Russ Says Artists Blackballing is Fake After DaBaby & Tory Lanez Claims

DaBaby and Tory Lanez are both under the impression their music is blackballed on streaming services — however Russ states his knowledge informs him it’s extremely not likely artists are genuinely getting blackballed.

On Monday, the happy independent rap artist published a message connected to the continuous argument … triggered by Akademiks and Apple Music’s Ebro Darden‘s claims DaBaby and Tory are being silenced.

Both Tory and DaBaby just recently launched albums … with DB drawing in disappointing 16K systems sales, below the 120k his 2020 solo job offered in its very first.

Tory’s project was noticeably absent from all the top playlists but reached the top of Apple’s album chart after being launched last Friday … which pretty much proves Russ’ point.

Russ argues that unless an artist has all internet access cut from their fan’s visibility, there’s no blackball in place, noting how fans have the personal choice to push play or skip the music altogether.

The Diemon Records founder also tackled the notion that famous artists who need the editorial playlists to thrive don’t have real fans as those listeners are only loyal to the platform — which clashes with Tory’s recent claim — made on Ak’s ‘Off The Record’ podcast — that 80 percent of leading artists’ streams come from playlist support.

Akademiks and Ebro traded shots last week over claims DB was blackballed after Ak accused him of using his chief global editorial position at Apple to bury artists dripped in controversy … namely DaBaby.