Akademiks Says Rappers Are Beginning Podcasts Due To Low Gross sales

DJ Akademiks continues to not pull any punches with regards to Hip-Hop. He says rappers are beginning podcasts as a result of the Rap recreation has dried up.

As per Scorching New Hip Hop DJ Akademiks took to his stream and mentioned Let’s Rap About It; a brand new podcast hosted by Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous and Dave East. Whereas he made it clear they might make for an ideal supergroup, he theorized that their new challenge is proof that the MC’s do not make what they used to from their artwork. “Rap recreation is totally cooked,” Akademiks mentioned. “Ain’t no cash in music.” He went on to element why it’s so unhealthy for many rappers. “When you instructed me they had been collectively, I’d be like, oh my God, they’re making some four-way biggest New York rapper factor,” he mentioned. “However bruh, there’s no extra money in music. Until you’re like YB, until you’re just like the Drakes, there’s no cash for the middle-order guys. It’s full famine.”

Whereas DJ Akademiks spoke with a number of bass in his voice it wasn’t directed on the Dave East and the remainder of the blokes. “There’s no extra money for the informal rappers; and I’m not disrespecting these guys. Rappers are realizing that they’ve platforms and you already know they’ve these different issues which might be monetizable than they make in music.” Whereas the Let’s Rap About It is a totally new enterprise for the 4 New York abilities, some have already launched into the podcast house.

Again in 2020 Maino launched Kitchen Discuss; a present the place he interviews visitors in a front room setting. Earlier this 12 months Jim Jones kicked off his podcast Artist 2 Artist. Right here is the place we bought the very controversial clip of Fivio Overseas saying he “can’t say one Nas bar.” You possibly can see DJ Akademiks speak rappers podcasting beneath.