Boosie Warns Rappers About Podcast Interviews as Lil Durk Trial Draws Scrutiny

Boosie Badazz is warning artists to treat podcast interviews carefully, arguing that off-the-cuff comments can become damaging material when criminal cases reach a courtroom.

Boosie Badazz issued the warning on X on September 10 as jurors continued deliberating in Lil Durk’s federal murder-for-hire trial. His message focused on a broader pattern he says artists should recognize: interviews can create a permanent public record that prosecutors may later try to use as evidence.

“THESE LAST WELL KNOWN CASES THAT HAVE WENT TO TRIAL PODCAST INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN USED AS CRITICAL EVIDENCE TO TRY N CONVICT THE DEFENDENTS,” Boosie wrote. He followed with a warning to avoid answering questions that could jeopardize someone’s freedom and concluded, “I THINK ITS MORE DAMAGING THAN THE MUSIC.”

Durk’s trial provides a timely example of the issue Boosie was addressing. Prosecutors used a portion of Durk’s 2023 appearance on Off the Record with DJ Akademiks during closing arguments, focusing on an exchange about public calls for retaliation after King Von’s death.

Akademiks has disputed the meaning prosecutors attached to his reaction during that interview. In a separate response to the trial controversy, he said his facial expression and pause were part of the entertainment and promotional presentation of the show, not proof that he believed Durk had confessed to anything.

An interview appearing in a criminal case does not mean every statement in it is automatically proof of a crime. Judges determine what evidence jurors may consider, lawyers can argue over meaning and context, and defendants remain presumed innocent unless the government proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Boosie’s point is therefore practical rather than a verdict on Durk’s case. His warning is that artists should assume long-form interviews, livestreams and podcasts can be revisited outside their original entertainment context, particularly when conversations touch real-world disputes, alleged crimes or people connected to active investigations.

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