DJ Akademiks called out Meek Mill for “hypocritical messaging” after the Philly rapper tweeted his empathy towards soldiers sent to war by comparing their experience to people in the “trenches” back home.
“This is pretty much the most self-indulgent, narcissistic tweet you could probably have about this situation,” Akademiks said on his YouTube channel. “Because while we’re trying to give some light to the men and women who serve in our armed forces (…), Meek Mill had to say that being in ‘the streets’ is like being in war.”
While Akademiks understood Meek’s point that those in “the streets” may face life-threatening danger, he thought the comparison went too far.
“So you’re telling me that somebody who’s in the marines, who could get targeted right now with a C4, a landmine (or) hit by some type of missile – they’re basically fighting for people who’ve never even seen the horrors of war – they are having the same experiences like Meek Mill?” he said. “In the ‘trenches?’ Bro, come on man.”
He also highlighted Meek’s failure to ever acknowledge that “street life shit is really crime” and that this starkly contrasts the “men and women who volunteer (…) to risk their life and protect the life of others.”
Akademiks sees Meek’s tweet as a symptom of an underlying messaging issue.
“I can’t really tell where Meek Mill stands on a lot of things,” he continued. “Often times he’s going for something good, but in his music and some of the coded messages he sends on Twitter, he’s very much talking ‘the streets.”
He cited Meek’s stance on prison reform as an example.
“He’ll be advocating for prison reform, but he’ll also be sending messages through his music that send people to prison. Which one is it?”
Viewing this hypocrisy as a systemic problem, AK also made an appeal to Hip Hop as a whole.
“We really gotta waken up,” he added. “I’m telling you, this ‘street mentality’ that a lot of these rappers push (just to eat), but still, at a certain time when they wanna show that they’re woke, they flip on the other side of the fence conveniently – this is a very detrimental mindset to the whole society.”
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Lol Meek mill wants to be the face of a cause so mf bad like mlk. he wants to be put in the same light as hov or kendrick..
U will never be either. Meek is such a lame
NOBODY FROM PHILLY A LAME. U CRAB. ANYYYYONEEEE FROM PHILLY WOULD SMACK THE BULLSHIT OUTTA U AND U AND UR CITY NOT BUILT FOR SHIT HERE. ANYTIME U MAD A DUDE TRYING TO BE SOMTHING U A HATER AND LAME THAT CANT STAND TO SEE ANOTHER MAN WIN. WHAT U UNDER 6 FOOT. CRAB. WHAT U LIGHTSKIN? CRAB. WHERE U GROW UP? CRAB
Lol you seem angry. U prob a bottle of the barrell type and require no explaination. Phillys a greaseball city only scrubs like philly.
Lol you seem angry. U prob a bottle of the barrell type and require no explaination. Phillys a greaseball city only scrubs like philly.
Yea till you actualy strap that suit on and take fire and be exposed to the poison our government exposes our troops to like agent orange shut the fuck up self serving bitch
Djf, you know what you sign up for when you enter the military. Tell that to the people of Flint, or the people who fight to get pesticides banned from our farms. We have chem trails being sprayed over us daily; I didn’t sign up for that.
Nah sorry you dont sign up for the military to die a horrible death several years later when your body fails due to the poison maybe if you had someone you loved die of that shit like i have then you would understand and i agree chem trails are fucked floride and chlorine in our waters is fucked the failing water lines in most cities seeping in toxic amounts of rust and lead all around the country all while taking tax payers money is nothing any of us signed up for but when you sign up for the military you have enough to worry about taking your life the very people you are serving for should be the last ones killing you
Ak is super corny, but he’s right about this…
As a veteran who has plenty of deployments and TDY’S down range, I can tell you being in the street is actually WORSE than being in the Middle East. At least I was getting paid, being fed and had the gi bill to fall back on when I came home. It wasn’t perfect by ANY means but between a lack of opportunity, rivals in the street AND police, I’ll take the desert everytime. Not saying that I’m taking a side between these two but you (Akademiks) are just as hypocritical for covering AND participating in the fuckery/hypocrisy you say exists.
Lol u aint been employed any serious speakin like that.. u prob got deployed 2 germany or something lmaoo. Ik real ppl wholl never be the ssme again bc of real war. Black and white ppl.
Being a low life gang banger is nowhere near being in bomb ridden war
Deployed anywhere serious**
Word, at least “street” dudes get to go home to the comfort of their homes at night. Any danger they face is cause they put themselves in it. Military drops you off in a random danger zone and says “earn your education at the expense of your life”. Jayesin dont know what the fuk he talkin about.
You act like people are being forced into the military. We haven’t had a draft since the last big war, and likely won’t ever again. The military isn’t forcing you to put your life on the line for money, as your implying. It’s a choice. But, thankfully we have plenty of men and women who aren’t pussies like you, and are willing to do so.
Your comparing “the streets” to being deployed in non threatening locations. I have a friend who was deployed in Afghanistan years ago. He was a gunner on top of a vehicle, and had to shoot to kill. His camp or whatever u call it was bombed with a mortar, and he still has PTSD and an injury. Yes, more people die in Chicago in a few years than in the middle east, but that is due to populations. We don’t have 50,000 front line troops in Afghanistan, but Chicago has millions of people…
Ak right on this. Meek full of shit. If I was in the Middle East right now missin my family and I read some bullshit about “oh we in the trenches” from a rich dude I’d be pissed. Military got no choice, Meek got M’s and still wanna play in the skreets like a little boy. Grow up dude.
What’s funny about this is no one talking about T.I.’s anti American rant but, we will talk about Akademiks reaction to Meek Mill. Guess this is what happens when you’re so woke you can’t sleep. I love hip hop and always will but, I don’t know where we as a community went this direction where we are ashamed to be Americans. We can talk shit about this country all we want and shame free speech. Try making the money these entertainers make somewhere else, and doing what they may or may not have done to be able to rap and have this career.
Bc ti is a nobody lmao noone cares for his opinion
I won’t disagree. But in that same breath we should care less about Akademiks. He was hyping Tekashi, but as soon as he got himself in trouble he backed away. They are equally shitty people who’s opinions shouldn’t matter. My comment is more about the current and ongoing state of our country.
Fuck AK, fuck the war, fuck you
Which war? Everyone mad about a war that hasn’t even started, yet silent about every other multiple decade ongoing war.
Meek Mill is the little bitch that cried and cried about serving time and had to get bailed out by some old rich white dude. My man is a Marine, and he’s very humble, and grateful to have made it home alive. He never runs his mouth about his service or what he had to do. People like Meek are nothing and have to build themselves up because they know deep down inside they’re a pussy. Meek wouldn’t have the guts to serve his country. Instead, he opted out to be a industry shill. This guy is right about MM.
Only reason a mf said sum cause they not cut from that cloft @akademiks
Ok sewer rat.
Did Meek really compare low-life street rat scum with war heroes??? smfh
Nobody can deny that millions of Americans have become literal, unapologetic TRAITORS.
Thank God we have plenty of men and women who aren’t the pussies in this comment section. America would have been taken over ages ago! If u hate America, then go back to where your family migrated from. Maybe you’ll like it better…
Where who came from? Educate yourself before talking shit! The people in power and white supremacists are not indigenous to the Amerikkkas or many other other countries they have colonised, they are Europeans in other people’s lands so if you’re not a Native American I suggest you shut your mouth!
civil war.
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“He’ll be advocating for prison reform, but he’ll also be sending messages through his music that send people to prison. Which one is it?”
Lmao AK better stop. Wouldn’t be much hip-hop/rap left if the thug/street mentality were to go away. It’s one thing to rap from the perspective of someone witnessing foul shit going on in black communities across America, being against it. It’s another to become a part of that very same beast. Rakim, public enemy, and company must be shaking their heads, when it all went to gangsta rap for the most part (one of the absolute worst things to happen to the genre in my opinion). In came the gangstas, dealers, and everyone else who looked to devalue communities, verbally expressing (beating their chests) appreciation for the foul plays they committed, with the quickness. They were proud of it (smmfh). Then when someone from outside of the race brings pain/tragedy, now everyone is “woke” lol, fuck that term. Of course I’m not including all blacks (that’s nonsense), hell there were many who died trying to stop these things from happening (I personally salute you). And another thing, a lot of blacks are of course involved, but don’t get it confused and think that this is what black men/women are supposed to be about. That if we don’t carry those same ideals, perspectives, opinions, etc. That we should somehow be separated from the race itself, and treated as “outsiders” (we know how quick folks like to press the cancel button lmao).
Read my comment above
Meek was barely locked up 6 months acting like her came home off a 20-year bid. Just another celeb that likes to talk tough on social media.
Lol right, my best friend was locked up for 6 months. He didn’t become some bogus, phony social justice warrior. He bettered himself while in jail physically and healthily, got out, got his life on track, and will never find himself there again. Meek should know… Don’t like jail? Lead a clean life. It’s a win win scenario.
(ust testing since two comments blocked, thought ex had stopped censoring comments, unless is error?)
Ok so u apparently block comments by email address. I will find out Ur investors etc to work out who sets the agenda of Ur censorship..y u dumb down debate and censor anything thinking outside your dumbass lil box. Since on user forum several users complain abt censorship and Ur silent
The truth is both parties are fighting for wealth, one is fighting for financial wealth because they’re being fucked by a system designed to oppress them and the other party are fighting for the financial gain of the very same system! So even though Meek’s comparison may seem misconstrued it is pretty much the same thing so that lame Akkkedmic is as per usual talking out his ass
Seems like a pretty spot on comparison to me. What’s the difference between grabbing guns in the hood for glory or doing it for this corrupt, fucked up country or any country for that matter?
u can’t say u wanna stay outta jail live a clean life if u poor and in the trenches as meek called them and u don’t wanna be there no more and the legal route for shit don’t go right what choice do u have i mean for example i got kicked outta college for an unfair situation i wasn’t near the professors car when it got destroyed but i “fit the profile” so i got in trouble my family wouldn’t help me and i was broke cuz i spent all my money on college so i did what i had to do i’m not askin for pity or anything im jus saying look at it from his point of view or not even meek mill the point of view from people that are in the streets not by choice but because of the fact that it’s either do what u gotta do or be poor