Livingston Allen, who is known by his moniker
DJ Akademiks (sometimes simplified to
Akademiks) is a
Jamaican-
American entertainment news
YouTube personality.
[1][2] A
disc jockey while he was attending
Rutgers University, he now has dedicated his career to cover
hip hop music news and current events in the entertainment industry, mostly in a
satirical manner. His main YouTube channel currently boasts over 1 million subscribers and over 490 million views. He also has a hip-hop debate show with
Joe Budden titled
Everyday Struggle, which airs on
Complex News YouTube channel, and started on April 10, 2017.
[3] During his career, he has had feuds with rapper
Soulja Boy, and businessman
Martin Shkreli, which was later resolved.
Allen also still lives with his mother at home.