got shot and what the witnesses actually said to the sequence of events that police believed at the time they entered the report. This Case has been one of the most elusive when it comes to getting the truth of everything that happened but today we will do some detective work to come out with some clarity of what happened.

May 23, 2022 • 1h 35min
Episode 091: "Staking The Claim" feat. Dreezy
Dreezy is our guest today. After collaborating with one of the hottest producers currently int he game, HitBoy, they teamed up to release the HITGIRL project which consists of 10 tracks. She's is here to discuss that and life also talks her new situation and how she been adjusting from being on a major label to now being independent.

May 18, 2022 • 55min
Episode 090: Happy Birthday To Me!
Today is my birthday! Lets talk about how I'm celebrating and also the latest albums to be released (Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar). Also, lets delve into the Freddie Gibbs vs Benny The Butcher Situation and also YSL Indictments.

May 10, 2022 • 46min
Episode 089: Young Thug, Gunna and 26 Others INDICTED on RICO charges.
We finally got another solo episode. Akademiks talks about the death of Kevin Samuels, the comeback of Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow album and also the indictment of Gunna, Young Thug and 26 others in YSL.

May 8, 2022 • 49min
Episode 088: Don't Put me in a Box (feat. No Cap)
No Cap is our guest today. His project is out now and he decided to stop at Akademiks' podcast to meet him for the first time and also to talk about his come up and his music.

May 4, 2022 • 2h 31min
Episode 087: Survivors Remorse (feat. Yungeen Ace)
Yungeen Ace is our guest today. Its the first time Akademiks and Yungeen Ace have met in person or actually talked since their public spat that stemmed from Instagram coverage of issues with Yungeen Ace and another artist. Quickly they both let bygones be bygones and immediately getting to know each other. Akademiks tries to find out how Yungeen Ace came onto the scene and how he survived in a place like Jacksonville. Yungeen Ace tells Akademiks about the time he almost lost his life but narrowly survived, however he lost his brother and 2 friends. We talk about survivors guilt and also how he bounced back from that to eventually making it. We talk Youngboy, Julio Foolio and his infamous diss song 'Who I smoke'.