# @theshaderoom on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3U9DLvDzf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/359199-theshaderoom-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-09-23T21:34:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Shade Room (@TheShadeRoom) — https://gondola.cc/TheShadeRoom

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TSR Staff: China! @china_lovelace 
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#PressPlay: Whew! The industry vets are continuing to school DJ Akademiks when it comes to the pioneers of Hip-Hop! On Thursday, LL Cool J said his piece after Ak called the founding fathers of Hip-Hop "dusty." #MichaelRapaport and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, #RussellSimmons, have also spoken out. Michael didn't take the nice approach like LL and went straight for Ak's neck. In a video, he called Ak, a bum a*s clown with no talent. "You're not a DJ. You don't cut, you don't scratch, you don't produce. You're not a DJ, so stop calling yourself DJ," he said. 
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Uncle Rush added his two cents. However, he took a milder approach. He reminisced on the founding fathers of Hip-Hop, Kool Herc, DJ Busy B, Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, and others for paving the way. 
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"I was there before there were such things as records. These are people that played the parties that Rush Productions promoted. So they are the founding fathers, and they created hip-hop," he said. Rush acknowledged that many rappers didn't get much money but elaborated on how -click the link in our bio to read more! (SWIPE) 📸:(@gettyimages)

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