It’s YA’LL that spent forever telling us Hip-Hop needed only one person to save it. Same circle that openly admits they prioritise that guy over investing time or effort into discovering or promoting new artists. So yes, you are largely responsible for the state of Hip-Hop media.
🚨 Jay Roebuck FIRES BACK at critics claiming Akademiks, Adam22 and “THE FINAL VERDICT” panel are RUINING HIP-HOP, questioning how SIX independent media personalities became responsible for an ENTIRE GENRE’S problems.
“Not the labels. Not bad choices by individuals. Not systemic choices to defund hip-hop. SIX MEDIA PERSONALITIES DID IT.”
Jay also responds to the “REVENGE OF THE NERDS” criticism, challenging those unhappy with hip-hop media to PICK UP A CAMERA and create their own content.
He pushes back on claims surrounding Danny From The Stop funding his debates, pointing to his appearances with NFR and Nick Wright.
Jay then DEFENDS HIS HIP-HOP CREDENTIALS, claiming his father brought New Edition to NYC, urged Motown to sign hip-hop artists, and that his family donated historical artifacts to the Hip Hop Museum.
“Google my family. Google what my family has done for hip-hop and Black people.”
Weird you just add that to the story now. That’s not what you said when it happened @Akademiks. Also, you did get paid for your “loyalty”. We seen that chain exchange hands. 🤥
Akademiks EXPOSED how Kendrick Lamar's camp allegedly tried to get him to SWITCH SIDES on Drake during their beef after Dave Free confronted him and asked how much Drake was PAYING HIM 😳👀
Akademiks: “Dave Free and them came to have the convo with me… there was an active mission to try to get me to switch sides.”
“When it came to Dave Free, he literally said, like, how much is he paying you?”
“That’s not how loyalty works to me.”
This past year away has felt like a whole decade but we’re really moving back to Toronto in 2027. London ain’t bad but there’s nowhere like home 🇨🇦
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They really spent the majority of this weird lil sit down trashing anyone that isn’t on OVO’s payroll as if they got any credibility themselves. Ya’ll should’ve drawn up another “opp list” for the Standom instead of this highschool lunch table bitching and gossip session.
🚨 Akademiks, Flakko and Adam22 get into a BRUTAL discussion about the BEST and WORST personalities in hip-hop media, PRAISING some rising creators while absolutely TRASHING others.
Top5Troy, DiFran, Wordu and Jay Roebuck get brought up as promising voices in hip-hop media, with Jay receiving MAJOR PRAISE for his intelligence and ability to consistently make quality content.
But things get UGLY when Akademiks starts naming his BIGGEST Ls, taking shots at Challz Brown, DJ Hed and Scru Face Jean.
Flakko then RIPS into Scru Face Jean, calling him a CAUTIONARY TALE of what NOT TO BE in hip-hop media, claiming he went from being a No Jumper SUPERFAN to switching up when the Kendrick and Drake battle happened.
Adam22 also weighs in on the OLD GUARD of hip-hop media, questioning the future of Elliott Wilson while arguing that Ebro and Peter Rosenberg are fading from public consciousness.
The discussion turns into a debate about what actually makes a GREAT hip-hop media personality, with the argument that conducting interviews is EASY compared to sitting in front of a camera and delivering intelligent commentary.
Via The Final Verdict
When you get a chain and invites to the parties of course you’re going to cover him over other artists when you have no real morals or values.
🚨 Akademiks explains why he’d rather cover DRAKE than discover new rappers and how the media is playing a role in hip-hop’s decline.
Ak says his controversial “War in Chiraq” coverage helped turn Chicago drill rappers into STARS by telling their stories and making fans invested in their lives.
“Nobody ever stops to think the influence of drill is because we told those stories.”
He admits covering Drake brings bigger numbers and less backlash than promoting upcoming artists, but acknowledges that this approach is HURTING HIP-HOP.
“If I talk about Drake, I’m gonna make a million. If I talk about this kid, maybe I make 500,000.”
Ak then sends a message to upcoming hip-hop media personalities, telling them they need to discover their OWN artists, tell their stories and help introduce the next generation of stars.
“You’re NEVER going to get on by covering Drake when I’m covering Drake. You need to find your Chief Keef in 2012.”
Tried to bring em
Should’ve left em
Learned my lesson
Poker faces keep em guessing
No expression
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The entirety of Atlanta falling off the moment labels stopped investing in this particular brand of Hip-Hop needs to be studied.
Now also consider why a certain individual had to “run to Atlanta” for that duration…
Yeat/Carti type beat, lazy ass burnt out video game music. Except it’s made by 40 year olds.
FUTURE
DRAKE
TRAVIS SCOTT
SEXYY RED
LOE SHIMMY
YA HIT
NEW SINGLE
OUT NOW
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It’s Slowhand Sourdough. Argue with your mother.
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Timing 😭 @chillwithmonie
Weird that African bot pages make up this fake IG story just a couple days before @adam22 and @Akademiks run a joint narrative about Kendrick cheating. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence 🤥
You can set your watch to @Akademiks running a narrative on Dot any time there’s dead air to fill for Aubrey. It’s the same narratives all the OVO bot pages been running since the battle, rehashed or recycled. Him and Adam literally just ran the infidelity one a couple days ago.
You can set your watch to @Akademiks running a narrative on Dot any time there’s dead air to fill for Aubrey. It’s the same narratives all the OVO bot pages been running since the battle, rehashed or recycled. Him and Adam literally just ran the infidelity one a couple days ago.
Wacced Out Murals is a daily dose of motivation. That shit will have you ready to put belt to ass under any circumstances.
He slowly drops info every other day that he’s on payroll to organise propaganda campaigns on behalf of OVO. And they swear he’s just a fan 🤥
🚨 Akademiks breaks down his REAL relationship with DRAKE and says people have it wrong if they think he’s trying to be one of Drake’s everyday homies.
Ak says BenDaDonnn is the type of homie Drake talks to multiple times a day, jokes around with and would actually go on two mans with.
“Drake and BenDaDonnn are like legit BUDDIES.”
Ak says that is NOT his relationship with Drake.
Instead, he says they communicate about things outside music, their interests are usually ALIGNED and describes his position as:
“I’m in the OVO CABINET.”
“Ben is like BFFs with Drake. Sexyy Red is like BABY MAMA with Drake.”
“When it’s time for the CABINET shit, yeah, I’m there.”
























