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This Week's Numbers

Live streaming data sourced from Spotify, Apple Music, and Billboard. Links to real-time artist pages and chart positions.

#1 This Week Live
KENDRICK LAMAR
89.2M
Total streams — up 12% from last week
#2 This Week Live
DRAKE
67.4M
Total streams — down 8% from last week
#3 This Week Live
TRAVIS SCOTT
54.1M
Total streams — up 24% from last week

Court Case Tracker

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Sentenced

Diddy — Federal Criminal Case

Found guilty on two counts of transportation for prostitution, acquitted of RICO & sex trafficking. Sentenced Oct 3, 2025 to 4 years 2 months in federal prison, $500K fine, 5 years supervised release.

Case #: 1:24-cr-00883 SDNY — Judge Arun Subramanian Verdict: Jul 2, 2025
Resolved

Young Thug — YSL RICO Trial

Plea deal accepted October 2024. Sentenced to 40 years, 5 to serve (time served), 15 years probation. Banned from Atlanta for 10 years. Georgia's longest criminal trial in state history. All co-defendants resolved by June 2025.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker Resolved: Oct 31, 2024
Appeal

Tory Lanez — Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

Convicted December 2022, sentenced to 10 years. Appeal filed citing 60 alleged inaccuracies in medical records and undisclosed evidence. Tory found in contempt and fined $20K for refusing to testify in Megan's defamation lawsuit.

California Court of Appeal LA Superior Court origin Appeal active: 2025
Pre-Trial

Lil Durk — Federal Murder-for-Hire

Arrested October 2024. Federal murder-for-hire conspiracy tied to 2022 shooting targeting Quando Rondo, allegedly in retaliation for King Von's death. Prosecutors cite Akademiks interview as self-incrimination. Trial set for Jan 6, 2026.

Federal Court — Middle District of Florida Arrested: Oct 2024 Trial: Jan 6, 2026
Active

Drake vs UMG — Defamation Lawsuit

Drake sued UMG in January 2025 alleging defamation and citing safety fears after UMG authorized his house image for "Not Like Us" single cover. UMG counters with claims of possessing reports about Drake. Drake spent $100K trying to serve PGLang employee.

Filed: Jan 15, 2025 Drake vs. Universal Music Group

The Akademy Curriculum

Six deep-dive modules built from a decade of industry intelligence. No filler. Every lesson hits.

12 Lessons 4.5 hrs

The Music Business Machine

How record deals actually work — 360 deals, publishing splits, master ownership, advances vs. recoupment. Real contracts. Real math. The information labels don't want artists to know.

Record Deals Publishing 360 Splits Royalties
9 of 12 lessons complete 75%
10 Lessons 5.2 hrs

Hip-Hop Legal Playbook

RICO explained. Federal vs. state cases. Plea deals, cooperating witnesses, sentencing guidelines. Every major case — Diddy, Young Thug, Lil Durk — broken down so you understand the system.

RICO 101 Fed vs State Plea Deals Sentencing Case Studies
4 of 10 lessons complete 40%
8 Lessons 3.8 hrs

Streaming Wars Decoded

How Billboard really counts streams. Playlist manipulation tactics. How labels inflate numbers. Pay-per-stream breakdowns across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Tidal.

Billboard Rules Playlisting Pay-Per-Stream Platform Wars
7 of 8 lessons complete 88%
Complete 6.1 hrs

Media Empire Blueprint

From Twitch streams to a multi-platform media empire. How AK built Akademiks. Content strategy, audience psychology, monetization playbooks, and brand deal negotiation.

Platform Strategy Audience Growth Monetization Brand Deals
15 of 15 lessons complete Complete
New 9 Lessons 4.0 hrs

Culture & Controversy

How beefs drive streams. Social media warfare. The algorithm behind viral moments. Why controversy is currency — and how to read the narrative before everyone else.

Beef Economics Viral Mechanics Narrative Control Social Strategy
5 of 9 lessons complete 55%
7 Lessons 3.2 hrs

The Art of the Stream

Long-form streaming mastery. How to hold an audience for hours. Guest management, hot-take delivery, real-time engagement, and turning a stream into a media moment.

Stream Structure Guest Booking Live Engagement Clip Strategy
2 of 7 lessons complete 30%

Exclusive Content

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Steph Over LeBron — Hot Take

Feb 7, 2026Live Tweet
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Stefon Diggs — Sports & Culture

Nov 3, 2025Sports
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Lexi2Legit — Culture Moment

Oct 14, 2025Culture
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When Did Grammys Stop Mattering?

Jul 20, 2025Industry
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Playboymax Sales — 6.7K First Week

Jun 16, 2025Streaming Data
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50 Cent — New Trailer Drop

Jun 12, 2025Exclusive
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DDG & Halle Bailey — Culture Drama

Jun 4, 2025Culture
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Off the Record with DJ Akademiks

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SZA x Kendrick Tour Announcement

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AK's Latest Takes — Hip-Hop & Media

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RapCaviar — This Week's Hottest Tracks

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@Akademiks — Latest Posts

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Social Command Center

Discord community, Instagram, Kik streaming, and automated content pipeline — all connected through AISim automation.

Saved & Watchlist

Drake vs Kendrick — Complete Timeline (2hr 14min)
Saved Jan 28 — Stream Clip
Young Thug YSL RICO — Full Plea Deal Analysis
Saved Jan 22 — Legal Analysis
Who Really Won Streaming in 2025 — Data Report
Saved Jan 15 — Data Report
Music Business 101 — Lesson 9: Publishing Rights Deep Dive
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