Meek Mill is taking his long-running feud with DJ Akademiks to another level following Lil Durk’s sweeping acquittal in federal court.

One day after a Los Angeles jury found Durk not guilty on all five counts in his murder-for-hire trial, Meek unleashed a series of posts attacking Akademiks’ role in hip-hop media, accusing the streamer of fueling rap beefs and profiting from conflicts involving young Black artists.

Meek called on his followers to stop supporting Akademiks altogether.

“Unfollow and mute Akademiks,” he wrote, while describing the media personality as “real poison.”

He then announced plans to enter Akademiks’ own territory.

“I will personally start streaming to overshadow his corny ass 1000 clips he do a week,” Meek wrote, before calling for a Dream Chasers streaming operation featuring voices he believes better understand hip-hop culture.

The Philadelphia rapper also made the feud more personal, writing that when he sees Akademiks he is going to “interact.”

Akademiks initially appeared unimpressed by the barrage, responding dismissively as their years-long feud once again exploded publicly.

Meek Connects His Anger to the Durk Trial

The timing wasn't accidental.

Meek specifically tied his criticism to Akademiks’ coverage of Lil Durk and other major hip-hop conflicts.

“Akademiks was in Durk’s case after he gas lit every major young hip hop beef,” Meek wrote, arguing that the culture should “leave them in the dust.” He also criticized Akademiks for extensively covering 6ix9ine during his public feud with Durk.

Meek accused Akademiks of using controversy surrounding successful rappers to build his platform while remaining removed from the consequences of the conflicts he covers.

“He's here to destroy successful black men from the streets!” Meek wrote.

Those are Meek Mill's accusations. They should not be treated as established facts about Akademiks or his role in any violence or criminal case.

But they help explain why Durk's verdict reignited a feud between Meek and Akademiks that has existed for years.

Akademiks Became Part of the Durk Trial Story

Akademiks wasn't simply another commentator covering the trial from the outside.

A 2023 interview he conducted with Durk became part of the government's closing argument.

During that interview, Akademiks asked Durk about people online repeatedly telling him to “slide for Von,” referring to demands that Durk retaliate following King Von's 2020 killing.

“For some odd reason, I don't see those comments anymore,” Durk replied.

Prosecutors highlighted the exchange during closing arguments as they attempted to connect Durk to the alleged retaliatory plot targeting Quando Rondo.

Durk's attorneys strongly disputed that interpretation and argued that prosecutors had presented the clip without sufficient context. The defense sought to introduce additional footage showing Durk discussing 6ix9ine's trolling and his efforts to move away from rap beefs, but U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald denied the request during jury deliberations.

The jury ultimately acquitted Durk on every charge.

There is no evidence that Akademiks caused either the prosecution or Durk's acquittal, but his interview and extensive coverage made him an unusually visible figure surrounding the case.

For Meek, that appears to have been enough to reopen an old battle.

Meek Wants to Compete With Akademiks Directly

The most notable part of Meek's rant may ultimately be what he says he plans to build.

Rather than merely demanding that hip-hop stop watching Akademiks, Meek suggested Dream Chasers could develop its own streaming presence.

“Dream chasers streaming,” he wrote while calling for multiple streamers who “know the culture.”

If Meek follows through, the dispute could move beyond social-media insults and into direct competition for the same hip-hop audience.

Akademiks has built a massive media presence around livestreaming, breaking rap news, reacting to controversies and maintaining an almost constant stream of commentary surrounding artists and their personal disputes.

Meek is now arguing that artists and people directly connected to hip-hop culture should build competing platforms rather than continue feeding Akademiks’ ecosystem.

Whether Dream Chasers actually develops that streaming operation remains to be seen.

For now, however, Lil Durk's acquittal has reopened one of hip-hop media's longest-running feuds.

Meek Mill wants fans to mute Akademiks.

He says he wants to compete with him.

And after years of public arguments between the two, he's making it clear that their latest confrontation isn't just about Durk—it’s about who gets to control the conversation surrounding hip-hop.