Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

We have the legendary Billy McFarland on the pod today. Some of you might know of him from organization the disaster known as Fyre Festival which also featured his business partner Ja Rule. His finessing and him misleaing investors and concert goers lead to him catching federal charges and serving a few years in prison. He's back to tell all about his time planning the festival and also calls out Ja Rule for a Fight. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:32) Billy McFarland recaps the early parts of his career by selling software to record companies. (03:15) Billy was given a $100k check with no paperwork to start a social media website. (14:14) Billy creates Magnises, a credit card similar to a American Express' “black card”. (18:57) Billy was using Magnises to start funding Fyre Media Inc. and this is where things start to crumble. (26:13) Billy would take artists and his employees to the Bahamas to do death defying stunts.  (34:07) After so many people wanted to join Billy on his trips to the Bahamas, he realized this could be a business opportunity aka Fire Festival. (44:40) Billy lost sight of reality when trying to plan for the festival and was not able to provide what guests expected. (51:48) Billy McFarland calls out Ja Rule for a boxing match in order to pay back workers in the Bahamas.  (01:01:11) The previous 2 weeks before the festival was supposed to occur were the worst 2 weeks of Billy’s life. (01:09:45) When did Billy realize he was going to prison for fraud? (01:14:58) How was Billy’s experience while being incarcerated? (01:21:02) Billy wants to create Fyre Festival 2. (01:29:46) Is Billy addicted to dopamine? (01:32:13) Billy shares his thoughts on A.I. and its impact on the music industry.  

DJ Vlad is back on the pod and he's here to talk all types of things from his viral BTB Savage interview to charleston White. He explains a personal story that he's been opening up about more recently having to do with a home invasion. He also talks the media personality list and gives his thoughts on it and about other things in the culture.

Conway The Machine is our guest today.

Bleu is back on our show and this time he's here with his new album 'Love Scars II' to present.

BIG AK CLEARS THE AIR.

Rae Sremmurd, the duo that consists of Slxm Jxmmy and Swae Lee, are officially back. After a 5 year hiatus since their last project they are back with some new music this Friday and are here to explain to Akademiks why so long and update him on how their life has been since then. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:05) Has Rae Sremmurd become jaded to fame and attention? (08:15) Why has there been a hiatus in the group. (11:56) Were there moments when the group was thinking of breaking up? (14:35) Was it hard for Slim Jxmmi to reflect on himself and realize he needed to grow artistically. (20:15) What has changed where Rae Sremmurd is finally dropping another album. (25:26) How did Mike Will Made-It  help create Rae Sremmurd’s sound. (28:49) How did it feel when Black Beetles went #1 and reached a new audience.  (35:56) Does Swae Lee regret giving French Montana Unforgettable. (37:46) Does Rae Sremmurd deserve credit for making afrobeats more palatable.  (42:50) How does it feel to be in the music industry for 10 years. (45:16) Swae Lee explains how his hit song “Sunflower” with Post Malone was made. (50:54) Who was the song Unforgettable about and how does it work when making a song about real experiences? (53:53) What advice would Rae Sremmurd give to a new artist who’s learning how to deal with women and fame at the same time. (01:04:04) Rae Sremmurd finally explain what type of women they like.  (01:14:00) What was the process of Rae Sremmurd creating their new album? (01:21:20) After this project drops, what is next for the group? (01:23:46) Can we still expect solo projects from Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi? (01:28:26) Swae Lee is dropping his Stan remix, “Leans Gone Cold” on the new album. (01:32:34) The group share their top 3 songs off the album. 

Funny Marco is our guest today on Off the Record. He's here after his breakout last year doing his podcast that had numerous viral moments. He's a up and coming comedian from Missouri who just landed a new show on network TV. (00:00) Intro (02:44) Where did Funny Marco come from? (06:28) Is Akademiks thicc? (10:20) Does Funny Marco play a character? (12:30) Funny Marco wants Akademiks to apologize to rappers he’s had beef with. (16:11) Did T.I make Marco take down a Charleston White interview? (24:20) Marco asks who Akademiks would be without his online presence.  (30:13) Does Akademiks have any regrets with how he covered stories throughout his career. (35:16) Funny Marco wonders who Akademiks is outside of his brand. (40:34) Akademiks explains what he feels separates him from media platforms like TMZ and The Shade Room. (42:42) Would Akademiks snitch on Marco? (54:50) Akademiks reflects on if he was insensitive during his covering of the Tory vs. Megan trial. (01:01:14) Why Akademiks used to have beef with SayCheese TV. (01:09:08) Funny Marco tries to mediate the beef between Akademiks and Lil Baby. (01:31:53) What aspirations does Marco have for comedy? (01:42:19) Akademiks explains his issues with Black culture embracing thug and crime culture. (01:52:35) Ak and Marco explain the importance of ownership and patience. (01:55:50) Marco speaks on how to deal with hate when you become a public figure. (02:15:05) Where does Akademiks see Funny Marco’s career going? (02:25:53) Funny Marco speaks on his new show releasing on MTV. (02:29:42) Andrew Schulz gave Akademiks advice on how to host a comedy show. (02:33:42) Marco is preparing to be an actor. (02:40:26) Ak shares why he thinks Marco is going to have a huge career.

Akademiks is here today for a solo episode, he has open court and a stream of consciousness about the state of the podcast. He eventually talks about the recent happening in the news about 6ix9ine being jumped, Tik Tok Ceo being on Capitol hill and even famous dex claiming he signed a huge multimillion record deal.

And our last part of the podcast with Joe Budden is here for now... He's giving us game and also breaking down how it all works including the algorithms that influence the podcast market. Joe and Akademiks have a special chemistry everytime they have a conversation... Enjoy.

Yes do not adjust your screens, Joe Budden is here again with a new fit in a new 2 part conversation. We talk a whole lot of business of podcasting plus forecasting the future of podcasting and business models that would work in todays environment.