Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

Bobby Shmurda is back again on Off The Record with this time he's glowing and happier than ever before. This time he lets us know he's finally out his record deal with Epic Records.

On the day Antonio Brown drops his project, 'Paradigm', he sat with DJ Akademiks to talk about everything life and music. Akademiks got a chance to pull up to his crib where Antonio did some meditation with him gave him a house tour, played basketball with him  and oh of-course played him some music. AB discusses him walking off the field as a member of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers and answers if...

6ix9ine returns to Off The Record with a familiar face, Wack 100. This time we add one more to the table, Hassan Campbell. 6ix9ine explains his hiatus and also showcases his new crew and new label. He's still touting the 'I'm Outside and Untouched' slogan that we've heard before but with new confidence as he pulls up with a new song called 'GINÉ'. This is promised to be one of the most chaotic pod...

We got one of the most popular videographer in hip hop as our guest today. Drewfilmedit, most notorious for filming the majority of YNW Melly videos. He has a ton of stories involving hip hop after being in the most interesting predicaments while filming music videos for artists. He talks about meeting Melly, blowing up while in high school and also explains how his father was supportive of his en...

Waka Flocka is our guest today on Spotify Live. He also pulled up to our studio so we have a video component of today's conversation. Waka Flocka gets into his growth and evolution as a person and recaps his career as a rapper.

We begin by talking about our favorite topic yet again, mainstream acceptance of certain opinions and also how those that express those opinions that are unfavorable get treated. We then delve into the Taxstone and Troy Ave incident that has yet to reach a jury trial and where Troy Ave's bodyguard died in the incident. We then talk about YNW Melly case updates.

Akademiks is here recording a podcast right before catching a flight to Miami! He talks about the censorship machine is coming for him lately and also updates us on whats going on with his Instagram. He then talks about the Grammys, Meg thee Stallion and Tory Lanez and also a ridiculous event that went down in DC with a corpse being brought in the club for a homegoing concert.

Rowdy Rebel is our guest for today. After serving 7 years in a state prison along with his GS9 codefendants including Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy is back free and dropping music. He's slated to drop a new project and is back on the scene recapping his time prior to being locked up and detailing how he survived being locked up for 7 years. Akademiks and Rowdy go back and forth about stories of how Ro...

Celina Powell is our guest for today's episode. She's been a notorious figure in hip hop over the years with her initial claim to fame being linked with many of the hottest rappers of our time. She has experienced and seen many hip hop moments from behind the scenes and has been sort of a notorious figure in hip hop as her name rising in popularity became the new replacement for Video Vixens / Hip...

Rubi Rose talks with Akademiks, Previously Recorded LIVE, about her rise to fame in the rap game. From being a rappers girlfriend to detailing her very first time making a song. She talks about making the XXL Freshman list, being on songs with PartyNextDoor and Future and even how her first big single 'Big Mouth' blew up and got her signed. She talks about how she keeps it diverse and defends havi...

Today we're talking about the Slap heard around the world. Chris Rock was assaulted by Will Smith at the Oscars after he dropped a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith has since apologized but admitted he was triggered by the joke that mentioned Jada's hair and she's had her bouts with a condition called alopecia. 

Pink Sweats is our guest today. He hails from Philly with a unique style in every way from clothing to music. Known for his writing and vocal talents he joins us to showcase a different side of himself that many wouldn't know about. In this 3 hour 30 min convo, topics range from his time in the church, to growing up with his father as his hero to thoughts on marriage, Mt Rushmore of R&B and ev...

Fredo Bang is our guest for todays episode. He's from Louisiana and discussed in detail how he got into rap music and how his career got constantly derailed by being sent back and forth to jail. He speaks on Gee Money and his impact on his career and how his death affected him. We then discuss whether or not he was dissing his cousin Boosie on his latest track. We also talk about his relationship...

On todays episode, Akademiks recaps his time going to watch Batman at a dine in theater and also speaks on Tyler the Creator selling out MSG. He talks about news these days is contextualized to support the  narrative that is being pushed or presented. He talks about 6ix9ine allegedly being down bad and broke asf and gives the full details behind it. 

Latto is our guest today. Latto speaks on changing to her from Mulatto to Latto. We talk about her come up in the streets of Atlanta growing up around her father who was in the streets and also developing a passion for rap. She talks about getting on 'The Rap Game' and winning then getting her big break and recognition with freestyles. She talks about being on the XXL Freshman list. 

Kaicenat is our guest today. He's one of the most popular Twitch streamers today who grew up in Bronx, New York. 

Today we talk about how Lil Durk and NBA Youngboy issues have completely turned the industry into being the Durk/YB show. We analyze how Beefing has its effects of isolating the attention of fans to be on only a select few artists. 

In case you missed it, this episode was p reviously recorded LIVE . Our featured guest was Flo Milli, an artist from Mobile, Alabama. After being nominated in 2020 for Best New artist and also making the XXL Freshman list in the same year, Flo Milli has been on the fast track to being one of the biggest female rappers in the game. She joins us to talk about her come up and where her career is righ...

Today guest is 100k Track, who is most notable for being the manager of King Von at the time of his passing and also YNW Melly. He speaks on his come up and linking with Kodak Black and Sniper gang. He speaks about his experience being a rapper to then transitioning to manager. He talks about meeting with YNW Melly while he was in Jail and then having a crazy run with him once he got out of jail 8...

Our guest today is none other than a very popular youtuber that goes by the name Coffeezilla. He joins us to talk about Cryptocurrency, NFTs and Influencers (rappers especially) involvement with what has been highly controversial 'pump and dumps. Coffeezilla starts out by telling us how he got into the space where he exposed people doin scummy thing in the Crypto / NFT space. He also breaks down w...

B-Lovee is our guest for this episode. He talks about his rise to fame and navigating the streets of the Bronx. 

Today's guest is NYC very own Fivio Foreign. Recently he's been in the media for not only music as he's being seen recently collaborating  with Kanye West on his latest single 'City of Gods' which also features Alicia Keys. Kanye has taken a likening to Fivio Foreign and even agreed to executive produce his album tentatively titled 'Bible'. Fivio speaks about his relationship with Kanye West...

Today's Episode, Akademiks breaks down the real behind social media and programming. We get into how social media platforms control what you get to see and when and Akademiks uses a personal example. Akademiks also talks about how Kanye West right now is changing the game with putting his music on a STEM player which is unheard of and how he turned down a $100 million contract for a Apple Music st...

Today's episode we're back in our home studio and we get to recap whats been going on in the last week. We talk about recent Roddy Ricch episode and recap the Superbowl. We talk Jay Z's involvement and if anyone can have a lineage verzuz that can compete with Dr Dre. We talk about Colin Kaepernick and the NFL having the best ratings in years. We then talk about the antics of Kodak Black. We talk a...

Roddy Ricch is our guest today on Off the Record. Roddy summoned Akademiks to the hills of Belair to have this important conversation about his mental state, his career, his recent album and actions on social media. Roddy talks about how he first met Akademiks and how quickly his career took off once a few of his singles took off. He talks having a diamond single 'The Box' and how that changes thi...