Central Cee is a massive star. The UK rapper has been recording since 2014, but he blew up off the strength of his 2022 single "Doja." It's been one success after another for the rapper, who scored a number one UK single with "Sprinter" in 2023. It seems apparent that Central Cee is here to stay, and DJ Akademiks is one internet personality who is absolutely convinced. Akademiks not only praised Central Cee during a recent stream, but claimed Cee was one of the most relevant rappers in the world.
The bold proclamation was made on June 25. DJ Akademiks was trying to work out who the biggest rappers were in terms of success. Central Cee, in Ak's not-so-humble opinion, trumps most of the U.S. names at the moment. The cultural implications were not lost on the streamer. "Is this the first time," Ak asked his viewers. "That a UK rapper could arguably be in the top 5 of rap?" He asserted that if Cee was not already, then he will be very soon. "I think Central Cee might be knocking on that door," he asserted. "Top 5 relevant, right now."
Viewers were quick to shoot down Ak's ruling. That being said, Central Cee does have a lot going for him at the moment. He received a prestigious co-sign from Travis Scott in 2023, when the Texas rapper was seen dancing and rapping along to one of his tracks. Cee was the first UK rapper ever to land on the XXL Freshman List. He was also the first UK rapper to earn a billion streams in a single year on Spotify. These are not fluke achievements. The "Sprinter" hitmaker is doing, in many ways, what Bad Bunny did for the reggaeton genre during the first half of the decade.
Central Cee is keenly aware of American hip-hop. He told The Guardian that he listened to the greats when he was growing up, and attempting to bring a similar level of authenticity. “J Cole, Kendrick Lamar," he recalled. "I had to go and listen to these people for the first time. Even Jay-Z. So that was a fun time, because everything was clicking. I just remember lightbulbs." The rapper is adamant that he plans to stay true to his unique style, however. "When I rap, I’m in a neutral mood," he said. "I can relate to everything, every emotion that I’ve ever felt." Let's see if DJ Akademiks' claim proves true.
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ScHoolboy Q has weighed in on Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidential debate, which took an unexpected detour into his favorite sport.
The two presidential opponents faced off the first time in Atlanta on Thursday (June 27) ahead of the 2024 election, with CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash serving as moderators.
The 90-minute affair, which didn’t feature a studio audience, was defined by rambling answers by the current president and lies and misstatements by his predecessor.
At one point, the topic of golf came up when Trump used his prowess on the links in an attempt to prove he’s fit to take office for a second term.
“I just won two club championships, not even senior. Two regular club championships,” he claimed. “To do that, you have to be quite smart and you have to be able to hit the ball a long way, and I do it.
“He [Biden] doesn’t do it. He can’t even hit a ball 50 yards. He challenged me to a golf match; he can’t hit a ball 50 yards.”
Biden responded by saying: “Look, I’d be happy to have a driving contest with him. I got my handicap, which when I was vice president, down to a six. And by the way, I told you before, I’m happy to play golf — if you carry your own bag. Think you can do it?”
Trump hit back: “That’s the biggest lie that he’s a six handicap — of all,” before adding: “I’ve seen your swing. I know your swing.”
Biden then stumbled over his words while clarifying that he’s actually an eight handicap.
The bizarre interaction didn’t go unnoticed by golf aficionado ScHoolboy Q, who was unconvinced by both men’s statements.
“THey talking bout golf im crying braH [crying face emoji],” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “biden ain’t no 6 Handicap dawg. trump definitely cHeated during tHe club cHampionsHip [USA flag].”
In a separate post, he added: “THis sHit Hilarious [USA flag],” while also getting a laugh out of Trump’s comment about Biden’s “swing.”
The TDE rapper is something of a golf pro himself having competed in competitions such as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He even starred alongside Tiger Woods in the trailer for the video game PGA Tour 2K23.
Q took up the sport around 2018 and has credited it with helping him improve his life.
“Coming from where I come from, the life that I had, I never thought about playing golf,” he explained in 2022. “I got into it, and it changed my mental, it let me learn myself as a person.
“Like, this is why certain things in my life are going bad or certain things are going good, because of the attitude thing. It fixed my attitude in life. It fixed a whole lot of things about me in life.”
He added: “Life is a golf game. Some good shots, some bad shots. But most importantly, keep going because you never know. Don’t give up because you’re in the sand on your fourth shot, you might chip it in. It just taught me a lot about life, you feel me?”
