The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef drew a line in the sand in hip-hop culture… Or it just provided a new angle for Internet creators to attack each other over. We got an example of both ramifications recently thanks to rapper and YouTuber Scru Face Jean dropping the “wAKked out murals” diss track against DJ Akademiks. For those unaware, Ak spoke about Jean during his livestream, responding to his criticism that the streamer seems to be purposefully obfuscating his loyalties to Drizzy. Scru Face chose to respond by rapping over K.Dot’s GNX intro “wacced out murals,” and it touched on a lot.
Moreover, Scru Face Jean’s big points concerned DJ Akademiks’ sexual assault allegations, his exploitation of violence in Chicago, how Drake never shows up for him despite his staunch support, and some general references and jokes about viral Ak moments or the type of content he makes. We can already hear the media personality ranting on his stream in response, downplaying the MC’s success or skills or what have you. The Kendrick Lamar debate really created a lot of enemies on social media, even if many of those conflicts – this included – are pretty small scale… For now.
Scru Face Jean’s DJ Akademiks Diss, “wAKked out murals”
Beyond Scru Face Jean’s disses, DJ Akademiks has his eye on some other Kendrick Lamar and Drake-related angles. For example, he recently claimed that Kendrick’s team allegedly confirmed to him that he actually meant to diss Andrew Schulz on “wacced out murals.” The comedian’s response to those perceived jabs caused a whole lot of controversy of their own, and Ak is alleging that this debacle sprouted by design and not by misinterpreted coincidence. But again, another small narrative in the grand scheme of things.
With all this in mind, we’ll see if DJ Akademiks responds to Scru Face Jean or if he just tosses “wAKked out murals” to the side. If you tally up all the discussions around Kendrick Lamar and Drake this year, you’ll notice that the superstars themselves haven’t really done much to push their narratives. Rather, it’s their fans who really flesh the discourse out, so we’d be interested in some more first-hand remarks. Don’t bet on those, though…
About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case.
Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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