Playboi Carti's Stream Appearance Coming??

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Zias and B Lou have teased some interesting news—they might be doing a stream or some kind of content with Playboi Carti. I’m inclined to believe this. Now, Carti did completely scam Aiden Ross out of a stream, but he’s shown love to certain streamers, at least behind the scenes. If he’s going to appear anywhere, Zias and B Lou’s platform makes the most sense.

Their content sits at the perfect intersection of streaming, young culture, and hip-hop, something a lot of the other guys are too far removed from. Take Playboi Max, for example—he’s definitely involved in hip-hop, collaborating with rappers, but his content leans more towards the Aiden Ross lane when he first blew up. Even Aiden himself falls into this category, where their entertainment is adjacent to hip-hop but not officially part of the culture like traditional media outlets.

Now, would Playboi Carti ever sit down with Akademiks? Absolutely not. What would they even do together? Carti’s not about to do a traditional interview, and if he’s going to act “normal” anywhere—though I doubt he will—it would be with Zias and B Lou. Their platform bridges the gap between the Playboi Max/Aiden Ross crowd and the audience that watches Akademiks, Joe Budden, etc. Carti is definitely tapped into that space, so this collaboration would make perfect sense.

In other news, Lil Baby seemed a little shook after some fake news circulated about him being arrested the other day. He made sure to clear that up, but it’s obvious he’s not feeling too comfortable with the situation.

No Song of the Day today—been locked in, hard at work on this script. More updates coming soon. Stay tuned.

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