Akademiks calls Lil Baby's FRESH 'A Fresh Flop' as it tracks 60K+ for a possible No. 1; Baby on Hot 97: 'My numbers still good'

DJ Akademiks is calling Lil Baby's new album FRESH a flop before the official numbers are in. On X on Monday, Ak wrote: "Remember if yall see the final numbers like 80k.

DJ Akademiks is calling Lil Baby's new album FRESH a flop before the official numbers are in. On X on Monday, Ak wrote: "Remember if yall see the final numbers like 80k. his label bought 20k copies... A Fresh Flop." He followed up that he had "hit up billboard and luminate," tagging Billboard, Luminate and Spotify, and warned against "bundle finesse." He did not show evidence of any bought sales. The post he quoted, from Talk of the Charts, has FRESH challenging for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with a 60K+ opening week, which would be Baby's fifth No. 1 album. In a Hot 97 interview with Nessa released Tuesday, Baby did not mention Ak but addressed the noise: "The hottest thing to do is say the Baby album trash, or the Baby fell off." Asked about numbers, he said hip-hop "ain't in the state it was in 2018," adding, "My numbers still good."