DJ Akademiks Says Young Thug Continuing To Diss Gunna Will Do More Harm Than Good

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Young Thug continues to diss Gunna on new verses and subliminal tweets, and now DJ Akademiks has weighed in on the jabs.

Young Thug and Gunna have had a very public falling out over the last few years, and the war of words has only continued in recent weeks. Gunna released The Last Wun, and seemingly addressed one of Thug's various tweet-and-deletes about the former YSL signee. Thug's verse on Lil Baby's upcoming album surfaced, and he appears to claim that the only reason he and Gunna became friendly was because of a mutual connection with the late rapper Keith Troup.

Now, after Thug recently called out a mystery “rat representer,” fans are once again discussing the disses. DJ Akademiks recently took to his Kick stream to discuss the continued shots Thug continues to take at Gunna and those he views as “rats.”

“Do I give a f**k if he told? Nah, 6ix9ine’s my homie,” Akademiks said. He discussed 6ix9ine calling calling him after Gunna took the plea deal. He recalled the rapper asking why people weren’t blackballing Gunna from playlists to the same degree as him. “I think Gunna is carrying it in a way that’s more digestible to people who are gang members, street n****s. He’s not throwing it in their face how 6ix9ine did.”

On the topic of Young Thug’s disses in Gunna’s direction, Akademiks said that continuing to diss Gunna will hurt more than it helps. He argued that the average fan won’t (and doesn’t) care that he thinks Gunna snitched on him. Moreover, he stated that Thug needs to drop music, because fans won’t wait on him forever.

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Of course, Young Thug’s album UY Scuti is supposed to be on the way, but he has not provided a release date for it yet. When it drops, it will be his first LP since coming out of jail, and it is among the most highly anticipated releases of the year. Unfortunately, Gunna will not be on it, by the look of things. Hopefully, they can reconcile in the future.

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Devin Morton is a News and Evergreen Content Writer at HotNewHipHop from Queens, New York. He started with HNHH in July 2024 as an intern while entering his last year of college, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism. He has previously written album reviews covering some of the most popular artists in the game, including Childish Gambino and Ice Spice, as well as conversation starting pieces about the Grammy and BET Hip-Hop Awards. Some of his favorite rappers include Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, and Nas, though he also has a soft spot for the Blog Era guys from when he used to read HNHH as a kid. Besides hip-hop, he's a huge fan of sports (primarily basketball, #HeatCulture) and wrestling. His work for HNHH has reflected his outside interests, also covering sports, politics, and the greater pop culture world, which he has extensive knowledge of in addition to his hip-hop expertise.

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