DJ Akademiks has inked an exclusive live-streaming deal with Rumble, the controversial platform that hosts numerous right-wing figures and is partially funded by billionaire Peter Thiel and Republican Ohio senator J.D. Vance. The company announced in a press release that Akademiks will stream on the site three to five days a week.
“I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like Rumble. There have been many bad decisions at larger platforms where they haven’t put creators first and they are disconnected to the community. I feel now is an inflection point for streaming platforms," Akademiks said in a statement." I couldn’t be more excited to lead this effort on a platform that puts creators first."
DJ Akademiks At ComplexCon
“Akademiks is one of the most influential personalities in the Hip-Hop and cultural world,” said Rumble Chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski. “Having him on Rumble sends a big statement to the other platforms on how serious we are in getting into different channels of content, from sports to music to culture.” Rumble originally launched back in October 2013. More recently, it bills itself as “a high-growth neutral video platform…creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture.”
The signing for Akademiks comes days after he met up with former president Donald Trump at UFC 287 in Miami. In a post sharing a picture from the event, Akademiks joked about running as his vice president in 2024. “Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024," he joked. "Bruh told me ’no way you’d be worse than Kamala." After the move was announced, Akademiks also got into a back and forth with another hip-hop journalist on Twitter after the man accused him of "fuckery." Akademiks' first live stream on Rumble will air at 6:00 PM, ET on Tuesday, April 11th. Check out the announcement from Rumble about Akademiks joining the platform below.
The Rumble Announcement
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