Freddie Gibbs Chimes In On DJ Akademiks' Alleged Grooming Debacle

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Gibbs said a lot without saying much at all.

If DJ Akademiks didn't already have a fair number of haters and despisers, it certainly grew exponentially over the weekend. The hip-hop insider was a part of a Fortnite live stream with several other people roughly his age and a 15-year-old. The boy goes by NourGxd and at various points during the conversation with him, Akademiks made a handful of hair-raising comments. They were extremely inappropriate, and all dealt with sexually related topics. NourGxd was clearly uncomfortable but answering each cringey question with "no's." He even called Ak out for effectively grooming him after he was asked if he would have intercourse with someone over 18.

The internet has shamed him ruthlessly since the mess, especially after Akademiks initially didn't take any responsibility for his actions. He has since changed his tune, letting his audience know that he was indeed wrong. "If you're my audience and you don't have no sympathy for me, I've always said, I ain't gon' lie. I've done a lot of bulls**t up in this game. Trust me. I've got mine off. This issue aside – which, again. I am wrong. I will be better. This is a teachable moment."

Freddie Gibbs' Hatred For DJ Akademiks Continues To Grow

Still though, a lot of folks still are understandably not taking his apology all that seriously. NourGxd isn't letting him get away with what he feels was an apology with a "backhand," per HipHopDX. The hip-hop community has been weighing in as of late too, including Meek Mill. He did so yesterday, urging parents to keep their kids away from him. "At the point he’s an extremist! This the guy spreading false info on black culture this ‘diabolical work’ I see why he want us all to appear gay and discredit black successful men daily! This better be ai!!!"

Freddie Gibbs, a detractor of Ak since the turn of the decade, has also weighed in. "B****," he simply wrote on X while tagging him in the message. Fans of Freddie Gibbs couldn't help but laugh and appreciate the simplicity of the tweet. "Short n sweet😅," pone user replied. "😂😂😂😭😭😭I knew it was coming," another added. The last time Gibbs spoke on Akademiks publicly was on his feature for ScHoolboy Q's 2024 track "oHio." "If I ever see that p**sy n**** Akademiks, I'ma catch another lawsuit (Hahaha), huh."

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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