This is a archive recording of our live episode of Off the Record podcast w/ 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz talks about his come up and also his iconic mixtape 'TRU Realigion' then subsequently his debut solo album 'Based on a TRU Story'. We recap his career of changing his name from Titty Boi to 2 Chainz. We talk about his collab project with Lil Wayne and also try to establish a Mt. Rushmore for Atlanta in the 2010s. We talk about his new project and why he's only putting out one more Trap Album. 

Nardo Wick is a rapper from Jacksonville, Florida and is our guest today. He comes in on the heels of  a  controversial clip that went viral from another podcast where he stated his mentality while younger was 'Why Get a Job When I can just rob someone'. He clarifies what he meant in this episode with Akademiks. He talks about watching his mom go to jail, people cook crack around him and also him sleeping on the ground trying to make ends meet. He talks about being in the streets lead him to rapping and then figuring out when he was getting some traction to the moves he made afterwards. 

NLE Choppa is our guest today. He's a rapper from Memphis who gained notoriety after blowing up from his song 'Shotta Flow'. We talk about his new health regimen and also his plant based diet and how he went cold turkey giving up all the vices that distracted him. He talks about attaining the riches, fame and money yet feeling soulless and also about transfer of energy from food. We talk about the run in at the airport with a fan and also issues with NBA Youngboy, his relationship with King Von and Lil Durk.

Our guest today is a Jacksonville rapper named Foolio. Over the last few years, he's been notorious for his many beefs and feuds within his hometown but within the last year, his viral diss song remixing Fantasia's 'When I See You' has given him additional notoriety and also cemented him as one of the most disrespectful rappers today in hip hop. We talk about some of the trauma in his life coming up while trying to rap. He talks about how he was shot while getting off the bus because he was beefing with someone else who was killed the same day. He talks about his mothers house being shot up and also his reaction when he heard the song 'Who I Smoke' by Yungeen Ace and crew. He details how he began to put together his response song which ultimately was called 'When I See U'.

Todays episode is with Brittany Renner and Fresh and Fit joining us for a group conversation about relationships and dating in the modern world. 

Our Guests today are the hosts from the Fresh and Fit podcast. Fresh and Fit recently has been the most controversial podcast in the space after a explosive interview with Asian Doll followed up by a slew of videos being uncovered where the hosts made comments about their dating preferences not being black women. We have them on to talk about both topics plus much more within the dating / relationship world. 

This is our last episode of our mini quarantine, we'll be back in studio next week with guests as well. We begin this episode discussing if Akademiks or fans should be picking a side between Lil Durk and NBA Youngboy. We talk about their issues escalating since the death of King Von and how other rappers have been picking sides. We then talk about The Weeknd new album 'Dawn FM' being underwhelming in quality and sales and compare it to the throwback album that Tory Lanez dropped. We also discuss Casanova possibly asking for help from Jay Z and find out the real answer to 500k or dinner with Jay Z. We introduce a new segment called 'BURNT OUT' and give it to Kanye West for his recent antics surrounding Pete Davidson.  We then end by talking about the rumored story of Drake putting hot sauce in a used condom and the IG Model suing him over it. 

We begin our Covid Protocol episode with discussing the new variants Delta, Omicron and Deltacron. We talk about Clubhouse and Street/Gang Activity. Also react to a clip of Roddy Ricch going on Clubhouse to check someone from his neighborhood who accused him of false flagging. We then talk about controversial comments made by G Herbo baby mama 'Ari Fletcher' that resulted in her being dropped from SavagexFenty. We also talk about the new albums that dropped Friday, The Weeknd 'Dawn FM' and Gunna 'DS4ever'. We talk about the sales projections for The Weeknd. 

Nitt Da Gritt is our guest for this episode for this episode. He is the owner and founder of RGF Productions which is most commonly known for introducing the world to Fetty Wap. After our interview with Fetty, Nitt Da Gritt, wanted to let the world know his side of what happened to the career of Fetty Wap and the role he played in it. He talks about helping Fetty Wap come up, financing his music career until Trap Queen is recorded. He talks about what changes between him and Fetty Wap after the money comes in and details how things become a bit sticky with all the people involved in putting out music for Fetty Wap. 

Today's Episode features Popp Hunna, the creator of "Corvette Corvette" the most viral song thus far since Tik Tok incarnation. He talks about his come up, growing up in Philly and how he got into music. He talks about how his music popped off which seemingly happened in a span of months in 2021 then also landing a Lil Uzi Vert feature in the same time period as well. He also talks about the decision to stay independent and not sign to a major label. He then talks about the infamous 'Paperwork' that came out that had the streets and everyone in his home town talking about him which then lead to everyone in the music business avoiding him. He finally gives the real story, raw and uncut. He talks about the difference between what he did and 6ix9ine. 

Disclaimer: He has a speech problem where he stutters from time to time and its important to note that when listening to this podcast that he isn't lying rather he has a speech problem which has been documented before in other interviews.