Explore every episode of the podcast Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

Drex is our guest today. Drex The Joint reflects on his Afro Latino roots, thoughts on 6ix9ine, Orange County gang politics

Polo G is our guest today. He's here to clear the air and attempt to be more transparent than he's ever been before.

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. There is two parts of this interview. 

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 dudes who probably try to get her and also asking her about NBA Youngboy rapping 'Chinese Kitty don't wanna be my girl.. she like dem folks'.  NBA YB calls in to talk to her and ask her why she was fronting on him. Also we talk about her dating and hanging out wiht Lil Tjay a few years ago when she first met DJ Akademiks in a nightclub. 

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 him and Meg Thee Stallion which resulted in criminal charges. We talk about how his reaction to these situations and also how he had to handle the fallout from artists switching up and even the industry. We talk about his album 'Alone At Prom' not getting the attention it deserves but eventually did a lot of streams. We talk about how he battles vs negative narratives about him online these days and also DSPs blackballing him. 

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 do much more. 

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 really meant also she tackles backlash she faced from twerking at a high school pep rally in front of some high school boys which some viewed as inappropriate. Other than those things and Akademiks sharing his own cancellation story they talk about life, dating, partying, sexuality and a whole lot of random other things. One of the more fun episodes I'll say. Hope you Enjoy.

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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. 

Rich Homie Quan is our guest for today! He's back independent and this time as he says 'Its Personal'. He talks his come up in the game and linking up with Thug and the eventual separation and how people switched up on him. He also dropped gems about songs he originally had that ended up being hits for other artists. He talks about his new song 'Krazy'.

DJ Vlad is back for his third appearance on Off the Record podcast with Dj Akademiks. We get into things by addressing lingering things from our continuous interviews on each others platforms for example, Andrew Tate, Yung Bleu, Boosie. We get into some light conspiracy theories about Trump, government documents and death (yeah spooky). He addresses  Joe Budden accusing Complex CEO of saying the N Word while Akademiks and Joe was at Complex doing 'Everyday Struggle'. We also talk about Aries Spears and Tiffany Haddish and the fallout after a very controversial video leaked. Vlad believes its a attempted shakedown. We touch on the new media landscape where people have to tone it down to not get cancelled. Vlad says Charlamagne asked him to remove parts from his interview because of how it would probably sound.

The Brown Boy is in the building. The Hip hop community has known Nav and Akademiks for going from friends to then adversaries going back and forth on social media and today they finally meet face to face to iron out issues. He is also here to talk about his current album which is now streaming on all DSPs "Demons Protected by Angels". We talk about everything from recapping their issues to getting into talking about where Nav grew up in Rexdale, Canada. He talks about his upbringing and also how he got into the game being a producer to landing a production credit on Drake - Back to Back song. He talks about the Toronto scene to also how he dealt with the pandemic and also gaining back his confidence and shedding depression. He talks about his relationship with YSL and advocates for them to be free. He also addresses a controversial article that was put out years ago that painted him as insecure when he just got on. He also talks about his journey with finding and using shrooms in a creative healthy way. 

100k Track is back for another episode and this time he brought along two of his artists. We catch up talking about florida culture with jewelery with Track promising to get Akademiks some grills. They talk about the Lil Tjay incident and also talk about being in situations where artist safety is the most important. Track responds to Jackboy last appearance on the podcast where he denied that Track ever took a charge for him. He also talks about YNW Melly and King Von and if we can expect new music soon from them. 

Taz Taylor is our guest for this episode of Spotify Live. We talk about his come up in the rap game and how he chose to be a producer to eventually landing his first placement. We also talk about some songs he had a hand in crafting that he just recently got production credit for and also talk the business of production and whether producers deserve equal share of royalties for a song as the artist. We talk about some of big hits like him producing Lil Baby - Freestyle and others. 

Boston Richey is our guest today. He hails out of Tallahasse, Florida and has taken the rap scene with a few songs that featured the likes of Future and Lil Durk.

Today our guests is RDC World. They are a group of influencers and creators who gained a lot of popularity for their skits about anime, basketball and just regular college age situations. 

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PNB Rock is our Guest today. He's here after getting out his deal with Atlantic records and is now a Independent recording artist. He details his time during the industry of how he came from jail up to getting a record deal. He talks about building a buzz while being incarcerated and how quickly things moved once he was free. He talks about public controversies he's been involved with including a fight with Lil B and also a peeing in a hotel incident. 

We talk about the recent VMA's that just went on. Bad Bunny went viral for kissing both a female and a male backup dancer. WE talk about other artists whose career may have been helped by their neutral sexuality stance. We also get into talking about the new indictment from Fulton County DA Fani Willis where she states explicitly, Stop incriminating yourself with lyrics or leave Fulton County.

Amber Rose is our guest today. She returns to have a conversation after a 5 year hiatus where this time she is now a musician who has two songs out with Mannie Fresh. We talk about her past relationship with 21 savage and how 21 savage bridged a convo between Amber and Akademiks on Everyday Struggle.

We're back yet again. Akademiks talks about Lil Tjay coming back to music after the shooting then also visits the reality of the clout era rappers now being huge overseas and that being the only viable market for them currently. He then talks about Nicki Minaj accomplishment with her getting a #1 record as a solo artist with her new song 'Super Freaky Girl' and of course we talk about the YSL Case a bit and then end off by addressing the cancellation of Internation Sensation and polarizing figure Andrew Tate. 

Lil Zay Osama from Chicago is our guest today. He comes in on the heels of his highly viral song featuring Lil Durk called 'F My Cousin'. 

ATL Jacob is our guest today. He currently has produced some of the biggest songs in the world including Kodak Black - Super Gremlin, Future - Wait for You (featuring Tems and Drake) and also Lil Baby - Right on. He talks his come up in Atlanta and how he got into production at a very early age and how he got a break working with Uno The Activist and later Montana of 300. He talks meeting Future through Casino and then getting 7 placements on The Wizard album then being faced with doubts about his success and him coming back going crazy in 2021-2022.

Rod Wave stops by the podcast to announce his album 'Beautiful Mind' is indeed dropping on 8/12. We talk about fame and his dislike for it and what he meant when he said on IG live that he felt he 'Sold his Soul'. He talks about future collabs he has coming up and also being on NBA Youngboy album as well. He talks about using the music for therapy and realizing the power of teasing or releasing it to the public fort their consumption.

YK Osiris is our guest today on the pod. We talk about how hilarious he has been on social media recently. We talk about some of his great friendships in music including being one of Drake's best friends and also Lil baby as well. He talks being in Toronto for Caribana. 

Kevin Gates is our guest today. One of the most interesting individuals in music today, he joins us to talk about how currently he's the happiest he's ever been. He reflects on how he was unhappy the last time he did an interview with Akademiks and talked about processing his prison stint a few years ago. We touch on his popular interview with Yung Miami and ask about his take on dating and relationships and even try to confirm if he really truly believes some of the things he's said recently.

Kevin Gates is our guest today. One of the most interesting individuals in music today, he joins us to talk about how currently he's the happiest he's ever been. He reflects on how he was unhappy the last time he did an interview with Akademiks and talked about processing his prison stint a few years ago. 

Episode 229: Quilly Exposes Meek Mill. Tells the Real Stories about Philly and how Meek Mill Hated on the whole city!

Jackboy is our guest today. He stops by to have his first appearance on Off The Record and talk about his come up to his recent success. We discuss his issues with Kodak Black, how he persevered through his multiple incarcerations. He talks about how he got signed to his current situation at Empire and how he made a smart decision turning down more money from Atlantic Records so that he could have more control over his career.

Carl Chery continues the debate with Akademiks about rap. We discuss who currently could be in competition for another 'new school' class of hip hop. 

Carl Chery is our guest today. He is the head curator in charge for Spotify who is responsible for the infamous RapCaviar playlist. We begin our conversation trying to establish the importance of playlists today in hip hop music. We talk about if an artist can dominate the current climate and get adequate play-listing if he was solely independent. We talk about Drake's new album and also try to put a rank to him as a artist all time vs Kanye West and even Jay Z.

Bandman Kevo is our guest today. On Rolling Loud weekend, he pulled up to discuss many of the things he's been in the media for including him getting his body done and also his ex wife dating a Youtube Vlogger. He breaks down why he wont forgive his ex wife and also explains his beef with 16shotz.

Charleston White is our guest today. One of the most polarizing cultural commentators of modern time tells his story of how he was incarcerated on charged of 1st degree murder and changed his life around after incarceration. He says now his mission is to use his voice to go down a path and follow rappers or others promoting a message of violence or gangbanging. He talks about Nipsey Hussle, King Von, his altercation with Soulja Boy and even 600 Breezy. 

Today our guest is Roy Woods. He's from Canada and gives us a background of how he got started in the music industry to eventually linking up with Drake through Oliver.

Infamous Hip hop producer 'Murdabeatz' is our guest today. We begin by discussing his comeup from Canada to making his way to workin with Chicago artists and then getting involved in the Atlanta Scene. He spoke about how Soulja Boy gave him his first big break and how his first big single came a year later. He talks about hooking up with Drake and Travis Scott and then eventually making his own producer / artist collab albums - One with Shordie Shordie and another with Smokepurpp. We then talk about the sound of music and how that has changed over the years and how new producers are changing the game. He talks about the issues that came about with Rapstar when he did the beat but wasn't credited then it was later fixed. Also we discuss his discography including 'Nice For What' , FeFe, producing Butterfly for Travis Scott, how Nicki and Cardi got on 'Motorspot' and others. We speak on the Mt. Rushmore of producers for the last 10 years. 

HAAAAANNNNN. French Montana is our guest today. He joins us right before he leaves to shoot a music video with ESTGEE in the Bronx. We begin talking about our interview before OTR even started and how he was in our trailer for this podcast. We touch on his cocaine city DVDs and how he changed his identity from then. 

Rotimi is our guest today. The episode starts with Akademiks bringing up how they met over 10 years ago and how life has changed for them both since then. We get into to what place he was in at that point of his life and what lead him to acting. He talks about his roll on 'Boss' and how that helped him land his role on 'Power' and how he almost had the role of Hakeem on 'Empire'.

Still in LA, Erica Banks from Texas is our guest today. She joins Akademiks on a Spotify Live for a new episode where she discusses her comeup in the industry and how she got her big break. She talks meeting Carl Crawford and signing to 1501 and also making her breakout single 'Buss It'. 

Today we got Meek Mill former right hand man and best friend 'Dean' on the show.

Chase The Money is our guest today. He's a 21 Year old Producer from St Louis who got his big break working with Valee and later on Smokepurpp. He explains how he first got his big break by going to Chicago and even how he ran into Lil Durk in a basement working on music. He explains how then moving to Atlanta helped his career excel and also explained why Atlanta is so influential in a producers career these days. 

Tariq Nasheed is our guest today. He's a well decorated author, film maker and content creator who has been a pillar and a voice for the black community. Recently he's been pushing the agenda of  Foundational Black Americans (FBA's) which he hopes to unify and organize to be able to leverage against lawmakers to help get progress for his people. He sits with Akademiks who was born in Jamaica and wouldn't be considered as a 'FBA' to discuss one of our recent podcast episodes with Candace Owens and also speak on the difference bewteen FBA's and non FBA's. This is surely to be one of the most entertaining and explosive episodes of Off the Record... and of course as usual... THERE AINT NO EDITS!

DDG is our podcast guest today and he's here to talk about everything. We recap on his career to this point and how he got here and touch on his huge hit, 'Moonwalking in Calabasas' that featured a remix with Blueface. He talks about how the record came about by leaking it independently and how his label caught up. He then talks about how life has changed for him over the years and also his thoughts on being the 10th spot on the XXL Freshman list. He talks about how he was caught up with the police with a gun charge over him trying to be honest and how he ended up beating the case.