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Joe Rogan’s Producer Jamie Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Podcast Cancelled This Week
Joe Rogan and Kanye West seem to have this sort of star-crossed lovers situation happening. The podcast host and rapper-turned-presidential candidate have been teasing fans on and off for the past year or so about doing an episode together for Rogan’s The Joe Rogan Experience, and it’s not yet come to fruition.
At one point in time, it seemed like the idea was dead, however it was renewed last week during a recent Kanye twitter rant, when the rapper declared that he would “LOVE” to go on the podcast next week. From there, the two quickly got in contact, with Kanye providing the update on his end, sharing a screenshot of his FaceTime call with Rogan, and revealing that he would reportedly design a distinct set for their conversation (perhaps Kanye is not a fan of Rogan’s new toaster-oven-studio out in Texas).
Kanye revealed last week that he would be appearing on Rogan’s podcast on Friday of this week, but alas, Rogan has shared an update that will ultimately prevent this podcast from happening on Friday. As of now, it’s unclear when, or if, it will be rescheduled.
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Taking to Instagram, Rogan revealed that his right-hand man and Googler-extraordinaire, Jamie Vernon, has caught the Coronavirus. Joe Rogan tested negative.
“Young Jamie Vernon tested positive today for COVID-19,” Rogan reveals in the clip below. “I tested negative, the rest of the staff tested negative, but Jamie tested positive. He thought maybe he had a sinus infection or allergies, but he has COVID. We were off last week, the episodes that aired we had previously recorded, so I hadn’t seen Jamie in about nine days.”
He continued, “We cancelled all the shows. I’m keeping away from everybody, and testing myself and testing the staff every day until were in the clear. There’s nothing we can do, so we’re cancelling all the podcasts this week, and I don’t know when we’re going to do them again, until we get a clear from the doctor. I think it’s ten days and three negative tests in a row.”
He capped off the video stating he may do some episodes remotely or with another producer — but the chances seem slim, if you listen to Rogan, you know how important Jamie is to the show, and it would seem near-blasphemous to do an episode with Kanye (of all people) and not have Young Jamie behind the boards. It’s also worth noting that Rogan made no mention of any specific guests, and thus no mention of Kanye, in his video clip.
“I don’t know what we’re gunna do, we may do some shows remotely, we may do some shows with a substitute producer which I really don’t want to do. I’m happy that Jamie has a mild case, I’m happy that he’s feeling better, but obviously it’s a fucked up situation. My apologies to all of the guests, my apologies to all of you,” Rogan says.
Watch the full video clip below. We’ll keep you posted if we hear more from Kanye about the proposed episode.
Catch up on Kanye’s twitter antics from the month of September here.
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DJ Akademiks questions if Lil Durk will get bond as the racketeering case goes on
Lil Durk’s legal battle is about to take another big step, and DJ Akademiks is already sharing his expectations for what could go down when the rapper returns to court in November.
Durk is in custody, awaiting his next VICAR case in which authorities say he was running a criminal enterprise. His next trial was set for October 5, but recent developments have called into question when those proceedings will occur.
Durk’s murder for hire trial recently resulted in a not guilty verdict in November. Regardless of that outcome, he remains in custody because the separate racketeering related charges remain unresolved. Durk’s attorneys have asked for the new hearing and have been ordered to appear by U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, which also must submit a fresh bail report.
Against that backdrop, legal commentator Bradford Cohen had previously suggested Durk could eventually get bond. That view ties in with Durk’s not-guilty verdict in the earlier case, and the argument that the outcome could make it harder to sustain the remaining allegations.
DJ Akademiks sees things a bit differently. In a recent livestream, Akademiks predicted that Durk would not get a bond at the Nov. hearing. He believes the charges will stick and cites the seriousness of the allegations in the VICAR case as his reasoning. He also doesn’t appear to expect the rapper to be released from jail anytime soon as the case moves forward.
Akademiks’ prediction concerns the bond hearing, not Durk’s chances at trial. Durk’s legal situation remains unresolved for now. His recent acquittal has altered the circumstances of his arrest, but the separate racketeering case still looms over the rapper as both sides prepare for the next phase.
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DJ Akademiks Resurrects 2015 Drake vs. Meek Mill Beef With Alleged Nicki Minaj Backstory
DJ Akademiks is digging up hip-hop history buried for 10 years as he offers his supposed explanation for how the Drake/Meek Mill feud came to a head in 2015. The back-and-forth between Akademiks and Meek Mill has resurfaced the conversation. Akademiks returned to the long-running Drake-Meek beef on his stream last night, saying a comment by Nicki Minaj had something to do with what happened between the two rappers.
According to Akademiks, Meek and Minaj were shopping at a designer fashion store when they got to the register. He says that when Meek told her he didn’t have the cash to pay for Minaj, she allegedly told him he would never be Drake. Akademiks also claims Minaj left the store on her own, and then Meek went on X, and what happened next started the infamous feud with Drake.
The account remains an allegation, not a confirmed explanation. The information provided has not been independently verified, and ultimately only those involved, including Minaj and Meek Mill, could confirm the story’s authenticity.
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The beef between Drake and Meek Mill started in 2015 and has become a staple in hip-hop conversation. Meek struggled after the fallout, while the beef became a defining moment in Drake’s career. However, the two eventually made up and collaborated on “Going Bad,” signaling a return to a more cooperative relationship despite the rivalry’s tension.
Now that Akademiks and Meek are throwing shots again, the events of 2015 are back in the conversation. By reflecting on the feud, Akademiks has added another possible piece of context to a story that has been a hot topic in hip-hop for years.
Whether his version of events is what actually happened, however, remains unresolved. Currently, the designer-store story isn’t factual, but it is Akademiks’ version of the events surrounding the beef.
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