DJ Akademiks is doubling down on his support for Kanye West after their explosive interview, where Ye rocked a black Ku Klux Klan outfit and let loose on everyone from JAY-Z to Kendrick Lamar. The media personality, no stranger to stirring the pot himself, told TMZ there’s “coherent points” in Ye’s wild rants—even if they’re buried under layers of controversy. Here’s the breakdown of this messy, headline-grabbing saga.
The KKK Fit: A Misread Text and a Bold Move
Akademiks admitted he didn’t see the outfit coming. “He gave me a heads-up, and I read the text wrong at first,” he said. “‘I’m wearing my black outfit’—I thought, cool, black’s my vibe.” Then came the curveball: “‘I’m wearing my black KKK outfit.’” Paired with a swastika chain, Ye’s getup was impossible to ignore. “I asked, ‘Why this representation?’” Ak said. “He’s sending strong signals.” No kidding—Ye’s been flirting with Nazi imagery and KKK vibes lately, from $20 swastika tees on his site to this hotel room stunt in L.A. last weekend, March 30.
Ye’s Targets: JAY-Z, Kendrick, and Beyond
The interview was a firing range. Ye blasted JAY-Z: “You ain’t help me with my kids. Your influence is politics, not family—you never even wanted to sign me, Dame did.” He flipped the script on their Watch the Throne bond, snarling, “Fuck him! How much money you think JAY-Z makes off my catalog versus me?” Then he aimed at Kendrick Lamar, tying him to a past tweet slamming Hov’s kids: “Kendrick better remember that before he crosses me.” He even accused Kendrick of jacking The Life of Pablo for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers—“same drums, same approach.”
Ye didn’t stop there. He threw antisemitic jabs, regretted having kids with Kim Kardashian, and oddly vibed with Diddy, saying he “relates” to the embattled mogul’s legal woes. Frank Ocean, Travis Scott, Pusha T—nobody was safe.
Akademiks’ Defense: “Coherent” Amid the Chaos
Ak’s not backing off. “On and off camera, even if you disagree, he’s making some coherent points,” he told TMZ. He didn’t pinpoint which ones—maybe Ye’s gripes about industry power plays or his custody battles with Kim? Hard to tell when the guy’s ranting in a KKK hood. Ak’s take: there’s truth in there if you squint past the noise. Posts on X echo this split—some see Ye’s outfit as a genius troll to dodge mainstream media, others call it a desperate grab for attention.
What’s It All Mean?
Ye’s been on a tear—antisemitic tweets in February, swastika merch, now this. Akademiks, who’s interviewed him twice in a week, is riding the wave, framing it as a new-school media flex. Whether it’s calculated chaos or a meltdown, one thing’s clear: Kanye’s still got the world watching—and arguing.
