The Failing, Totally Dishonest Hip-Hop Media, plus the Nipsey Hussle IG Kerfuffle with Jonathan Smith (Ep. 1)

Summary: <p>Super Empty editor Ryan Cocca and Runaway's Justin Laidlaw explore the fake “Kendrick vs. Trump” halftime show story and other shortcomings of the hip-hop media establishment (2:45), encyclopedic rap scholar and SE. contributor Jonathan Smith stops by to add some context to the disappointing, homophobic comments made on Instagram by Nipsey Hussle (13:35), and the group discusses the latest installment from the TDE-produced Black Panther soundtrack, “King’s Dead,” which awkwardly doubled as the lead single for Jay Rock’s new album (22:30).</p>