DJ Hed Responds To DJ Akademiks

[@YuhasLol]

Ak isn't a journalist. Journalists present JUST the facts with no opinions mentioned and this dude is glued to Drake's nuts.

[@dianeclarkson9607]

Agreed! And Ak saying he doesn’t have to talk to the source is completely contrary to the integrity of true journalism. Gossip columnist is what he has with no true sources. His claim is insulting.

[@freedomm]

'I am the greatest single journalist you've ever heard of" is wild 😂

[@k-dawgwestmore4643]

I’m not super familiar w/ DJ Hed but I have been really enjoying The Bigger Picture. He seems level-headed and I loved that challenge he gave Akademiks. Really well-spoken I think.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Me too.

[@MrSfisher964]

Even as a Kendrick fan and someone who used to love Drake music, DJ Hed never once discredited Drake if you go back to when the beef was going on he even said Drake is top 5, but he allowed Kendrick to draw him into Kendrick game and when it comes to culture he was never going to win that battle with Kendrick. He was saying from the very beginning Drake shouldn’t engage in this battle. He been saying Drake should just continue to make hits they DJ’s so they still going to play Drake cause he makes the hits so he never downplayed what Drake has done in music. Drake has contributed to the battle rap community a lot which is the essence of where hip-hop began. What Drake lacks in is the fact that you have the biggest platform in the world and you don’t speak on any black issues, nor do you take the time to learn what the black American struggle came from, the fact that he keep using the slaves line in a few of his songs, or when he speaking to Elliot in his interview and he refers to his friends as his blackest friends shows where the disconnect is with Drake yes he has contributed to it because he had no choice in order to meet his goals but he never took the time to understand or learn where that struggle come from.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Well said.

[@SofaKingSuite10]

Well written!

[@Just_Gwen]

This right here!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Words0.0]

True I remembered this 2 he just discredit about the culture but never discredit Drake as a great rapper, Drake stan ruing hiphop especially Ak

[@SziontificMystic]

Sounds like Drake is becoming more self aware. I dig it

[@LedbyMotivation-dv9ge]

The line, “I was not hiding my son from the world, I was hiding the world from my son“ is BS. If that was the case, why was he waiting on this Adidas deal to roll out to introduce his son? His son is now part of his image and he likes to show him off at every opportunity. Even using his son’s events to troll others! That is something I admire about stars that truly keep their children out of the limelight because, kids did not ask to be born into a world where they step out and they’ve got paparazzi following them, pictures taken constantly, people trying to talk to them all the time… it’s sad and crazy at the same time.

[@Dave-fr6mz]

💯 drake just mad pusha messed up his son's rollout deal with adidas. didn't even know kendrick had kids until this beef

[@MrDubl24]

Facts

[@Bigblessed]

I believe that Ak vs Dj Hed is just another extension of what Drake and Kendrick beef is all about, meaning having authenticity and character are more valuable than making money and being famous. Also how to be a leader because Kendrick and DJ Hed can have people crash out for them but because they know what they say carries weight, they have to be careful in what they say and how they lead because they don't want anyone to lose a life for this petty beef because they come from where people actually die and having been around and seen death they don,t want that on their hands. whereas with Drake and Ak they will say whatever because and not care about the repercussions of what anyone would do under their influence because they would just find a way to spin it or not take accountability for the direction they lead people. which is an extension of the battle of those who have character are tired of those who are selfish and greedy. IMO

[@TheCompanyMan]

Great comment. I agree.

[@tyagray6022]

Yes!! Truly insightful POV. Glad I read it😊✌🏽

[@inigoquixote5451]

It is crazy to be an unofficial PR wing for one rapper and confusing that for being the Dan Rather of rap. He's closer to being the Tim Pool of rap.

[@SladeW5218]

🎯‼️

[@FrancisWilly96]

Speaking from a music sense, Nardwuar is the best musical journalist. Ak is a lot to unpack. But I personally consider him a sensationalist than a journalist.

[@otterdonnelly9959]

Even if we go strictly literary there are actual journalists that derserve shine like many on the 33 1/3 book series, Toure, old Source/Village Voice critics, and it’s arguable Dan Charnas gave back to hiphop more with Dilla Time or “The Big Payback” than Ak had.

[@houseofmatrix6174]

He definitely shock jock

[@k-dawgwestmore4643]

I watched Akademiks solo stuff for the first time this year during the Battle of the Big Three cuz it was interesting to hear takes from a hardcore Drake fan. I promptly stopped watching pretty quickly tho. His stuff is so drama heavy.

[@thegoat3153]

I just want some more Kendrick man 😂 im tired of seeing all his homies tweet lol drop the broccoli song dot

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Amen! Even my kids are saying REINCARNATED! 😂

[@1988jeffy]

Can we just point out the glaringly obvious - Drakes "generosity" in hiphop as his fans like to frame it was intact self interest. Cultivating and sustaining an African American Hiphop Aesthetic. He needed to stand next to Black, US artists. Even for global audiences, white audiences, its Black Americans who dictate what's cool... still do even though they rarely benefit from this. Wheelchair Jimmy especially has needed this throughout his career as the most awkward, unnatural fit imaginable. Yes, white people know hes corny, but thats mitigated ENOUGH by seeing him in the mix with black US artists. He took Kendrick and Rocky on tour for this reason. Drake took Black American aesthetics, absent anything politicial or challenging for the broadest appeal globally, and chased numbers - for him to turn around and say "look what i did for you" is insane, gross, so lacking in awareness. To try and leverage his commercial success as a flex over Black American artists whose likeness he commodified - an apolitical caricature designed in a lab for mass appeal - its gross. Drake immediately went low with Whitney because the alternative path was a whole lot of elaboration on that Atlanta verse.

[@Liiinda4]

OMG this is perfectlyyyyy articulated.

[@commaJim]

Also, does Ak really associate being "the greatest living journalist" with building a big platform..? That ain't being a good journalist. The Maggie Haberman's, Emily Nussbaum's, the Van Lathan's, the JUSTIN HUNTE'S are great journalists without the cash brags. I really like this response, since it gets to the heart of Ak's absurdity

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you, brother. I do too. I think Hed handled that in a classy fashion.

[@xXSonTJXx]

You really don’t like Post Malone 😂

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

He's basically all-white Drake

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

You could journalism Ak so far under the table he'd break the floor.

[@user-pz4vb9cu8u]

Ever since the battle started, rumors have been swirling that Kendrick is dropping so for Akadmicks tp think he "broke the news" is comical. Akadmicks is ignorant and childish. He doesn't have the intelligence, awareness or bandwidth to be a journalist. He only discuss rap beef and his bank account.

[@_NoHandle_]

- The whole thing was unnecessary. DJ Hed said Kendrick doesn't talk to Ak and Ak, confirmed that fact. But in typical fashion, Ak had to go into one of his rants. - I like that DJ Hed responded like an adult. Ak is always looking for drama because it brings him more viewers. - Lastly, Drake had planned on introducing his kid with an Adidas press run - his "...hiding the world from my son" comment seems extremely disingenuous when you take that into consideration.

[@JonathanIsrael708]

Master manipulator huh

[@ganaed]

Nice jersey

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you.🙏🏿

[@missyrobbins8617]

Pusha T also exposed his blackface and that was it for me.

[@GirlsOnMedia]

THAT PART💯

[@favi_yano]

@justin Hunte that LAFC Jersey is fire 🔥🔥 I See you 👀 Westcoast!

[@TheCompanyMan]

LAFC. REPRESENT✊🏿

[@kaithemagi]

The feature to join is on mobile and desktop. They need to scroll trough their phone or upgrade, its all happening 😂

[@TheCompanyMan]

It's all happening!!!

[@ess-pee-arr]

DJ Hed responded in an extremely mature and thoughtful way. More people should follow his lead. He is correct about journalistic integrity. It's great that you get info from other sources about an artist, but a good journalist would also follow up and try to confirm that information in some manner.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Agreed.

[@LadyFlawless77]

Drake has participated in the hip hop genre not the Hip Hop culture which is why Kendrick was able to wash him as easily as he was & why drake dont know how to do a proper rebuttal or how to understand the metaphors & multiple entendres. DRAKE WAS NEVER IN/OF/ABOUT HIP-HOP CULTURE 💯

[@TheBulletzgottishow20]

Justin salute bro loving the show I couldn’t find the content bro

[@TheCompanyMan]

Couldn't find the content?

[@user-pz4vb9cu8u]

Can someone comment and tell me 5 names of rappers that Drake collaborated with that DID NOT have a buzz and was NOT popular/on the rise? WHO did Drake collaborate w/ that nobody knew (no social media presence), not even the people in their city? The narrative that he put people on is so not true. It's like when Fat Joe said he put Trick Daddy on when Trick Daddy was literally hot in the south via Uncle Luke BEFORE he connected with Fat Joe.

[@Geminisaus]

An interview with you and Dj Hed would be very inspiring. I wish that would happen

[@NazarethHill]

You’re very welcome from a new subscriber . Nice jersey…..

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate you.

[@radiobe4179]

AK is looking crazy pulling that big journalist talk two months after doing that "this ninja botted billions of not like us views for 5 thousand dollars" yellow journalism ass stream 😂

[@bjenksful]

I swear I've also hear Ak say he's not a journalist in the past, particularly so he didn't have to be held to those standards.

[@awakennow1841]

Move over Walter Cronkite compromised Ak took ur spot

[@TheSunkissedmein2000]

😑

[@keithbrisbane7775]

Angie Martinez is 1 billion times better than him

[@Stanlee95]

TCM🔥

[@bjenksful]

Post malone can kick rocks, eternally. Miley cyrus too.

[@TheCompanyMan]

BIGFAX

[@czxr_8]

Ak is a gossiper, not a journalist. There’s a difference. And I disagree with these things humanizing Drake. To me it did the opposite. His fans became more overzealous. He came off more fake. Nothing really changed about his demeanor and he dug his heels further into the narrative he wants us to believe. But I could be bias lol

[@commaJim]

Btw I joined via mobile. There's a membership button next to the subscribe button!

[@TheCompanyMan]

What kind of phone do you have?

[@adammajette2595]

I was able to do membership through my phone.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thanks Adam! What kind of phone do you have?

[@jasons.8125]

Ak is a journalist the same way he’s a DJ. Which is to say, he’s a man who drinks in his basement all day while ranting at screens. While he may, at times, have inside information, actual journalism has principles and ethics - not the least of which is: the journalist, themselves, should neverrrr be the story. Ak is a grifter who Googles things - and he is entertaining, depending on the particular day’s level of misogyny, pandering, or emotional detachment from Black pain - but a grifter nonetheless. The lashing out at Hed was his own injured ego. Journalist… 🙄

[@AnthonyCheeseborough]

He's a sensationalist, but the idea that his news comes from Google is just provably false. There's a lot to say about Ak, we don't have to make stuff up lol

[@jasons.8125]

@@AnthonyCheeseborough "While he may, at times, have inside information..."

[@jasons.8125]

@@AnthonyCheeseborough And i'll take it a step further. While I 1000% agree with your 'sensationalist' description -- It's quite accurate -- the grifter tag is actually the big fish. Ak is self-admittedly paid by the labels for promo - which means we don't ever truly know what's fact and what is spin; or outright disinfo. Even MORE significantly, beyond music: Ak streams from a platform whose venture capital comes from men and interests that literally threaten and undermine American democracy. All he cares about is the $$$$. Ak can be funny, informative, and insightful, FOR SURE; but he's also toxic on a number of levels. None of the above is made up.

[@thomascross8339]

Funny, the words classist and elitist come to mind when I hear Drake say "I was hiding the world from my son." I guess this is the same person who started from the suburbs (aka THE MIDDLE) and had enough nerve to insult actual poor people by calling it "the bottom."

[@freegame8628]

Bro drake is 1 of the most famous people on earth, exposing a kid to that is crazy, I can understand him not wanting to expose his kid to that

[@thomascross8339]

@@freegame8628 I guess that is why he admitted to having a Adidas deal that involved the kid he needs to "hide from the world." No, Drake fans, (like Trump supporters) are a cult now and the cult leader is incapable of doing wrong.

[@thomascross8339]

@@freegame8628 I guess that's why he admitted to planning a public Adidas promo with that same son he's "hiding," right up until Pusha T exposed him. Drake fans are no different than Trump supporters. A cult, and the Dear Leader is incapable of doing wrong.

[@3dakainsane]

The "hiding the world from my son" sentiment kind of falls flat for me knowing the Adidas thing was planned, and how much he's used his son in videos, promos, Instagram etc.

[@pandapagoda3273]

Listen man Justin I gotta say. You got a very distinctive look and sound about you. Like as a person you are a rare combination of the too aspects. Like Morgan Freeman or some sht. Anyway keep it up good work

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you for the love! I appreciate you!

[@LadyFlawless77]

Best Thing Drake ever did for hip hop culture was getting beat up by it and kicked out of the genre

[@chosen1afrique304]

Yo 💀

[@raymanjohan8838]

Drake hasnt left hip hop bc him and Julian LaGrange have an agenda

[@CarterKeither]

From my perspective idk if the Pusha battle humanized him, I think that it didn't immediately affect his image because he had In My Feelings out. Especially because his next album CLB was detached from his humanity and invested mostly in his ego, which is very relatable for his audience. Like when that dropped I was an insecure sophomore in college and kinda felt like I needed a roster of baddies to be a man and CLB resonated with that struggle

[@lostintheark5728]

What does CLB mean Creepy Lil Boy?

[@ghettogov6161]

Only dude Ak tried to put on was a pdf file lil boom 😐🤣

[@MrPablofrost]

I see join on my phone. I don't know if it's because I have KZbin premium or not but I see you

[@TheCompanyMan]

What kind of phone do you have?

[@MrPablofrost]

@@TheCompanyMan I have a Google pixel so basically an Android but I'm also on the premium plan and the beta program so...

[@el.blanco552]

Yeah KZbin has a weird set up, it takes you to an external browser if you wanna be a member. Big fail by KZbin.

[@SPADE945]

Troy Ave has a podcast on Ak’s network the Akademy 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jayrichjlr]

Heartbreak Drake was one of the most relatable artists to ever exist. He had the sound, quotes and energy a particular age group was collectively experiencing. Drake basically gave you post relationship clarity or pre marital anxiety. But it was felt.

[@enriquemaldonado9139]

I believe there’s no join button on my iPad but my Samsung phone had it #itsallhappening

[@TheCompanyMan]

KZbin gotta get they ish together.

[@Watchangiewrk]

OK, hear me out. I’m born and raised LA. I love my city. I love Kendrick. And I like DJ hed a lot actually. but this to me was a throw rock and hide your hand situation. DJ hed put the 🧢 made his comment about who Kendrick speaks to response to a release date. Ak did all his talk. And then DJ hed comes talking about passing the torch. No stay on topic bro. Don’t try to take the higher road after you clearly were just being petty. And I get it because when it comes to ak I can be petty. But now hed wants to be so enlighten and wants to move to another conversation. This was the first time I looked at DJ head like 😔😕why did you even open your mouth then? It’s just easier to side with Hed in this situation because AK was so so obnoxious in his response. Ak had every right to respond but DJ hed def moved the goal post🧐 I’m not saying I want to DJ hed to respond in haste or act theatrical. I just wanted him to stay on the points, which was who Kendrick talks to who DJ Akademiks talk to. & him Putting a 🧢😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@TheCompanyMan]

Well put. Solid point. Thanks Angie.

[@questionnyc]

Although I have some respect for AK for looking for sources, it seems like he uses that as a major defense to why he’s the “greatest journalist”. When in reality, baseline for journalism includes looking for multiple sources that aren’t the main subject. Maybe not all the internet hip hop journalists within his category do this, but it’s standard practice

[@traceatroj240]

AK needs to take what he reports seriously, DJ Hed has always given Drake his flowers but DJ Hed has always said when it comes to culture Drake can't beat Dot because Kendrick is culture....

[@bushidobot8251]

Hmmm and I always thought Paris Hilton was DJ Hed

[@BlackZynfyndel]

Yawn

[@myfathersson3751]

His dj name is PAUSE worthy 😂

[@KillmongerX321]

Grow up

[@SuperSed-gt5hq]

Ak literally has the Akademy which is a group of streamers Ak put together who has their own show. It didn’t work out because they are all unlikable characters. He also started a podcast with Troy Ave who was arrested but just got back out of jail. Joe Budden went thru the same thing in the beginning

[@Just_Gwen]

AK calling himself a "journalist" is the biggest joke in 2024! He's a content creator - PERIOD! Spreading gossip, chasing salacious headlines and pandering to the ilk of the internet. People would respect him more if he didn't act like an inebriated ranting fan for 10 hours a day.

[@dannyavila910]

DJ Hed is definitely the more level headed of the 2. Ak’s assertion shows how little he truly understands journalism. He’s a poster child for sensationalism and bias misguidance.

[@ladiesunited]

Cover what Adam 22 & wack 100 was talking about

[@huare7946]

What does putting people on have to do with journalism?

[@negative2positve380]

Nothing. But dj hed never questioned ak as a journalist, he basically changed the conversation

[@medbeth9857]

It's about discovering artists and introducing artists to his audience. AK is just some talking tabloid who hardly discusses anything positive or constructive about hip-hop.The only time you'll hear an artist's name (that isn't from ovo) come out of his mouth is to slander them or discuss their controversies. Basically, AK has made a little ecosystem for himself in his basement where he's the only beneficiary, where he benefices from disrespecting hip-hop and its artists.

[@2ClutchCorey]

When’s ak ever written an article? I’ll wait lmao. He ain’t no journo

[@latrina38]

Wait til Drake fans find out Jack Dorsey, ex owner of Twitter, just said everything Kendrick said was true & he is going to back him cause he up against the industry😂😂😂 Go heavenly father😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCompanyMan]

He said that back in May when the battle was happening

[@latrina38]

@@TheCompanyMan I no but I just found out. Just like Ak won’t address Drake getting pissed on. Dot has evidence of those kids put didn’t drop it for the sake of the kids we all no he pdf. The man told no lies on Drake. But ppl glorify ppl like they god’s. Kendrick loves God & is simply a vessel God using to destroy evil. Drake really don’t want it with God

[@antgal9467]

I disagree to the point that Aubrey helped a ton of people but he helped a couple....

[@eltonkinki4818]

His put Lil boom on to be a perv lool

[@weedmanwade6682]

on mobile you have to do it from the page and not a video. at least thats how it used to be

[@ChocolateThaiE]

They’ve changed it. You have to use the desktop site if you’re on your phone.

[@jay3414]

Right after Drake son was made public

[@kid_ridiculous]

He lost me with the LAFC top. Ugh 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ No need to build a team from scratch when we have plenty of lower level teams that deserved to come in to the top league. Also, Go G’s.

[@MrUndetermined]

Draaake? The 🥷 that's hiding his kid from the world but the world wanna hide from his kid? Draaake?

[@TheCompanyMan]

Yeezus.

[@stephenobisanya]

What does empowering people have to do with being a journalist? Are we saying people can’t independently build a noteworthy journalism career? There are plenty of independent journalists out there who don’t need to “put anybody on” in order to be considered legitimate. Their job is to break stories that expose truths and document the current zeitgeist. Their job is not to “put people on.” I get so tired about conversations in hip-hop. 🙄

[@whitenoise716]

I think if you reframe DJ Hed's point about "putting people on" within the larger ecosystem of hip hop journalism, it might make more sense. In any industry, you want the leaders in the field to help train or shape the generation that follows them because you want the industry itself to succeed after you. His points about Elliott Wilson and Big Boy and all the other people in the hip hop media sphere extending a hand to pull people up isn't saying anything about the work they do for the public or their ability to be independent from mainstream or more established networks--it's more about paying it forward to others within your field because you're now in the position to do so. For sure, DJ Akademiks (or anyone else!) isn't obligated to use his position as the number one whatever to make hip hop journalism itself better, and I'm sure there's an argument to be made that to give another person a helping hand in your field might mean they cut into your potential attention monopoly (not saying this is true or that he has one--I'm just trying to frame a hypothetical counterargument), which means that it's against his best interest to help anyone else. I just don't vibe with that position (for a lot of reasons obvs), and I'm also not sure that DJ Akademiks himself didn't receive any help along the way from others in his field. Sure, he started in his basement or whatever, but he had that show with Joe Budden that was under the Complex media conglomerate or whatever, which I'm sure helped him grow his own channel and his celebrity. Someone at Complex had to look at him and decide to give him the opportunity. I'm sure that he did a lot of work on his own, but I just don't believe in the bootstraps narrative--no one reaches success solely on their own without having a door opened for them at some point, and if they say they did, they're lying or they're living a revisionist history to flatter their egos. Hope that makes sense--I just thought maybe you took the idea of putting someone on to solely be about the subjects being covered (since tbf the discussion about DJ Hed shining a spotlight on LA talent muddies the waters a bit). To be clear, I think it's possible that angle might be what the article or Justin is more leaning toward, and while I do think that's a valid interpretation and would also make sense, I did watch that episode of The Bigger Picture and I think I remember it being more in line with what I described. Tl;dr - it could be referring to putting people on in the industry by showcasing upcoming talent, but I think it also (more likely) refers to putting people on within the hip hop media landscape--the one in which DJ Ak has positioned himself as the leader.

[@stephenobisanya]

@@whitenoise716 This is a beautifully made point. Thank you for taking the time to share this perspective. I’d watched the episode as well and I walked away with the opinion I shared above. But maybe I didn’t take in the full context because I didn’t expect the argument to take a turn toward “well who has he put on?” But your perspective sorta bridges that gap. So I appreciate it! 🙏🙏

[@alsdaman8211]

None of these folks are journalist. They're just loud content creators.

[@mosesoftheblock2311]

Drake has done a lot of partnership projects in hip hop. Jist think about how big an audience he opened up for Big Freedia when some would say it could have been a liability. A lot of people who dont even vote are trying to put pressure on Drake to be Malcolm X. Nonsense.

[@TheRealLordAction]

Drake with young money was dope after that ovo drake is trash to me he’s everything k dot said he is HipHop is a lifestyle it comes from the mud it’s the pressure that can bust pipes or make diamonds R.I..P to DMX he warned us early. We as kids all been picked on called corny when your young trying to figure it out be yourself originally makes you a cool kid✊🏾

[@ahndreaw.6269]

I should expect nothing less from someone from the participation trophy generation

[@icysdemise3911]

Post Malone hate is crazy

[@MrMongoslade24]

Star and bucwild were legends and did not put people on

[@AXCZ20]

So, one should also relate to Drake’s more than questionable past, with minors? Nah, Drake is needs to be investigated, dj 🥔 needs to be investigated too.

[@joeymccashland4420]

No one named “DJ” anything should consider themself the greatest journalist ever or whatever he said. Get back on the 1s and 2s AK. Rehumble yourself. And then tell me again, why he’d even want to be the greatest journalist? Rappers don’t need journalists. (EDIT: Hip Hop fans do though 😝) No one ever thought of Clue, Whoo Kid, Skee, Kayslay, or Drama as Journalists. I mean, I could frame it as such. Call them editors of a street newspaper or something. But they wouldn’t have never claimed that nonsense. No one asked AK to be a journalist. And if we talking DJs turned Journalist. Uhhhhhhhh, It’s Sway. It’s always Sway. It will forever be Sway. Tf is AK smoking?!?

[@iam607]

Yeah Drake do what he do but he still belongs here. Rich, poor, right, or wrong. He claims hip hop first and we claiming him. Which is really the main reason we on him so tough. When you carry the torch for us, you gotta represent right. All the goofy and suspicious stuff gotta go. Enjoy yourself but remember you're representing a culture when you claim hip hop. Like it or not 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BIGHEADSCIENCE-co8kk]

you ask whats wrong with my beloved hip hop look no further than th akademiks of the world

[@Topself24]

Barbara Walters is the best. Not AK. Lol

[@huare7946]

This was so embarrassing for Dj hed. I couldn't believe it. We all knew Kendrick was dropping this year idk why he stuck his neck out like that.

[@zairethinker]

because AK didnt get his info from his team

[@tymeburglar86]

Drake has stayed loyal to hip hip but he doesn't have flexibility of white privilege that Post Malone has to switch. Even if he's mixed race, he's still more black-presenting than anything else and it wouldn't make sense for him to move to another genre when he's content & well-paid playing a caricature of a black American. I've only ever seen white artists successfully abandon hip hop/RnB/black culture to adopt another sound, look, style, etc. The only successful examples that I can think of are white like MGK, Miley Cyrus, Pink. I remember Azaelia Banks long ago, after she started to get a little success but before she became unstable, said she would stop rapping and it was trashy. That didn't get her anywhere except lightening her skin, having a meltdown & a sub-par career in which she's still rapping.

[@ArcChristelle]

You know. AK could easily body Hed's response if he goes into the content/plug pages that he allow eat off of him. Hed's soft response is an appeal to humility because he cant win that battle if he popped off like AK imo. I know everyone hates AK, but if theres anything in his history, is that he's been solid.

[@perfect1035]

Solid??He is a pathological liar and instigator are you serious?

[@ArcChristelle]

@@perfect1035 instigator yes. Liar no. He's not perfect, but lying isn't something people associate with Akademiks

[@djfred5027]

@@ArcChristellehe lied when he said Drake was gonna win the battle and Said Tory was gonna beat the case . He’s not credible .

[@ArcChristelle]

@@djfred5027 neither of these counts as lies. That's like being called a liar for rooting for a losing sports team. With the Tory incident, his credibility comes into question NOT because he "lied" but because he didn't understand the case that was happening. Tory may not have shot Meg which was substantiated by multiple witness accounts, BUT Tory was still guilty of the charges of unlawful weapon possession and discharge. If you are going to take that position with AK come from a substantive position, not an emotional one like the rest of the internet.

[@djfred5027]

@@ArcChristelle I think calling me emotional is ironic because he’s the “journalist” that’s adds to much of his personal opinion in his “news” or “reporting” . He’s more of a guy that just gets on KZbin and talks ish in my opinion.

[@zephniahjonesiii5274]

He should leave hip hop if all he’s gonna do is damage it more and more while he’s here. Get out

[@mattmilli261]

Great topic. I prefer DJ Ak because he gives his opinion like a true fan of hip hop. Unpopular opinion always gets backlash but you gotta respect when he speaks his mind. DJ Hed is that make his takes bias predictable and boring.

[@ChocolateThaiE]

So AKs opinion is good but Hed’s is biased. If that’s the case, Ak’s opinion is also biased and predictable.

[@shotbyfabi]

You know there is footage of Ak nearly in tears when he found out Kendrick dropped MTG and NLU right? Your take is crazy. Ak is crazy biased. He had a white kid get on his live and lie about Dots camp paying a couple thousand dollars for millions of views. Are you trolling us?

[@mattmilli261]

@@ChocolateThaiEI said what I said. Ak been content business longer than DJ Hed. I just heard of this Hed i can’t compare 10 years plus to 3 months. I prefer AK , what’s wrong with it?

[@mattmilli261]

@@shotbyfabi you can’t compare them Ak more content. Ak more informative and entertaining. DJ Hed content put to me sleep honestly.

[@ChocolateThaiE]

@@mattmilli261 nothing is wrong with you liking AK. I was only speaking in the biased and predictable part. They’ve both said they were biased in favor of who they like (AK/Drake and DJ Hed/Kendrick).

[@ssjalpha6593]

What have you contributed. Mr Hunt?

[@TheCompanyMan]

The youtube channel where Hed, Elliot, and Jeremy's debate is taking place, along with the entire hip hop breakdown/video essay space on youtube. Among other things...

[@henryblinker4548]

Does the ability to rap make you an MC, because I believe that Drake is the biggest pop artist next to beyonce.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Nah. Rap can be completely separate from MCing or even Hip Hop.

[@eleshia12181991]

Basically what Hed is saying discredits everything Dot said during the battle….. he was singing a different tune a few months ago

[@Paragonoflaziness]

"He sounds a bit shook" go worship your pdf elsewhere

[@eleshia12181991]

@@Paragonoflaziness don’t get mad at me cause dj Hed is backpedaling

[@Channel19972]

He doesn't have to agree with everything Kendrick says. Certain things are just Kendrick's sentiments regarding Drake while others are allegations that require proof. Hed never said anything concerning Drake's character. He has been judging the whole thing from a battle perspective. He also never said that he thought the allegations were either true or false. Your statement makes no sense at all.

[@Juiicyyy]

@@eleshia12181991where is he backpedaling?? He never took anything that he said back

[@antonomous4780]

@@eleshia12181991where is the back pedal? You just speak to have an opinion. 😂😂😂

[@greenheadblackvoodochild2487]

Yo company you did agree with akademiks saying he is the greatest journalist you said he is allowed to feel that way, this is why you shouldn't validated bad actors like akademiks your a decent person he is not

[@TheCompanyMan]

I categorically did not. Time stamped: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHnCpqCMoblmr9E

[@greenheadblackvoodochild2487]

@@TheCompanyMan my bad g , I will take that L

[@TheCompanyMan]

@@greenheadblackvoodochild2487 All love, brother. I appreciate you. It's all happening.

[@mosesoftheblock2311]

Akademiks put on a lot of new age rappers like Tekashi69 and xxxtentacion. The gatekeepers in music industry had been ignoring most new rappers who were building popularity through social media.

[@brandonsloan155]

I wanted to hear more about if Kendrick is going to drop in the coming months and who’s more in the know. That’s what this is all about and that’s the only thing I care about. When will Dot drop.

[@jjarvicious]

Justin don’t fall 4 dat “hidin his kid from da world” bs spin cuz his ass was gonna use dat child 4 an Adidas rollout NAH UH I ain’t buyin it & neva did lol 🙅🏾‍♂️

[@TheCompanyMan]

My point was that a lot of people connected with that line.

[@jjarvicious]

@@TheCompanyMan I understand & I do 2 jus not comin from him lol 🤷🏾

[@equianomosieri]

I’m not an Ak fan, but he did say he’s “… the greatest SINGLE journalist…”, possibly suggesting he doesn’t have a team (hence the 480p vids), and he’s doing this all by himself. Doesn’t mean he’s always Ak-curate but he is boasting that he has created Ak-cess.

[@mellow.madness]

No one is obligated to put people on. That has nothing to do with what the subject is.

[@fatxbull6259]

Bro u don’t even attempt to hide your bias

[@miltonali4419]

Same Question can be asked of kendrick. Drake has helped dozens of artists including the one he is beefing with. What "money trees' Have kendrick created. TDE doesn't count because The others on that label have careers.

[@Channel19972]

Wow seems Drake is a generous guy. What do you have to say about the ones he's stolen from?

[@BR-qq2gb]

KL doesn’t publicize what he’s done financially for Cali. He’s uber private. And Audrey attaches himself to the latest and hottest artist out. people act like he’s doing them favors and that he gets nothing out of it. If he was really putting people on why isn’t anyone on the OVO label a top 50 musical superstar?

[@theeightiesthebestdecadeev566]

Drake hasn't properly put anybody in his team on his artists have been sitting there for years Party is the only one he's helped by the way Drake didn't put Kendrick on He was already out less not act like he discovered Dot only went on tour

[@iMoha46]

KZbinr beef is so insane. like who cares

[@TheCompanyMan]

Hed and Akademiks are two major voices in hip hop.

[@iMoha46]

@@TheCompanyMan you can be a voice and still be a youtuber

[@TheCompanyMan]

@@iMoha46 But not limited to youtuber. I wouldn't call Hed a youtuber at all.

[@Elitetaste77]

He put people on alright… the basement dwellers that run his mediatakeout I mean akademikstv page. There’s nothing that says integrity like using a backup page as your way to throw 💩 at the wall to see what sticks. Peak hip hop journalism 🤌🏾

[@213Ro1]

Shoutout to the LAFC SHIRT