Akademiks Says He Advised Drake to Stop Dissing Kendrick Lamar in His Music: ‘It’s Over’
Written by admin on October 16, 2025
Ak doesn’t think Drizzy will ultimately take his advice, though.
DJ Akademiks attends NBA YoungBoy’s MASA Tour at American Airlines Center on September 1, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.
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Akademiks believes Drake needs to leave his battle with Kendrick Lamar in the past, and stop dissing the “Not Like Us” rapper in his future music.
Ak sat down with VLADTV for an interview posted Oct. 14, during which he explained why he told Drake to stop addressing Kendrick and the battle on his upcoming album, although he doesn’t think Drizzy will take his advice.
“When I mean leave him alone, we’ve got to leave the moment. There’s no more direct engaging. There ain’t no more with diss songs. It’s over,” Akademiks said. “He’s still gotta sneak diss him. It’s gotta be the Jay-Z approach.”
He continued: “After this battle, it should be Drake’s last. Like, why engage with rappers? [In] any of these situations, you have nothing to gain. Would you go on a business deal you got nothing to gain?”
Vlad pushed back, pointing to how Drake’s battle with Meek Mill and his vicious “Back to Back” hit diss song elevated his career to another level in 2015. “It was a pivotal moment,” Vlad said. “It was the biggest hit diss song of all time at that point.”
Ultimately, Akademiks doesn’t believe that Drake should be battling anyone, as he has the most to lose. “When you look at Drake’s career as a whole, why would he engage? It’s over,” he said. “He’s already solidified.”
After having tension for over a decade, Drake and Kendrick’s feud exploded in 2024 with Lamar’s bristling assist on Future’s “Like That.” Throughout April and into May last year, the two exchanged scathing diss tracks — eight in total — with K. Dot’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Not Like Us” serving as the fatal blow.
Watch AKademiks’ interview below:
