Akademiks has addressed the backlash he’s received from the likes of LL COOL J and Hot 97’s Ebro Darden over him calling Hip Hop pioneers “dusty.”
The controversial media personality responded via his Off The Record podcast on Friday (September 23) in an episode titled “Letter to LL Cool J.” During the 48-minute episode, Akademiks explained that his original comments were tongue-in-cheek and they have been blown way out of proportion.
“I feel like the last generation — multiple generations of Hip Hop artists — has failed the new generation,” he said. “That’s why I think it’s the blind leading the blind. That’s why I don’t think older artists should be criticizing or really have any leg to stand on even if y’all call yourself pioneers to criticize how new artists are moving.”
Akademiks also addressed the controversy on Twitter, where he fired back at Ebro and fellow Hot 97 host Peter Rosenberg, who both criticized his remarks on-air earlier this week.
“That n-gga Ebro called me out on Hot 97.. dawg.. stop all that pretentious shit my n-gga,” he wrote. “U n-ggas fake. I emailed u when i was nobody u curved me cuz i fw Charlamagne… now yall doin think pieces n challenges bout me. kick rocks n-gga. keep blackballing artists at Apple Music.
“Any industry n-gga hating on me.. is cuz i aint kiss the ring or bow down before i got into this shit. they all mad they gotta deal wit me. now. Just remember akademiks aint the last. Everyone influential in hip hop media coming via the internet… Theres a lot more 2 come.”
Ak then labeled Ebro a “fake ass n-gga” while claiming he tried to blackball him.
“Ebro will never address me without admitting he was a fake ass n-gga… who tried to politic me out the game.. cuz i fw a n-gga u wont fw wit,” he wrote. “u wasn’t dealin wit me at first.. but now u got all the energy. Nah n-ga.. admit that then we can talk . I dont talk bout u. opposite.”
Akademiks’ original comments came during a recent Twitch live stream, in which he mocked older rappers for looking like they’ve fallen on hard times, especially compared to newer generation of artists.
“Them old rappers, man. Have you seen any of these old rappers who be like, yo, they’re the foundation of Hip Hop really living good?” he said. “Them n-ggas be looking really dusty, I kid you not. And none of y’all try to come for me ’cause I don’t fuck with y’all n-ggas either, so I’m just telling y’all the truth.”
Hip Hop Pioneers Respond To Akademiks Calling Them ‘Dusty’ After LL COOL J Lashing
He added: “Every time there be like an old, old n-gga talking about Hip Hop, you be like, ‘Yo, bro. You sure you invented this? ‘Cause everybody else is looking better than you.’ Facts!”
His remarks came to the attention of LL COOL J, who lectured the podcast host in an almost seven-minute Instagram Live video on Wednesday (September 21).
“Let me explain something to you: don’t think just because somebody knows how to get money — or fails to get money — that they didn’t make a contribution to the culture,” he said in part. “This idea that you have to have money or else you don’t have any value is a bad idea and it’s a misinformed way of looking at the world and the culture.”
“Blah blah blah blah blah blah y’all n***** mad blah blah blah I’m great blah blah blah ham sandwich blah blah blah hatin blah blah blah fake blah blah blah blah chicken nuggets blah blah, Facts.”
Lol chicken nuggets
Akademiks is a plant. His objective is to bring chaos. controversy, and animosity to hip hop. Him and others including Poetik Flakko and Adam22 are plants.
Man if you don’t stop with that Plant BS…there’s no such thing, especially when they’re internet made. Stop!
The only plants out here are weed and edibles vegetables other than that those are the only ones that exist so chill with that.
Dude tries so hard to fit into black culture, when he’s actually black. Just like Nick Canon. Shit is weird. He tryin to hard.
This dude is just a fucking moron. His words have no value. STFU u embarrassing yourself.
Yall a bunch of haters, get out and do something with your life loser, like Akademiks did
Why would anyone want to complete various food challenges at local diners?
Wasn’t this the same guy that was sucking SnitchNine’s dick for two years straight until his latest album flopped. So you want us to become prostitutes….No Thank You…If that’s your thing that’s cool but I’ll pass on that.
We’ll see where this ends…interesting.
Fuck Akademics and anyone like him!!
I never jeard anything that Akademiks said and I will keep it that way.
I’m more upset that this corn,y just started listening to hip hop in 2008, on the verge of crying bozo has enough impact for LL to respond. What’s the appeal? He’s repetitive, not funny and doesn’t understand hip hop?
Corporate media hates competition.
This site is cowards for editing negative post about this clown.
Y’all just hating on Akademiks because he’s self made, thats why y’all get paid by the big labels to make smear articles on him
No people hate on Ak because he can say stupid stuff, then double down on it. Second you don’t get extra interests on your money if you’re a “self made” millionaire compared to one who became a millionaire working for a large corporation. Y’all young dudes say stuff that sounds good in quotes but means nothing. If I’m a billionaire you think I’m mad because one dude worked hard for it and I got mine on a lottery ticket?
You a clown, you sound just as stupid as Akademiks, no one is self made, if someone else had to pave the way for you to get paid stupid, if he created it all by himself what he is doing and did not need someone else to first create hip hop for him to get paid, then yeah he is self made he owned it, but he did not, so he need to give respect and credit where is it due, and thank all the old cat that make it opposable for him to say what he want to say
Only thing self-made about Wakademiks is his sandwiches…
Who gives a fuck about that? Dude has no integrity and that seems to be ok with folks. Self made is better than intelligent or actually contributing something positive to the culture? He became “self made” by posting disrespectful shit about Chicago. Also he co-signs a snitch. You can keep this sad fucker. I’ll listen to smart people who know and understand hip hop culture (all of it, not just the last 8 years). But yeah keep supporting this horseshit, friend, bc he made money on YouTube. Clown shit for real.
all this person does is say negative things about black people online. that’s his “lane” – find something black people did that’s respectable and shit on it mock it call it old and washed then post an emoji – white kids get off on this and social media pushes these profiles. as long as black male power is resented in our culture and our society there’s always going to be room for these sorts of troll type people – he’s like the new school version of the staunch black republican columnists of the 70s and 80s that hated everything black period. to me it’s about music and this dude doesn’t rep anything I want to hear or rep anything I respect
This dude is legit a nobody
Most of the rappers out today look like they’re on drugs and look very aged, so…I mean, there’s that!
Can we be done with this sack of shit? Had enough of Wackademiks horrible takes on hip hop and his overall lack of knowledge about anything before 2010. This dude sucks and I have no idea how or why people listen to him. Chubby fuckin lame. Have another drink.l and keep trying your hardest to be popular.
Back in the late 70s and early 80s MCs had to grind and work hard to get noticed major labels owned by white people wanted nothing to do with rap music they said it was just a fad and that’s y u had people like Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin create Def Jam records so up and coming artists could get the fame and recognition they deserve same thing on the West Coast when Eazy-E started Ruthless Records
in the end as long as black folks stay chasing ghetto rap dreams dudes like akademiks will always have the last laugh – he only has power because black folks think it’s cool to be uneducated and low class with no standards. don’t get me wrong it’s cool to be from the wrong side of the tracks as long as you have a plan to leave and take others with you. but as long as you want to sing about how much you not only love the wrong side of the tracks but love being wrong too guys like akademiks will always win online