Tekashi 6ix9ine’s apparent ride-or-die Akademiks isn’t sugar coating his thoughts on the controversial rapper’s new album TattleTales.
Instead, the media personality has deemed the project a “flop” after Billboard disqualified over 100,000 of his merch bundles. Although TattleTales was originally expected to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, 6ix9ine’s sophomore effort is now on track to sell roughly 50,000 units in its first week.
Being a numbers guy, 6ix9ine is well aware how dismal that is — and so is Akademiks. In a YouTube video, Ak broke down what makes TattleTales a bona fide failure.
“You had a No. 1 song in the last couple of months, you’ve done all this trolling — going to Nipsey’s mural, going to O Block — you snitched on n-ggas, you gonna sell 50,000 in the first week and you’ve been clowning other n-ggas who sold 50,000 in the first week,” he says. “You can’t be the numbers guy and then your numbers are weaker than the people you clownin. Doesn’t make sense.
“Now what’s going on here? ‘Cause if you ask me, he should be selling between 200,000 and 300,000. Even if the old projections was right — because if you don’t know, a couple of days ago he was expected to sell 150,000 with TattleTales.”
Ak goes on blaming a lack of radio support and the fact 6ix9ine has “burned a lot of bridges” even before he went to jail.
“Now with the snitching, it’s like the icing on the cake,” he continues. “And he’s out of here. Radio doesn’t want to fuck with him, especially radio stations that need to play Hip Hop which is primarily what they call urban stations. They’re not going to play the guy — these radio stations are being played in inner city communities — everybody’s calling a rat. OK, so no radio.”
The other part of the equation Aks says is 6ix9ine’s music being left off playlists on digital service providers such as TIDAL, Apple Music and Pandora, which he says typically accounts for roughly 50 percent of streams.
Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'TattleTales' Projected To Debut At No. 1 On Billboard 200
Earlier this month, 6ix9ine called out Spotify and Apple Music for not playlisting his music, writing in a since-deleted Instagram post, “HEN THE INDUSTRY KNOWS THAT YOU ARE A MONSTER AND YOU CANT BE STOPPED. THEY MAKE SURE THEY DO EVERYTHING IN THERE POWER TO MAKE YOU LOSE.
“THESE AWARD SHOWS THESE TOP CHARTERS ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT THEM TO BE AND THEY’LL BEAT THEM IN YOUR FACE TILL YOU THINK YOU LIKE THEM … I DROPPED A ALBUM TODAY AND THEY HAVE COMPLETELY BLACKLISTED IT SO NO ONE CAN SEE IT @thelarryjackson @carlchery THE INDUSTRY IS RIGGED.”
Toward the end of Ak’s video, he does admit 6ix9ine is his “homie” but has to call a “spade a spade.”
Check out his comments above.
We didn’t need Akademiks to tell us what we already knew.
Hell nah 6i9ine ain’t my boi more..ain’t nuthin royal about sellin less than 50k.. what kinda king is that? No kinda king.. i’m done with dude
Yeah especially when a gay cowboy rapper outsells you lol… Lil Nas X
So the labels really gonna dump his ass after the contract is up. Or sign him for dumpster dollars. I have to say I was really disappointed thinking how well I expected 69 to sell, but its a nice reflection on the community that through all the bullshit, he didn’t get peoples undeserved support.
well we all knew that would happen eventually.
Damn, I wonder why all these streaming services ignored his album release. And before yall say “its trash” , don’t act like their ain’t a bunch of trash music on there being promoted.
King Tekashi signed to a major that relies on these services and charts just like the other ones do but the truth is the key to his success has been that he’s always been independent all along contrary to popular belief. The real G’s, the youth, the ladies, you name it, they all love him. He’s still going to kill it regardless.
He ain’t killing nothing
People can hate on The King all they want but in the end those 100 000 units they discrediting are real. King Tekashi still commands a larger core fanbase and a larger following than almost all most the rappers out there so regardless of what TIDAL, Spotify, Billboard or the so called “urban radio stations do,” the streets are still going to listening and warming up to the new heat! Aka just need some help.
No one is listening to that bullshit .
You mean no-one in your life.
My God, you’re retarded. It takes a very special type of person to be this sense and also be this gay.
You can spray it with Lysol and Febreeze all day long until the toilet bowl turns green but it’s still diarrhea no matter how you look at it and how long you let it sit…the best thing to do is to just flush it and pretend that it didn’t happen.
If that’s your way of describing the music you listen to, then so be it. Take a trip to the streets, you’ll hear King Tekashi bomping on every corner on every block.
Nobody is playing his music anywhere. Except maybe in the pedophile parts of prisons and parts of lower Florida where child molesters live. Enjoy your pervo music, sicko.
Yaaaasssss queen! Tell them about our zaddy 69!
You’re the same gay obsessed troll posting the same thing over and over again lol. Guess Grindr is slow.. this is how you try to pick up dates now..the thirst is real..and gross…smh
Sounds like you know a lot about Grindr.
Hey, I see that you’re finally taking a break from getting pounded by The Rainbow Haired Coalition Fanboy Club. Master Splinter on suicide watch after his low sales numbers. He’s a fraud. His label likely paid people to watch the videos and stream the music for money but couldn’t get the larger Companies like Apple and Spotify to play along. That and the fact that he’s a snitch and a convicted pedophile that only talent is pissing people off.
I can teach you all about it and more, cockboi
He won’t sell because the music is ass!!
If we ignore the trolls of Hip Hop it might get back to a respectable art form for the future.
Aww, looks like AK is about to break up with SnitchNine lol
#PedosStayLosing2019-2020/
I tried to tell you. The end is near for his career.
It’s always an excuse when the math don’t add up. NYC hold this L for letting this cat even step into the game..
Hahahahahahahahaha. Damn. This chomo is a flop. ALL HYPE. Make another cute ass video bro. Maybe thatll help you sell something. Cuz ain’t nobody checking this wack ass dude for his music.
I will splay my butt cheeks all over the internet if Apple music and Spotify will put The King’s music back on their platform.
I’ll join you and show them my balls if that’ll get them to put King Tekashi’s album up.
Better yet, I’ll take ok both your moms in a wwe cage style wrestling match if they play king 69 music
Little girl must be so hurt right now. Maybe she will stop running her stretched out mouth.
Wackademics must have found another flamer to stick in the pooper.
Nas got support from playlists and streamung services and only sold 45,000. Nas is a failure.
Still outsold Master Splinter tho with his 35-45k selling ass lol…he went limberger cheese
Ddoesn’t matter, considering he went from 150k to only 45k is embarrassing lmao! Especially with all the trolling and promo his rat ass was doing to get attention.
Nas been in the game close to 30 yrs 50k 1st week for him in this era is impressive. And he didnt have to sell his soul to sell records.
Here’s the main thing people keep leaving out….HIS MUSIC GARBAGE JUICE THO!!!
Garbage juice is at least consumable…. SnitchNine’s music is not…. there’s a difference.
Go check out 1320 lahitta fuck this rat
He better figure it out soon. He’s a side show rat in a circus. Shows almost over. His music is trash and he’s being blackballed for trolling besides being a rat. Ain’t going to be able to keep paying that big money for his security… He better invest what he has now in an underground bunker because once that security can’t be paid for it a wrap for that rat. LoL
Fuck this clown go check out 1320 lahitta
He’s wack, his music sucks and he comes across as a transgender. Too many pills. Get the fuck outta hip hop
Go check out 1320 lahitta on YouTube
Nas is just betta.how much did tht wack camel song stream
His album flopped like Akademiks titties. Both of them are lame.
“THESE TOP CHARTERS ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT THEM TO BE AND THEY’LL BEAT THEM IN YOUR FACE TILL YOU THINK YOU LIKE THEM” / The kid is right AGAIN. Music industry is like politics, they can absolutely turn and blackball you in a second. Let the kid live
I’d say maybe the music just wasn’t good, but his music never was.
The same hype machine that caused his rise is the same one that has passed him by. And all that clout chasing on his part (ironic that he brought the phrase to prominence) has equated to nothing. Ak can still eat a veiny one though.
yeah,i think i like this rapper gangsta rapper a urban city most his music videos and some tattoos is interrestting and sure to have a few girls and i think i scene a video of him passing handing some his new album cds to a few random people in a video was a bundle stack he giveing out to people so thats kinda cool