After Joe Budden went in on Lil Yachty during one of the last episodes of Everyday Struggle, it appears it was DJ Akademiks turn in the hot seat. On the latest edition of the Complex series, Wale was invited onto the show to discuss his recently released album, Shine, but apparently the first order of business was to squash whatever beef he had with Akademiks who Wale believes called him “corny” on social media.
“Let me clear the air real quick,” Akademiks said. “I want to make sure he knows what I’m thinking and the stuff that I’ve said or what he thinks I’ve said that I actually said it. Now Wale, I did mention and you were mad at me over some shit I said where I said people, the perception of you, is that you might be corny. You thought that was me saying it to you. I’m just clarifying. I’m just clarifying I didn’t say that personally.”
Wale essentially brushed off his comments and claimed Akademiks was simply “looking for hate” before calling him a “satire nigga.”
“You’re very sarcastic,” Wale fired back. “Luckily for you, the demographic in which that follows you they don’t peep the little slick shit you do. I can smell sarcasm on you. I can smell sarcasm in your posts.”
On the subject of Wale’s alleged “corny” nature, Wale told Akademiks, “Somebody like you don’t have no credentials to call me nothing like that.”
After Wale rudely took a phone call from Pusha T during the chat, things got even more explosive between the two when the topic of Shine came up. The first week projections revealed the project moved under 26,000 equivalent album units, which is less than his 2009 debut, Attention Deficit, and people have been quick to label it a “flop,” including Akademiks. Naturally, Wale defended the notion.
“My thing is I’m not trying to point fingers,” Wale said. “I’m trying to focus on what we at. You talking about it’s a flop. I always wondered what would happen if I had a bad first week since the beginning of my career. And I finally did and I’m like, ‘You know what? I’m invincible now.’ I faced my worst joint and it’s not so bad. My L.A. show sold out in six hours. So I know I’m doing something right. I know what’s going to happen. I believe in that album with all my heart. I understand there’s a lot of people who haven’t even heard it.”
Although things got heated, Wale remained cool, calm and collected, and Budden was surprisingly mellow, while Akademiks wound up being a trending topic on Instagram. Judging by his latest post, Akademiks is in no way making any headway burying the hatchet with the Washington D.C. rapper. Check out the full interview above.
Wale is corny though
Wale is a arrogant goof ball..
And a very false sense of arrogance as well. One of the corniest rappers in the game. Whoopi Goldberg!
Wale is corny, his music is trash and Akademiks is a pussy. End of story.
Did that boy swallow his words or no?
DJ ASSADEMIKS IS A GOSSIPING BIOTCH
STOP PAYING ATTENTION TO THESE INTERNET DWEEBS. PAY ATTENTION TO THE REAL PEOPLE. MATTER OF FACT, STOP READING THIS. GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY LIFE.
Wale and Budden should collaborate with how stubborn and arrogant they both are. Probably fight each other over the song name.
mannn..i rather see akedemiks and c th god u can go buddens…and wale aint corny he just different hes good for hip hop we need him
Its a debate show, rapper vs critic.
you got fans and you got artists…Fans are like a super fat bed ridden bitch that gets mad cause you had to get a smaller shovel to feed her with…as if you waiting on her hand and foot isnt already enough.
the end is nigh…the fact akademics is relevant should should be a good enough explanation
Wale is a homosexual.
It’s true remember the picture of him in bed with another male, Google that shit if you don’t believe it.
The breakdown of his song made me cringe. You shouldn’t have to do that..
The only pipo that think wale is corny just can’t understand Wat he raps about because most likely y’all ignorant as hell n ain’t woke!! That’s the most underrated ‘Artist’ in rap!!! Wale is deeper than J Cole.. he is poetic n intelligent with his raps but guess they go over y’all heads…!!! instead u hate Wat u can’t understand… so y’all can miss me with that he is corny bull… Drake is corny not wale
I gotta agree with Wale on this one….Who is DJ Akademiks to question anything he does as an artist?
Screw akadumiks, all he likes is pop music he never promotes real hip hop. And screw complex and it’s culture vulture owner Marc ecko