Statik Selektah Doesn’t Approve Of Elliott Wilson And Joe Budden Giving DJ Akademiks A Platform

DJ Akademiks has become a primary source for Hip-Hop news in recent years, much to the chagrin of artists and other voices in the space. Statik Selektah recently expressed how he disapproves of Elliott Wilson and Joe Budden giving the Off The Record host a platform. The 42-year-old producer appeared on BagFuel this week and was asked about his disdain for the former Everyday Struggle host. “He disrespected the queen Erykah Badu, that’s number one on the top of my list,” Selektah said. “Number two is he’s disrespectful to Hip-Hop. I mean, he’s not a DJ but he puts that in front of his name.” The hosts attempted to correct him and say Ak DJ’d when he attended Rutgers University, but the Trillstatik 3 artist wasn’t hearing it. He continued expressing his thoughts before transitioning to specific people who highlight the controversial media personality. “I don’t like when like — and Elliott Wilson’s an old friend of mine, Joe Budden’s an old friend of mine — but these dudes, I don’t like when they give him the platform,” he said. “‘Cause if Akademiks is on his own, and he got a bunch of 12-year-old girls watching him, that’s on him....