Meek Mill and Freddie Gibbs have joined a chorus of voices criticizing Akademiks following allegations of grooming an underage child.
A clip from a recent Fortnite stream surfaced over the weekend, showing Akademiks in conversation with a 15-year-old, known as NourGXD, making several inappropriate remarks. “Yo, if [PlaqueBoy]max said he wanted to try fucking a dude, will you let him fuck you?” Akademiks asked the teen. When Nour appeared uncomfortable and replied “no,” Akademiks pressed further, saying, “Why not?” The Off the Record host then jokingly alluded to being “inside” the boy and playfully inquired if he would “smash” a fellow streamer’s older sister. Nour subsequently called out Akademiks’ remarks as “grooming,” stating, “I’m 15. She’s above 18.”
Akademiks drew heavy criticism for his concerning behavior, with rap rivals Meek Mill and Freddie Gibbs quickly denouncing him.
Meek went on X, imploring parents of teens to be wary of the streamer, stating, “If your a parent go get ya kids phone and block this man he’s grooming children with a very large platform that ‘kids’ like… also attempts to ruin black families and black success daily ‘VILLAN IN THE VILLAGE.’” “At the point he’s an extremist! This the the guy spreading false info on black culture this ‘diabolical work’ I see why he want us all to appear gay and discredit black successful men daily! This better be ai!!!”
Gibbs, who has a history of disagreements with Akademiks, bluntly called him a “bitch” on X.
Akademiks Walks Back Controversial Remarks, But NourGXD Rejects Apology
Akademiks, facing mounting pressure, later characterized his statements as “regrettable,” conceding, “I am wrong. I will be better. This is a teachable moment for me.” In an attempt to contextualize his remarks to NourGXD, he offered, “Bro, it’s a dude. If it was a woman, it would be very different […] That’s like the little bro. I used to teach my cousin even when he was underage like, ‘Yo, n-gga. You don’t got a girl?’” Undeterred by the criticism, Akademiks asserted, “I’m still the biggest, pause. You can’t cancel what you didn’t build.”
However, NourGXD swiftly rejected Akademiks’ contrition in a post on X, stating, “After everything that happened and after they tryna defame Max and the shit he said and did is insane he realized he’s in the wrong only bc he got caught.” “[I]dgaf, you are a pdf, you ‘apologized’ with a backhand ‘oh 5$TAR So Toxic etc’ shut up I bleed and breathe 5$TAR weird ass mf.” NourGXD further denounced Akademiks’ words as “truly uncomfortable unnecessary and disgusting.”
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