Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

Lil Durk stops by Off The Record w/ DJ Akademiks on the week his album, 'Almost Healed' is scheduled to drop. In this exclusive interview that has been promised and hyped for over a year, Lil Durk completely reveals all, holding nothing back and addressing anything was asked of him. He speaks on his first introduction into the industry, coming in from Chicago, people left behind and people lost. He even addresses his current issues thats been floating on social media with other rappers and addresses the theme behind the album, 'Almost Healed'. You wont find another interview with Lil Durk so raw and uncut where he gives a authentic look from his perspective on all issues from the streets to the industry to his future ambitions. Enjoy... There is a part 2 to this as well.

23 Mai 20232h 10min

Skillibeng is our guest today.

13 Mai 20231h 51min

Troy Ave is our guest today, fresh off his revenge tour that set aims at Taxstone, Maino, Hassan Campbell, Joe Budden and all those he terms as his 'haters'. This time around, is more of a victory lap for Troy Ave who just seen Taxstone get convicted of Manslaughter after he testified in court. He's here now to tell his truth.

9 Mai 20231h 30min

Troy Ave is our guest today, fresh off his revenge tour that set aims at Taxstone, Maino, Hassan Campbell, Joe Budden and all those he terms as his 'haters'. This time around, is more of a victory lap for Troy Ave who just seen Taxstone get convicted of Manslaughter after he testified in court. He's here now to tell his truth.

9 Mai 20232h 46min

100k Track who is infamously known for managing both King Von and YNW Melly is our guest today. He's here to announce his new label deal which is a joint venture with 300 entertainment. He also talks about YNW Melly trial finally starting and addresses a documentary that depicts King Von to be a serial Killer.

3 Mai 20231h 33min

Shordie Shordie is our guest today.

30 Apr 20232h 8min

We have the legendary Billy McFarland on the pod today. Some of you might know of him from organization the disaster known as Fyre Festival which also featured his business partner Ja Rule. His finessing and him misleaing investors and concert goers lead to him catching federal charges and serving a few years in prison. He's back to tell all about his time planning the festival and also calls out Ja Rule for a Fight. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:32) Billy McFarland recaps the early parts of his career by selling software to record companies. (03:15) Billy was given a $100k check with no paperwork to start a social media website. (14:14) Billy creates Magnises, a credit card similar to a American Express' “black card”. (18:57) Billy was using Magnises to start funding Fyre Media Inc. and this is where things start to crumble. (26:13) Billy would take artists and his employees to the Bahamas to do death defying stunts.  (34:07) After so many people wanted to join Billy on his trips to the Bahamas, he realized this could be a business opportunity aka Fire Festival. (44:40) Billy lost sight of reality when trying to plan for the festival and was not able to provide what guests expected. (51:48) Billy McFarland calls out Ja Rule for a boxing match in order to pay back workers in the Bahamas.  (01:01:11) The previous 2 weeks before the festival was supposed to occur were the worst 2 weeks of Billy’s life. (01:09:45) When did Billy realize he was going to prison for fraud? (01:14:58) How was Billy’s experience while being incarcerated? (01:21:02) Billy wants to create Fyre Festival 2. (01:29:46) Is Billy addicted to dopamine? (01:32:13) Billy shares his thoughts on A.I. and its impact on the music industry.

28 Apr 20231h 37min

DJ Vlad is back on the pod and he's here to talk all types of things from his viral BTB Savage interview to charleston White. He explains a personal story that he's been opening up about more recently having to do with a home invasion. He also talks the media personality list and gives his thoughts on it and about other things in the culture.

25 Apr 20233h 8min