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Livingston George Allen, known professionally as DJ Akademiks (or simply Akademiks, or by his stage name Lil AK), is a Jamaican-American podcaster, YouTuber and live streamer who specializes in music industry journalism. After gaining fame on YouTube in the mid-2010s, he and rapper Joe Budden began co-hosting Everyday Struggle, a daily show by Complex Networks, in 2017. He also hosts Off the Record with DJ Akademiks on Spotify.
DJ Akademiks was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and has one biological brother. His father was a school principal and is stated to have had many extramarital affairs due to his affluent status in Jamaican society. DJ Akademiks did not appreciate his father's character of being away from his family, engaging in extramarital affairs and eventually starting another family, but he claims to have understood and forgiven him as he grew older.
DJ Akademiks mainly grew up under the care of his mother and his grandmother. Akademiks's mother left him and his brother back in Jamaica and migrated to the United States, where she worked many jobs, lived in sub-par conditions, and eventually paid an American man $20,000 USD to marry her so she could legally become an American citizen as quickly as possible. In 2001, DJ Akademiks and his brother were invited over to the US by their mother.
DJ Akademiks has a bachelor's degree in biomathematics from Rutgers University. He was a disc jockey for the Rutgers University radio station WRSU-FM until 2013, when he was kicked out for his commentary and selection of music.
DJ Akademiks was a regular on online hip-hop forums. His first YouTube channel titled DJ Akademiks created in October 2012 initially highlighted his university disc jockey sessions, interviews, and Hip-Hop/Rap opinions. Over time, he began posting the latest breaking news in the Hip-Hop/Rap genre. During this time, he operated a website titled Late Night Creep, which centred around Hip-Hop/Rap news but it is currently not operational.
In May 2014, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled Crime Fails, which highlighted the mishaps committed by criminals during or after their criminal deeds.
In June 2014, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled The War in Chiraq, which mainly centered around the coverage of the various drill artists and updates on the underlying gang conflicts in Chicago, giving drill music lyrics context. The channel played a substantial role in rendering the early Chicago drill music scene accessible to a wider audience. It had a quarter million subscribers and 94 million views in its first two years.
In February 2015, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled King Akademiks, where he solely posted highlight clips from his latest Twitch livestreams and began live streaming on in 2020.
DJ Akademiks
Livingston George Allen, known professionally as DJ Akademiks (or simply Akademiks, or by his stage name Lil AK), is a Jamaican-American podcaster, YouTuber and live streamer who specializes in music industry journalism. After gaining fame on YouTube in the mid-2010s, he and rapper Joe Budden began co-hosting Everyday Struggle, a daily show by Complex Networks, in 2017. He also hosts Off the Record with DJ Akademiks on Spotify.
DJ Akademiks was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and has one biological brother. His father was a school principal and is stated to have had many extramarital affairs due to his affluent status in Jamaican society. DJ Akademiks did not appreciate his father's character of being away from his family, engaging in extramarital affairs and eventually starting another family, but he claims to have understood and forgiven him as he grew older.
DJ Akademiks mainly grew up under the care of his mother and his grandmother. Akademiks's mother left him and his brother back in Jamaica and migrated to the United States, where she worked many jobs, lived in sub-par conditions, and eventually paid an American man $20,000 USD to marry her so she could legally become an American citizen as quickly as possible. In 2001, DJ Akademiks and his brother were invited over to the US by their mother.
DJ Akademiks has a bachelor's degree in biomathematics from Rutgers University. He was a disc jockey for the Rutgers University radio station WRSU-FM until 2013, when he was kicked out for his commentary and selection of music.
DJ Akademiks was a regular on online hip-hop forums. His first YouTube channel titled DJ Akademiks created in October 2012 initially highlighted his university disc jockey sessions, interviews, and Hip-Hop/Rap opinions. Over time, he began posting the latest breaking news in the Hip-Hop/Rap genre. During this time, he operated a website titled Late Night Creep, which centred around Hip-Hop/Rap news but it is currently not operational.
In May 2014, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled Crime Fails, which highlighted the mishaps committed by criminals during or after their criminal deeds.
In June 2014, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled The War in Chiraq, which mainly centered around the coverage of the various drill artists and updates on the underlying gang conflicts in Chicago, giving drill music lyrics context. The channel played a substantial role in rendering the early Chicago drill music scene accessible to a wider audience. It had a quarter million subscribers and 94 million views in its first two years.
In February 2015, DJ Akademiks created a YouTube channel titled King Akademiks, where he solely posted highlight clips from his latest Twitch livestreams and began live streaming on in 2020.
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