Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

Conway The Machine is our guest today.

21 Apr 20231h 34min

Bleu is back on our show and this time he's here with his new album 'Love Scars II' to present.

18 Apr 20232h 9min

BIG AK CLEARS THE AIR.

11 Apr 20231h 1min

Rae Sremmurd, the duo that consists of Slxm Jxmmy and Swae Lee, are officially back. After a 5 year hiatus since their last project they are back with some new music this Friday and are here to explain to Akademiks why so long and update him on how their life has been since then. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:05) Has Rae Sremmurd become jaded to fame and attention? (08:15) Why has there been a hiatus in the group. (11:56) Were there moments when the group was thinking of breaking up? (14:35) Was it hard for Slim Jxmmi to reflect on himself and realize he needed to grow artistically. (20:15) What has changed where Rae Sremmurd is finally dropping another album. (25:26) How did Mike Will Made-It  help create Rae Sremmurd’s sound. (28:49) How did it feel when Black Beetles went #1 and reached a new audience.  (35:56) Does Swae Lee regret giving French Montana Unforgettable. (37:46) Does Rae Sremmurd deserve credit for making afrobeats more palatable.  (42:50) How does it feel to be in the music industry for 10 years. (45:16) Swae Lee explains how his hit song “Sunflower” with Post Malone was made. (50:54) Who was the song Unforgettable about and how does it work when making a song about real experiences? (53:53) What advice would Rae Sremmurd give to a new artist who’s learning how to deal with women and fame at the same time. (01:04:04) Rae Sremmurd finally explain what type of women they like.  (01:14:00) What was the process of Rae Sremmurd creating their new album? (01:21:20) After this project drops, what is next for the group? (01:23:46) Can we still expect solo projects from Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi? (01:28:26) Swae Lee is dropping his Stan remix, “Leans Gone Cold” on the new album. (01:32:34) The group share their top 3 songs off the album.

6 Apr 20231h 36min

Funny Marco is our guest today on Off the Record. He's here after his breakout last year doing his podcast that had numerous viral moments. He's a up and coming comedian from Missouri who just landed a new show on network TV. (00:00) Intro (02:44) Where did Funny Marco come from? (06:28) Is Akademiks thicc? (10:20) Does Funny Marco play a character? (12:30) Funny Marco wants Akademiks to apologize to rappers he’s had beef with. (16:11) Did T.I make Marco take down a Charleston White interview? (24:20) Marco asks who Akademiks would be without his online presence.  (30:13) Does Akademiks have any regrets with how he covered stories throughout his career. (35:16) Funny Marco wonders who Akademiks is outside of his brand. (40:34) Akademiks explains what he feels separates him from media platforms like TMZ and The Shade Room. (42:42) Would Akademiks snitch on Marco? (54:50) Akademiks reflects on if he was insensitive during his covering of the Tory vs. Megan trial. (01:01:14) Why Akademiks used to have beef with SayCheese TV. (01:09:08) Funny Marco tries to mediate the beef between Akademiks and Lil Baby. (01:31:53) What aspirations does Marco have for comedy? (01:42:19) Akademiks explains his issues with Black culture embracing thug and crime culture. (01:52:35) Ak and Marco explain the importance of ownership and patience. (01:55:50) Marco speaks on how to deal with hate when you become a public figure. (02:15:05) Where does Akademiks see Funny Marco’s career going? (02:25:53) Funny Marco speaks on his new show releasing on MTV. (02:29:42) Andrew Schulz gave Akademiks advice on how to host a comedy show. (02:33:42) Marco is preparing to be an actor. (02:40:26) Ak shares why he thinks Marco is going to have a huge career.

4 Apr 20232h 47min

Akademiks is here today for a solo episode, he has open court and a stream of consciousness about the state of the podcast. He eventually talks about the recent happening in the news about 6ix9ine being jumped, Tik Tok Ceo being on Capitol hill and even famous dex claiming he signed a huge multimillion record deal.

29 Mars 202359min

And our last part of the podcast with Joe Budden is here for now... He's giving us game and also breaking down how it all works including the algorithms that influence the podcast market. Joe and Akademiks have a special chemistry everytime they have a conversation... Enjoy.

21 Mars 20231h 22min

Yes do not adjust your screens, Joe Budden is here again with a new fit in a new 2 part conversation. We talk a whole lot of business of podcasting plus forecasting the future of podcasting and business models that would work in todays environment.

20 Mars 20231h 14min