{"id":495430,"date":"2022-09-23T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/akademiks-responds-to-backlash-over-dusty-rapper-comments\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:17:45","slug":"akademiks-responds-to-backlash-over-dusty-rapper-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akademiks-responds-to-backlash-over-dusty-rapper-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"#Akademiks Responds To Backlash Over &#039;Dusty&#039; Rapper Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d7147f2e8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29d7147f2e8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/akademiks-responds-to-backlash-over-dusty-rapper-comments\/#%E2%80%9CAkademiks_Responds_To_Backlash_Over_Dusty_Rapper_Comments%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Akademiks Responds To Backlash Over &#039;Dusty&#039; Rapper Comments&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAkademiks_Responds_To_Backlash_Over_Dusty_Rapper_Comments%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Akademiks Responds To Backlash Over &#039;Dusty&#039; Rapper Comments&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/09\/akademiks-dusty-response-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Akademiks Responds To Backlash Over 'Dusty' Rapper Comments\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/VladTV<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nAkademiks has addressed the backlash he\u2019s received from the likes of LL COOL J and Hot 97\u2019s Ebro Darden over him calling Hip Hop pioneers \u201cdusty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversial media personality responded via his <em>Off The Record<\/em> podcast on Friday (September 23) in an episode titled \u201cLetter to LL Cool J.\u201d During the 48-minute episode, Akademiks explained that his original comments were tongue-in-cheek and they have been blown way out of proportion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit200\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cI feel like the last generation \u2014 multiple generations of Hip Hop artists \u2014 has failed the new generation,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I think it\u2019s the blind leading the blind. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t think older artists should be criticizing or really have any leg to stand on even if y\u2019all call yourself pioneers to criticize how new artists are moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2YHKS7OSFqA0384NNNSh62?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Akademiks also addressed the controversy on Twitter, where he fired back at Ebro and fellow Hot 97 host Peter Rosenberg, who both <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dpALxpEUurc\">criticized his remarks on-air<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat n-gga Ebro called me out on Hot 97.. dawg.. stop all that pretentious shit my n-gga,\u201d he wrote. \u201cU n-ggas fake. I emailed u when i was nobody u curved me cuz i fw Charlamagne\u2026 now yall doin think pieces n challenges bout me. kick rocks n-gga. keep blackballing artists at <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit300\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cAny industry n-gga hating on me.. is cuz i aint kiss the ring or bow down before i got into this shit. they all mad they gotta deal wit me. now. Just remember akademiks aint the last. Everyone influential in hip hop media coming via the internet\u2026 Theres a lot more 2 come.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That nigga Ebro called me out on Hot 97.. dawg.. stop all that pretentious shit my nigga. U niggas fake. I emailed u when i was nobody u curved me cuz i fw Charlamagne\u2026 now yall doin think pieces n challenges bout me. kick rocks nigga. keep blackballing artists at Apple Music<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Akademiks\/status\/1573310312165609472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">any industry nigga hating on me.. is cuz i aint kiss the ring or bow down before i got into this shit. they all mad they gotta deal wit me. now. <\/p>\n<p>Just remember akademiks aint the last. Everyone influential in hip hop media coming via the internet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Theres a lot more 2 come.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Akademiks\/status\/1573311919062130689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ak then labeled Ebro a \u201cfake ass n-gga\u201d while claiming he tried to blackball him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEbro will never address me without admitting he was a fake ass n-gga\u2026 who tried to politic me out the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.. cuz i fw a n-gga u wont fw wit,\u201d he wrote. \u201cu wasn\u2019t dealin wit me at first.. but now u got all the energy. Nah n-ga.. admit that then we can talk . I dont talk bout u. opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ebro will never address me without admitting he was a fake ass nigga\u2026 who tried to politic me out the game.. cuz i fw a nigga u wont fw wit\u2026 u wasn&#8217;t dealin wit me at first.. but now u got all the energy. Nah niga.. admit that then we can talk . I dont talk bout u. opposite<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Akademiks\/status\/1573316138905509889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Akademiks\u2019 original comments came during a recent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wGqUINGdBL4\">Twitch live stream<\/a>, in which he mocked older rappers for looking like they\u2019ve fallen on hard times, especially compared to newer generation of artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThem old rappers, man. Have you seen any of these old rappers who be like, yo, they\u2019re the foundation of Hip Hop really living good?\u201d he said. \u201cThem n-ggas be looking really dusty, I kid you not. And none of y\u2019all try to come for me \u2019cause I don\u2019t fuck with y\u2019all n-ggas either, so I\u2019m just telling y\u2019all the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cEvery time there be like an old, old n-gga talking about Hip Hop, you be like, \u2018Yo, bro. You sure you invented this? \u2018Cause everybody else is looking better than\u00a0<em>you<\/em>.\u2019 Facts!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came to the attention of LL COOL J, who lectured the podcast host in an almost seven-minute Instagram Live video on Wednesday (September 21).<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit400\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cLet me explain something to you: don\u2019t think just because somebody knows how to get money \u2014 or fails to get money \u2014 that they didn\u2019t make a contribution to the culture,\u201d he said in part. \u201cThis idea that you have to have money or else you don\u2019t have any value is a bad idea and it\u2019s a misinformed way of looking at the world and the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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