DJ Akademiks

For the streetwear clothing brand, see Akademiks.

DJ Akademiks
DJ Akademiks in 2022
Personal information
Born
Livingston Allen[1]

Spanish Town, Jamaica[2]
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Akademiks, Lil AK, Big AK, AK, The Prize, The Negrotiator[4]
EducationRutgers University–New Brunswick
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • media personality
  • hip-hop commentator
  • Twitch streamer[3]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Subscribers
  • 2.79 million (DJ Akademiks)[5]
  • 641 thousand (King Akademiks)[6]
[7]
Total views
  • 1.37 billion (DJ Akademiks)[5]
  • 293.4 million (King Akademiks)[6]
[7]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Twitch information
Channel
Followers568K
Last updated: January 14, 2024

Livingston Allen, better known as DJ Akademiks (or simply Akademiks, also by his stage name Lil AK), is a Jamaican-American podcaster, internet personality and live streamer. DJ Akademiks rose to fame for his YouTube channel which covered recent news in the music industry—particularly hip hop. He later became the co-host of Everyday Struggle, a daily show by Complex Networks. He also hosts his own podcast, Off the Record with DJ Akademiks, on Spotify.

  1. ^ Skudder, Jake (March 30, 2024). "DJ Akademiks Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Influencer". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet Akademiks: The Rutgers University Grad Who Built His Own Empire". HipHopDX. May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "LL Cool J Claps Back at DJ Akademiks for Calling Hip-Hop Pioneers 'Dusty'". Billboard. September 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "AKADEMIKS I WAS GONNA SIGN FIVIO FOREIGN!!! Ma$e Hooked Him First for $1 Mil". TMZ. September 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "About DJ Akademiks". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "About King Akademiks". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "About DJ Akademiks". YouTube.