Akademiks, went off on the fans of Kendrick Lamar this time because his excitement was just too high over the leaked Drake tracks known as the “100 Gigs”. His tirade, fanboyism, and staunch support for Drake in the ongoing rivalry between the two rap titans have been truly shocking and revealing.
Akademiks, who spared no time commenting on the yet-to-be-released Drake material, rushed to the conversation with his defense of the rapper from Toronto.
“Drizzy back in that bag!”
he said excitedly.
“This why y’all can’t kill the GOAT. I’m sorry y’all favorite rapper only gives y’all songs to crip walk. your favorite rapper can do one thing. my favorite rapper can do ten I’m sorry.”
His words targeted Kendrick Lamar and his fan base, strikingly making a point that Drake is overall greater in versatility and influencing hip-hop culture.
Akademiks GOES OFF on Kendrick fans after listening to the ‘100 gigs’ leaks by Drake
“Drizzy back in that bag! this why yall cant kill the GOAT… I’m sorry yall favorite rapper only gives yall songs to crip walk… your favorite rapper can do 1 thing… my favorite rapper can… PIC.TWITTER.COM/ELAU5PEI9F
— SOUND (@itsavibe) AUGUST 7, 2024
This outburst was not only to hype Drake, it was a very vivid direct attack on Kendrick Lamar and his fans. Akademiks couldn’t help but be excited going on to break the tracks down. He lauded Drake on his relentless ability to give something different and a lot superior. Scribbling about Kendrick, he stated that his music compared to Drake was ‘one dimensional.’ The damage was very pointed to the hip-hop community.
Akademiks’ support for Drake over Kendrick Lamar is just black and white. Over the years, he has stood his ground enough for the opinion that Drake is more versatile and mainstream, yielding more chart numbers. He always attributes the reason behind this as Drake being capable of making hit records, whether in rap, R&B, or dancehall.
In contrast, Akademiks has denounced Kendrick Lamar for being less active in engaging with other artists, especially when it comes to replying to diss tracks. A good example is Kendrick’s low-energy response to Drake’s taunting of him for years. Akademiks said, ‘Lo and behold Kendrick got all the talent in the world …but every time he step in it, it’s just less strenuous than when he jumps back at it. Kept him at a disadvantage in the beef against Drake.’.
The “100 gigs” leaks refer to a substantial amount of unreleased Drake material that recently surfaced online. Such an amount of music is surfacing into the hip-hop community right now, and everyone is looking on for what it has to offer. Within them, it is enough evidence for Akademiks, a supporter of Drake, to prove his belief in the matter of supremacy for Drake.
Infected with the excitement of the leaks, Akademiks holds down the highlights of the range and quality of the tracks as points persuading that they affirm Drake’s eminence as a singular figure in the industry. Where the leaked material was concerned, Akademiks also holds that there are sneak disses targeted at Kendrick Lamar, something to which he waits for breath. He holds that this would boil up the more-than-a-decade competition between Drake and Kendrick, with Drake again taking the extreme lead.
The simmering tensions between the two stars define a feud full of subliminal disses, competitive chart battles, and contrasting artistic philosophies. It really started in earnest over Kendrick’s controversial verse on Big Sean’s “Control” in 2013, calling out several rappers, including Drake. Since then, the rivalry has evolved, with both artists taking shots at each other in their music and public statements.
Akademiks has voiced his opinion in this feud, siding with Drake most of the time and singing his praises at Kendrick’s expense by minimizing his achievements. Akademiks keeps defending the good legacy of Drake and keeps critiquing the move by Kendrick, stating that he stands by whatever goes on in these streets when Drake wins.
This simply added to that never-ending saga of Drake versus Kendrick, now being carried on by Akademiks of passing at Kendrick Lamar’s fan base due to the “100 gigs” leaks. His stubborn defense of Drake and subtly throwing blows towards Kendrick notifies many of the belief in him – within the game, obviously – that Drake is better.
As the hip-hop community further digests the tracks in question on leaks, Akademiks’ commentary on others undoubtedly legitimizes further debates on what each rapper brings to the table and whose position this decade-long spectacle holds more weight for the future of their careers.
