The Death of Juan Epstein

So, this afternoon I was wondering why Peter hadn’t posted the most recent Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg show on Rosenbergradio.com.  My plan B is always to check Ciph’s page.  And that’s when Ciph declared Juan Epstein was DEAD.  Now, my initial reaction was that this was joke b/c back in June they kinda pulled this shit on us, we the loyal JE fans.  But after listening to the show, things definitely got heated.  Now I know Peter – we aren’t college roommates/best friend status – but I know him well enough to say he’s a stand-up dude who is not perfect like the rest of us but does mean well in everything that he does.  And I don’t know Ciph but he seems to me to be a dude that lives in a Black & White world that if you abide his rules and codes, life is cool.  When you don’t, shit gets hectic.  So listening to them argue on the air was painful.  Ciph was first to post about it stopping JE altogether and thus, Peter (in my opinion) is getting the most heat.  I checked in with Peter to see if this was just radio drama or the real deal and he confirmed its real.  I think issues btw the two were brought to the surface in an unhealthy manner in which their producer and boss should have just shut it down and let it be discussed offline.  Now, people who looked to them for entertainment and even a little of the hip-hop nerd in ourselves in somebody else will have to go somewhere else for that satisfaction.  Like I would with my brothers, I hope they patch things up and realize that $150 is not that big enough of an issue to end a buddening relationship and to deny the world the greatness of Juan Epstein.  Just my thoughts..

The Argument on the Radio

Ciph’s words on the situation and reader’s comments

Peter’s words on the situation and reader’s comments