DJ Akademiks has his fair share of supporters who enjoy his blistering hot takes along with a healthy amount of detractors. After signing a new exclusive deal with the so-called “alt-tech” streaming platform Rumble, some on Twitter are calling DJ Akademiks a sellout.
DJ Akademiks, real name Livingston Allen, is one of the popular media figures dominating the streaming space, most especially on Twitch. Ak, 31, uses his massive platform to dish on the news of the day while playing video games, often taking shots at some of his media rivals in the process.
Rumble which was founded nearly 10 years ago, is a streaming service popular among the so-called “alt-right” segment of the population and recently opened up its channels to the beleaguered Andrew Tate thus boosting its usage rate. The brand took to Twitter to announce the signing of DJ Akademiks, which we’ll share below.
BREAKING NEWS: Rumble has signed the leader in the hip hop and cultural commentary space to exclusively stream on the platform.
Please welcome @Akademiks starting at 6pm ET tomorrow at https://t.co/9o0GD1StYA #RumbleTakeover pic.twitter.com/K6ntivYhSh
— Rumble –
$RUM (@rumblevideo) April 10, 2023
Akademiks retweeted the announcement, sharing that his first stream will air on Tuesday (April 11). Adding to this, Ak was recently seen in a photo alongside former president Donald Trump at UFC 287, which he reshared across his social media platforms.
The news of the signing came out of nowhere as it isn’t readily known what political positions DJ Akademiks holds but it does track that a streaming platform that would give Tate a shot would welcome the controversial and polarizing opinions of Ak on its network.
On Twitter, folks have shared their opinions of the deal as expected, and we feature some of that commentary down below.
—
Photo:
1.
That whore Akademiks really signed a deal with a conservative/far right/extreme right platform…
— Dart_Adams (@Dart_Adams) April 10, 2023
2.
No one should be shocked by this, Vic Mensa told everyone a long time ago what type of person this dude is.
pic.twitter.com/ph1gN8xNfT https://t.co/Vde4gmxO1m— I have so many questions? (@english_shamar) April 10, 2023
3.
This news and the “Clarence Thomas happily accepted bribes from a Nazi-loving billionaire” news are two parts of the same overarching narrative about how right-wing money is being used to divide and destroy our body politic. https://t.co/HK0T2KKyvu
— Jimmy Cuff It (@BostonJerry) April 10, 2023
4.
“Matter of fact lemme record a Off The Record pod bout sum shit.. ain’t finna be tweeting back n forth wit u bitch ass Niggas … be out in a few hours.. imma check some of these lil niggas. Oh yeah and still stream later on rumble.” pic.twitter.com/l5AG7NR1eJ
— J.Luna (@2_jluna) April 11, 2023
5.
Now @Akademiks finna make Nggas get rumble
I thought you was never gone sell your soul?
— Wolfgang Amadeus (@postcovidwrld) April 10, 2023
6.
AK rolling up to rumble on day one pic.twitter.com/qvtqewr9m9
— Maddimus Maximus (@Madmacks8) April 11, 2023
7.
The only thing is I thought you told @JoeBudden no more Exclusive content deals @Akademiks ? You gonna post to Rumble first then share everywhere else??
— O.T.G (@365OTG) April 10, 2023
8.
Aint nobody watching that shit on rumble , what time does the youtube clips drops
— Macc (@MaccBallin) April 11, 2023
9.
I will seeing you clips on yt , i aint going to watch you on rumble old ass hambuglers ass nigga
— Macc (@MaccBallin) April 10, 2023
10.
Akademiks on Rumble. https://t.co/0PU5tDnDYD pic.twitter.com/i5MgQ4fIRG
— ChelliJ (@chelli_j) April 11, 2023
The post DJ Akademiks Signs With Alt-Tech Platform Rumble, Twitter Says He’s A Shoe Shuffling Sellout appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.