Akademiks Responds To Ab-Soul Diss Track, Clowns Him For Being Blind

Akademiks has responded to Ab-Soul threatening to “slap” him, poking fun at the rapper for being legally blind.

On Tuesday (May 27), Ab-Soul reignited the lyrical flames on Instagram, jumping into the ongoing rap war between Joey Bada$$ and a host of West Coast emcees with a scathing new track.

Known for his introspective bars and fierce loyalty to his peers, the Carson, Calif. rapper used the moment to stand tall for his Black Hippy collaborator Kendrick Lamar—and to issue a personal threat to media personality DJ Akademiks.

“Imma slap Akademiks when I see him,” Ab-Soul raps on the fiery record, which targets Joey Bada$$ and serves as a passionate defense of the West Coast’s lyrical legacy.

The bar didn’t go unnoticed. Akademiks, never one to back down from controversy, swiftly clapped back on social media with a provocative tweet that many perceived as both dismissive and disrespectful.

“Sounds amazing. Just remind that ni**a they won’t throw a funeral for him like Nipsey. keep rapping lil ni**a we ain’t see u slap nothing yet,” he wrote, comparing Ab-Soul’s cultural impact to that of the late Nipsey Hussle.

But he didn’t stop there. In a subsequent livestream, Akademiks took his criticism further by mocking Ab-Soul’s well-documented visual impairment.

“Usually when ni**as attack me they go fat jokes first. I’m like he don’t even go fat jokes. This a new angle,” he said. “Come to find out this bi**h a** ni**a can’t even see. He don’t know what I look like. In his f**king brain, I’m a stick figure.”

Ab-Soul, who has openly spoken about being legally blind due to Stevens-Johnson syndrome, has never shied away from weaving his condition into his music, using it as a lens for both vulnerability and strength.

Akademiks’ comments, however, sparked a mix of backlash and laughter online, with some fans and artists calling his statements unnecessarily cruel, while others found humor in the live-streamer’s remarks.

The track that further fuels the feud between Ab-Soul and Akademiks is part of a larger rap war sparked by Joey Bada$$, who recently launched lyrical attacks on several California-based artists including Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, AzChike, Reason, and others.

The battle has fueled a new wave of regional tension and pride, with West Coast voices like Ab-Soul stepping up to defend their turf—bar for bar.

Listen to Ab-Soul’s new song below.