Overview

DJ Akademiks 2025 Twitch Ban, also known as DJ Akademiks Banned From Twitch or DJ Akademiks Grooming Allegations, refers to hip-hop commentator and content creator DJ Akademiks, real name Livingston Allen, getting banned from Twitch after a video of him speaking inappropriately with 15-year-old Twitch streamer NourGxd and PlaqueBoyMax associate while live on stream. In a recording that emerged online on January 23rd, 2025, Akademiks and several other men could be heard asking Nour numerous sexually loaded and inappropriate questions. DJ Akademiks initially criticized PlaqueBoyMax, accusing him of blowing the clip out of proportion but later admitted to the conversations being inappropriate, saying that it was "irresponsible" of him to be speaking that way to a minor. The controversy surrounding the grooming accusations received significant media coverage as it spawned various reactions on social media in late January 2025.

History

NourGxd is a 15-year-old Palestinian refugee living in Malaysia known for his Fortnite and Just Chatting Twitch^[3] streams. Nour often collaborates with American streamers like PlaqueBoyMax.

On January 23rd, 2025, X^[1] user @ninjah__2 posted a series of videos showing NourGxd in a video call with DJ Akademiks and several other men involved in the rap industry. At one point in the video call, one of the men asks, "Yo, Nour, what's your address? I'm going to send some strippers over there." Nour replies saying, "I'm 15. I don't be in all that, bro. You're trying to get … yo, bro, you're trying to pull me on the case. You're trying to put them on a case. What do you mean, 'So?' Just weird."

In another clip, DJ Akademiks seemingly refers to PlaqueBoyMax, asking Nour, "Yo, if Max said he wanted to try f**king a dude, will you let him f**k you?" Nour replies, "No!" "Why not? Yo, suppose he's like your bro, 'Listen, you always wanted me to be next to you, now I can be inside of you.'" Nour responds, "Yo, I'm not gay," letting out a nervous laugh.

X^[2] user @sheedclips reposted a compilation of the relevant clips showing NourGxd and DJ Akademik's interactions, gathering over 12,000 likes in a week.

DJ Akademiks is facing backlash after getting into a call with 15-year-old 'Nourgxd,' and the interaction has sparked controversy due to things taking an awkward turn 😱👀 pic.twitter.com/M997RgtB9L

— The Voice Of Content✰ (@sheedclips) January 24, 2025

Developments

On January 23rd, 2025, PlaqueBoyMax^[4] briefly touched on the controversy, saying that he talked to Nour to make sure he was okay, and that the "clips are nasty … it's bad work, nasty work and today is a great stream, and I'm not bringing it down with this weird energy." Max continued, "Ak, this s**t is very weird." The post gathered over 9,000 likes in a week.

PLAQUEBOYMAX has called out DJ Akademiks for grooming and speaking sexually to a 15 year old boy pic.twitter.com/1NJP8l1bUh

— ry (@RyanNice) January 24, 2025

On January 24th, X^[5] user @justletemknow reposted a clip of Nour giving the backstory behind the Discord call, saying that the men on the call included Ray, Tory Lanez's manager, DJ Akademiks and several others. Nour says that the men knew he was live on stream but that didn't deter them from speaking inappropriately with him. The post gathered over 53,000 likes in five days.

DJ AKADEMIKS GETS EXPOSED BY THE MINOR HE TRIED TO GROOM 😳 pic.twitter.com/PluZYlvFb1

— Puteemon (@justletemknow) January 25, 2025

On January 25th, 2025, the X account @DramaAlert^[6] reposted a clip of DJ Akademiks admitting to his discussions with Nour being inappropriate, saying that he regrets saying what he said in the Discord, and that it was irresponsible behavior. The post gathered over 300 likes in four days.

Akademiks apologizes for talking inappropriately with a 15 year old. 😮‼️ https://t.co/cCOQAygM4E pic.twitter.com/h3xHSH3pdZ

— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) January 26, 2025

DJ Akademiks was subsequently banned from Twitch on January 28th, 2025.^[7]

Online Reactions

Several internet users reacted to DJ Akademiks' inappropriate behavior with a minor as it sparked backlash online, including YouTuber^[8] and music critic Anthony Fantano, who posted a video titled, "Akademiks Is Disgusting," on January 27th, 2025, gathering over 600,000 views in two days.

Also on January 27th, 2025, The Breakfast Club's YouTube^[9] channel posted a clip of the hosts discussing the DJ Akademiks drama, gathering over 400,000 views in two days.

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