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blankSLATE with SaVon

SaVon Slater
blankSLATE with SaVon
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    "Charlamagne Was The Target" + Akademiks Smear Campaign | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)

    2026/06/01 | 44 mins.
    DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have spent years orbiting each other as two of the most influential voices in hip-hop media.
    Now that relationship appears to be broken.
    After a private conversation between the two became public, Akademiks launched a sustained public campaign against Charlamagne across multiple streams, posts, and platforms. What started as criticism quickly turned into something much bigger — raising questions about loyalty, influence, media power, and whether Charlamagne was always the real target.
    SaVon breaks down the mentor/student dynamic between Ak and Charla, the leaked phone call, the role Drake's ICEMAN rollout may have played in escalating tensions, Joe Budden's involvement, the Complex Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings, and why this story feels less like a beef and more like a fracture inside hip-hop media itself.
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    "JAY-Z Said Rap Beef Was Dead… Then Fired Back at Drake" + Roots Picnic Freestyle | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)

    2026/05/31 | 30 mins.
    Two months ago JAY-Z told GQ that rap beef was taking the culture backwards.
    On May 30 at Roots Picnic, he stood on stage and answered everybody in four minutes. Drake. Dame Dash. Jaguar Wright. Kanye. Nicki. He even pulled up the Un Rivera stabbing on himself.
    This one breaks down who got addressed, what he actually said, and why Hov decided this was the moment to stop being above it.
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    "West Coast Media Wants Control Of The Narrative" + DJ Hed & Jeremy Hecht | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)

    2026/05/28 | 32 mins.
    DJ Hed is in the headlines after editing the West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" — and aired the cleaned-up version on his own broadcast.
    Jeremy Hecht is going at DJ Akademiks, claiming Ak takes money from Truth Social. The receipts pointed to Rumble instead.
    Both former co-hosts of The Bigger Picture. Both made waves this week.
    I break down what actually happened on both fronts, the song, the edit, the accusation, the receipts and the angle nobody else is running: the audience already had what these guys were trying to manage.
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    "The Hip Hop Media Cold War" + Akademiks vs Charlamagne | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)

    2026/05/28 | 38 mins.
    There's a Cold War brewing in hip hop media, and nobody's calling it what it is.
    DJ Akademiks says nobody's off limits. But watch how he moves — the gloves are only really off for two people.
    Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God are on a crash course, and they're not even fighting the same way. Joe Budden fights with his independence and fame. Charlamagne Tha God fights with the media, the network, the press. DJ Akademiks fights with Henny and violence.
    Here's what nobody's saying: when these guys talk, they're not talking to us. They're talking to each other. Joe Budden and Charlamagne have even been flirting in public — that's not friendship, that's positioning.
    Nobody's swung clean yet. Everybody's loaded.
     
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    "First Look" +Drake & Hip Hop Media NEED Each Other | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)

    2026/05/22 | 21 mins.
    SaVon returns with another installment of blankSLATE Radio — breaking down Drake's codependent relationship with hip hop media, the ecosystem connecting Joe Budden, Akademiks, Mal, and why everybody involved benefits from the cycle.
    He also dives into the growing war between YouTube and Netflix, paywalls changing podcast visibility, and what independent creator-led media looks like moving forward.
    Become a member of blankSLATE on Patreon — ad-free listening, early access, and a direct hand in shaping the show. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/blankslatehq
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About blankSLATE with SaVon
A reintroduction. blankSLATE is what comes next for SaVon, a clean canvas to reveal a voice he hasn't fully shown yet. A culture and music commentary podcast going past the headline and past the algorithm to find a different lens on media, music, and everything happening within the culture. A return to the kind of podcasting that built the format, before the clip economy reduced every show to a moment. Two shows. One name. The signature show drops weekly. Long-form episodes with rotating voices, slowing the headline down to read the fine print — bringing a lens the algorithm trains you to ignore. "blankSLATE Radio" is the real-time companion, SaVon solo, reacting to the moment with the kind of perspective the lane is missing, shaped by the audience through mailbag submissions. For people who want more than a hot take.
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