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In a recent development, DJ Akademiks, the renowned hip-hop commentator known for his controversial statements and affiliations, faces serious legal action following accusations of rape. Rolling Stone reported that Fauziya Abashe has filed a lawsuit against Akademiks, whose real name is Livingston Allen, citing incidents that allegedly occurred in 2022. Abashe, who had previously dated…
With the emergence of social media, we have a lot of people who believe that they can say whatever they want without consequence. And DJ Akademiks is top tier. The former DJ-turned-internet-troll has built a lucrative business giving his views including brutal criticism of celebrities (more often than not, Black celebrities). However, he habitually appears…
MC Lyte, the first female rapper to have a gold-certified single and to receive a Grammy nomination was a guest on SiriusXM Urban View’s The Clay Cane Show to promote “Partners in Rhyme,” season 2 which premieres October 13th on ALLBLK.tv which is a part of AMC’s streaming network.
DJ Akademiks continues to find himself on the wrong side of outrage and stopped by Power 105’s The Breakfast Club to address backlash for referring to hip-hop pioneers as old and dusty. The comments drew backlash from rap veterans including LL Cool J and Russell Simmons. He also addresses push-back for referring to Lil Wayne…
A young woman has made a public accusation that controversial podcast host/personality DJ Akademiks attempted to contact her through social media when she was a “newly” 18-years-old high school student. This follows an old video, reportedly from 2014, recently going viral where an alleged 20-year-old Akademiks suggested there wasn’t much difference between a seventeen-year-old girl…
In attempt to provide his following with the latest salacious information, DJ Akademiks appeared to have jumped the shark in allegedly posting that singer/rapper Tory Lanez’s DNA was not found on the weapon used in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. The thing is court had not even started yet. Megan took to Instagram and…
Joe, Rory, Mal & Parks kick off this episode by paying respect to a few legends: actress, Cicely Tyson, television & radio host, Larry King, and NBA reporter & analyst, Sekou Smith (19:33). Joe discusses Reddit’s impact on GameStop’s stock market frenzy (55:30), Azealia Banks’ newest direct mention (1:27:10), and DJ Akademiks. Waived by the…
Covid strikes again and affects the schedule of the Verzuz battle that was set to take place this past weekend (December 12) between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole and Joe gives his theory on why it didn’t happen (17:04). Joe also opens the conversation to acknowledge the 10 year anniversary of Diddy’s album “Last Train to…