DJ Akademiks says he spoke with a powerful music executive who alleged that JAŸ-Z's beef with Drake stems from the fact that Drake declined an offer to join TIDAL:
"10 years ago, there were about 13 or 14 artists who lined up on stage alongside JAŸ-Z, and they were there for the TIDAL announcement. When this happened, there was supposed to be one more artist on that stage. It's the artist that we're all thinking about..."
🚨 NEW UPDATE on the New Orleans Saints & Chris Olave’s extension! The Saints are expected to get a deal done before week 1 according to Larry Holder of The Athletic. This is consistent with the rumors & reports around Olave’s extension that local media has shared.
🚨 Akademiks says Drake’s Maid of Honor is hitting harder in clubs than ICEMAN
Ak says he expected to hear “Plot Twist” all night, but was surprised to see clubs going crazier for Maid of Honor and Habibti instead.
Akademiks says Maid Of Honour has all the bitches all the way lit in the club and says Drake predicted that this would happen as soon as it got around July and people were outside partying 🔥
🚨 Akademiks questions Future’s loyalty to Drake
Ak says Future and Drake may have reunited musically, but admits he’s confused after seeing Future around Pharrell, A$AP Rocky and other Drake rivals, questioning whether their relationship is business or a real friendship.
Akademiks says Drake sitting in his own section at the World Cup Final while all his opps were clicked up in another section is a reminder that the industry’s beef with Drake still continues in other ways now
Unfortunately everything he said about Jay-Z is true‼️💯
jay-z gets hyped like he was always the undisputed king of rap‼️, but what if he was never really that guy⁉️He is solid rapper, smart as hell, but more like the dude who caught perfect timing‼️, had the right connections‼️, and flipped it into a business empire instead of owning every era solo‼️💯.
DmX was running shit in ’98‼️two #1 albums quick, raw energy‼️, streets on fire‼️. they toured together but a lot of heads said x was the real one‼️ while jay made radio hits‼️. jay won, but he shared the crown‼️.
early 2000s: the blueprint slaps, yet eminem was dominating the planet with marshall mathers lp‼️, then 50 cent blew up in ’03‼️. jay dropped the black album and “retired,” still moved units. respect, but he wasn’t the only top dog‼️more like the polished vet next to bigger cultural shifts‼️💯
mid-late 2000s: after “retirement” kingdom come felt off to some, wayne and kanye were shifting the sound‼️jay came back with blueprint 3 but by then people were talking more about his business moves than pure rap dominance‼️.
that’s the tea‼️. jay had elite bars and hits, but his real power was timing after the legends died‼️, roc-a-fella/def jam leverage‼️, and turning rap into a mogul lane with roc nation and investments‼️💯. longevity made his numbers look crazy‼️, yet he rarely ran the whole game alone in any stretch.‼️💯
Quite intriguing if you think about it‼️💯