DJ Akademiks Deletes NBA YoungBoy’s Mother’s Video Following Heated Public Confrontation

The friendship holds — barely. According to Hot New Hip Hop, DJ Akademiks is walking back his decision to repost a public video of NBA YoungBoy's mother, Sherhonda Gaulden, after the Louisiana rapper publicly torched him on stream for amplifying the clip without a courtesy call.

The Spark

YoungBoy sat down with Funny Marco earlier this week and dropped a heavy admission: he doesn't plan on speaking to his mother again, painting their relationship as effectively nonexistent. Gaulden hit back publicly, disputing her son's account and insisting she was present in the room during the Funny Marco sit-down. The back-and-forth lit up timelines — and Akademiks, never one to leave a viral moment alone, reposted her response to his massive platform.

That's what set YoungBoy off. On an Instagram Live alongside Marco, a visibly heated YB unloaded on Ak directly: "Then Ak got me so mad posting that stupid a sh*t, you dumb a n*gga. All you had to do was call me and I'll tell you that the lady never been in my career a day in her life. Can't you see she's an attention seeker?" Not exactly a private grievance anymore.

Ak Pushes Back, Then Pulls The Clip

His own livestream response was carefully measured — the posture of a man who knows he fumbled the optics but refuses to concede the principle. Akademiks admitted he hasn't been in regular contact with YoungBoy and argued that, because Gaulden's video was public, he didn't need clearance to circulate it. "I don't think I need to go back to him and be like, 'Yo YB do you give me permission to like to post what your mom said?'" he told his chat. Standard Ak: legalistic, transparent, zero apology.

But the relationship clearly outweighed the reach. Akademiks confirmed he deleted the video and pledged to never touch the topic again — a rare act of restraint from a man whose entire brand runs on being first, not careful. He also stressed he loves YB "as an artist and as a friend" and has no interest in torching what they've built over a repost.

The Bigger Read

The real story isn't the feud — it's the unspoken mechanic inside hip-hop's amplifier economy. Akademiks framed himself as a neutral carrier of public information; YoungBoy's frustration revealed how that math actually lands inside the culture: when your mother is the subject, "public" stops justifying anything. Ak essentially conceded that point by pulling the post.

Timing matters, too. With YB reportedly finalizing his move to South Korea and juggling ongoing pressures, the last thing he needed was his own ecosystem amplifying intra-family conflict to millions. Ak reading the room — even if it took a public calling-out — might be the only reason this stays a footnote rather than a cold war between two guys with real history.

Some content drops onto your timeline like a subscription box you never ordered — loud packaging, somebody else's mess inside, and now everyone in the comments is debating whether to open it or leave it on the porch. Worth watching whether YB accepts the walk-back or files this one under "remembered."