Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

We're back for 2023 and our first guest is Milagro Gramz who was basically our eyes and ears during the Tory Lanez trial. She's a media journalist from houston who has a large personality and gained a lot of popularity covering the whole Tory / Meg saga. She appears on Off The Record podcast to explain what really happened during this whole saga for the last two years and also what she saw in cour...

Adin Ross is our guest today on Off the Record podcast. He's back to talk about how life and his career is treating him currently along with talking about the state of music and even explaining exclusively to us why he did not end up going through with doing a podcast with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). As per usual, there is some pocket watching that happens and also we discuss DDG saying str...

Stalley is our guest today. He's a former member of the infamous MMG roster, boasting one of the most potent lyrical skillset in the game and also showcasing a unique perspective about his come-up and way of life. Fans have had many questions about him since he had lower visibility int he last few years and he's here to announce that he's in a new situation and back and more comfortable and confid...

JELEEL! is our guest today. He's an up and coming rapper from Rhode Island now living in LA with a unique style whose goal is to inspire and spread positivity. 

Seasoned comedian Deray Davis is our guest today. He's by far one of the most hilarious and talented natural comics in the game. Hailing from out of Chicago, Illinois, he's been on almost every platform from BET Comicview, WILD n OUT to numerous movies. He's here to chop it up with Akademiks about comedy, life, relationships and growth.

Today our guest is Rome Flynn. From his appearances in Soap Operas like 'Bold and the Beautiful' or Network TV Dramas like "How to Get Away with Murder', Rome has been a on the rise superstar in the acting game. He appears on Off the Record to tell his story and break down how he landed the roles he did and also revealed certain roles which he was passed up on. His new Movie, "Fantasy Football" is...

Today our guest is NY Artist, CJ. Most known for his viral hit 'Whoopty', he appears on the podcast to explain his upbringing and how he got into the game and why he chose music. He also describes how whoopty caught fire and typcasted him as a 'drill rapper'. He goes indepth about many misconceptions about him and clears up many rumors and even debunks the comparisons to 6ix9ine. He talks getting...

Bandman Kevo is back again as our guest. He talks about him making the news recently for his cosmetic surgery where some people thought he was engaging in body dysmorphia. He speaks about why he got sugery and braeks down the process from the cost to the recovery and maintenance. He also talks about his new tattoos he got that went viral, 'White Lives Matter', Elon Musk, Kanye West and even Black...

Hitboy is our guest this episode. After dropping the third in the series of 'King Disease' albums and also the fourth collab album with Nas, Hitboy is here to explain how these albums affect his legacy as opposed to some of his other biggest hits he's ever produced. He talks not locking with certain artists after he gave them in a hit int he past, ie - Kendrick Lamar and Roddy Ricch. Hitboy talks...

Today we have one of the most colorful characters in Bronx Drill, Ron Suno. He started out by doing comedy skits then quickly turned it into a serious lucrative music career. He explains his come up from the Bronx, making content and how keeping a level head has kept him out of situations that could blow his opportunity of a lifetime. We talk other Bronx artists and get his opinions on them and ge...

We have Anuel AA on our podcast today. He hails from Puerto Rico and is here to solidify a message of unity between Latin genres and artists and our beloved hip hop culture. We begin talking about his collaborations with Hip Hop artists, to his counterparts to how he blew up while being incarcerated.

21 Savage is our Guest for today. Fresh off the heels of the collab album release with Drake, 'Her Loss', he's here to talk about everything from past mistakes, accountability, growth, reflect on the passing of Takeoff and PNB Rock to debate about where he ranks in the rap game and even indulge in some classic Akademiks pocket watching. Drake pops in the convo to offer a few words as well.

Da baby is our guest on the podcast today. He's here to talk about everything including his new album Baby on Baby 2, controversies and viral moments that's happened over the years and also explain his mindset as he sets aim on getting his career back on track after a long layoff mostly caused by concerts and shows being cancelled for 2 years.

Today a online creator, Sneako, is our guest today. He's been banned from multiple platforms for his extreme rhetoric although he interprets it as waking people up from 'The Matrix'. He's known for his fast pace commentary on masculinity and on other controversial topics. He's been likened to another controversial figure in the space, Andrew Tate.

G herbo is our guest today for the second part of their interview and Akademiks gets into his album thats out now called 'Survivor's Remorse'. We talk about if he had remorse for leaving people behind in Chicago and how he makes those determination when going forward. WE talk about his 2 part album and also his plight in music.

G herbo is our guest today and Akademiks is extra hyped for this one not only because he's a huge fan of herbo but because they finally get face to face to hash it out over some of his earlier 'War in Chiraq' coverage. They talk about the effects of drill on communities and how commentary or the internet fuels things. They then turn to his album and reflect on his lifestyle growing up in chicago....

The second part to our highly entertaining podcast with rapper, Tee Grizzley. We get into some more social subjects and keep it light and funny with rapid quick fire questions about fast food among other things. 

Tee Grizzley is our guest today. He's here with some amazing stories of making it up out of Detroit and also how he did the near impossible by turning around a life of crime into a promising and fruitful rap career. He breaks down how the Detroit music scene is and how to get by in Detroit. This is s 2 part podcast. This is the first part. 

Chinese Kittty is our guest today. She's here fresh off her Rolling Loud performance and she's in a good mood and excited for her career which has been on the incline for some years. Starting out from the nightclub scene, she turned what most would say is a influencer career to now being a musician working the scene getting better and better. We start off the podcast hot by talking about how many...

Tory Lanez is our guest today. One of the most heavily scrutinized artists in the game yet talented as well shows up to Off The Record to keep it real about everything that he can legally discuss. We begin by talking about his come up and break into the scene in music then eventually get to talk about how Quarantine Radio was a once in a lifetime moment then to the ultimate situation between...

Toosii is our guest today and he's here bearing it all and being honest about everything from his feud with DDG to his relationship and even status of his career. He talks how the industry blackballing Da Baby affected him since they are signed to the same label and even talks about the dynamics to which urban artists are trapped into a box where as opposed to Bad Bunny he's more free and can...

TiaCorine is our guest for today. She talks about going viral on Tik Tok and how she got into the music game. She expounds on her unique style and why she rejected what others might call normal that she can be authentic to her and her art. 

Erica Banks decided to show up to our Off The Record podcast studios today and it's a competition of who is more cancelled on social media, Akademiks or Erica Banks. Erica Banks recently got a lot of backlash for a close friends story that leaked where she said she prefers to go to the club with thick girls as opposed to skinny girls. She explains on this episode how it happened and what she reall...

This is to the OGs and LL Cool J. Signed with Love xoxoxox DJ Akademiks

YBN Nahmir is our guest for the day. He is here to face the music and answer all things including controversies and also mishaps in his career. He recaps how growing up in the music industry has been and also talks about prioritizing everyone else career and success before his own. He talks about making the mistake to focus on his girlfriend instead of his career and also not owning the YBN brand....