Akademiks Tells Adin Ross How His Meeting With Drake Happened

Akademiks is opening up about what it was like to go meet Drake for the first time.

In a conversation with Adin Ross after the release of Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour, Akademiks explained the process of meeting Drake ahead of the album’s release. The hip-hop content creator sounded like a kid in a candy store reflecting on the experience.

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“I sent my passport and my whole team’s passports to him,” Akademiks began. “He orchestrated everything with the jet, and I was kind of shocked.”

Akademiks continued, claiming that Drake checked on him throughout the process personally to make sure he was fine. When he got to Toronto, he discovered the power that Drake holds in his hometown.

“We fly to Toronto, I never talked to customs. We literally just walked off the plane and got into a car,” Akademiks claimed, before revealing what Drake allegedly told him to say if he was stopped and asked to share his passport.

“‘If they ask you anything, just tell them you’re here to meet with The Boy,’” said Akademiks, doing his best Drake impression.

Akademiks has posted proof of his linkup with Drake, in the form of a new OVO chain — presumably given to Ak by Drizzy for his longstanding support. Akademiks also appeared in a livestream ahead of the release of Drake’s three new albums, in which he named the rapper as his favorite lyricist.

Days before Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour came out, Akademiks compared him and Drizzy to “Shaq and Kobe” when talking about their skillsets. After he was named to the top of Complex’s Hip-Hop Media Power rankings, Akademiks claimed that Drake congratulated him for the achievement.

Another thing that seems to prove their close relationship is Akademiks’ claim that he persuaded Drake to push back the release of Iceman.

Last month, Akademiks took to social media to mock music critic Anthony Fantano, who claimed that Iceman would be dropping within the next 36 hours, per info he received from what he said was an “exclusive source.” When that didn’t happen, Akademiks claimed Fantano was fed false information — then informed Drizzy’s fanbase to sit tight and wait.

“I TOLD DRAKE DELAY ICEMAN A LIL MORE CUZ HIS HATERS BECOMING DELUSIONAL!” Akademiks wrote. “DRAKE DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!! THEY MAD THEY GOT NOTHING TO HATE ON.. SO THESE F*CK N***AS JUST MAKING UP FALLACIES. WITH THAT SAID. ICE MAN… SO SOON. STAY ALERT!”

Fantano eventually admitted to making the whole thing up.