Comments made by DJ Akademiks throughout one in every of his current dwell streams rubbed just a few folks the flawed method, and so they took to social media to name him out about it. Now he’s speaking about his feedback and the backlash in a brand new interview with “The Breakfast Club.”
As beforehand reported, Hip-Hop pioneers reminiscent of LL Cool J and Russell Simmons took to social media to deal with Akademiks after audio from one in every of his dwell streams went viral as he was heard calling some Hip-Hop pioneers “dusty.” It was assumed he was speaking in reference to their funds. However, Akademiks mentioned the context of his feedback was omitted.
“I was talking about passing on game,” he mentioned. “I was talking about educating the next generation rather than criticizing them. And I was like sometimes ya’ll don’t understand why they might not listen to ya’ll. One of the reasons they might not listen to ya’ll…ya’ll f**ked up whether it’s sign a contract, bad contract, or whatever pitfalls you kind of get into in this game if you never passed it on. You never passed that knowledge on.”
He continued to confess that the “broke and dusty” remark he made is triggering and disrespectful.
Akademiks even continued to salute LL Cool J and mentioned that every thing that he mentioned in response to his remark was proper, nevertheless, about 80 p.c of what LL mentioned was not centered on what he [Akademiks] was saying on the time of his dwell stream.
“I’m never questioning the contribution or not appreciating the contribution of anyone that came before me, and I’m never saying that money is the only thing that validates that contribution,” he mentioned.
When it involves Reginae Carter’s present relationship, Akademiks additionally shared that he understood why Toya Johnson was upset that he spoke about her daughter.
He defined that he didn’t essentially name Reginae Carter a b**ch, however he spoke about her present relationship with Armon Warren, which has been publicized all through social media. He commented on how Armon and Reginae’s ex YFN Lucci are full opposites. He admitted that he mentioned the b-word, however retracted it shortly after.
He mentioned, “I shouldn’t say that because her name was slightly associated with it.”
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