16 Facts About DJ Akademiks

DJ Akademiks later became the co-host of Everyday Struggle, a daily show by Complex Networks.

DJ Akademiks was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and has one biological brother.

DJ Akademiks's 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.

DJ Akademiks has a bachelor's degree in biomathematics from Rutgers University.

DJ Akademiks 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.

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.

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 created a separate YouTube channel for his rapper alter-ego, titled Lil AK.

DJ Akademiks continued to release a string of songs and music videos up until September 2020.

In September 2022, podcast host and former rapper Joe Budden criticized DJ Akademiks for sharing a video clip of rapper PnB Rock, speaking about being a potential robbery target, several days after PnB Rock had been shot to death in a robbery attempt.

That same month, hip-hop pioneers LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Russell Simmons, and Spice 1 criticized DJ Akademiks for calling older rappers "dusty".

DJ Akademiks said his intention to begin streaming exclusively on Rumble was due to the monetary offer he was provided and for their lax moderation policies surrounding speech.

In July 2020, DJ Akademiks was suspended from Complex for insulting model Chrissy Teigen while livestreaming on Twitch.