Rapper-turned-podcaster Math Hoffa is confronting the fallout from public betrayal and on-line misinformation — and he isn’t holding again.

In episode 5 of My Expert Opinion’s new season, launched October 5 on YouTube, Hoffa took a second to talk on his viral breakup with former co-hosts. He addressed accusations that he did not pay his former co-hosts and in contrast his expertise to fellow podcaster Joe Budden’s personal public disputes. Previous MEO hosts have included podcasters Hynaken and Esso, journalist and media persona Mr. Mecc, Bigga, Champ, Gat Taylor, and journalist and TV producer Kim Osario.

Filmed inside Faded Barbershop in Brooklyn with Black Ink Crew’s Ceasar and visitor Dutchieman, the dialog turned uncooked when Dutchieman requested Hoffa why these allegations have adopted him. Hoffa didn’t hesitate to reply.

“I have a huge issue with people lying on me in public,” he mentioned, his voice tense. “A bad headline is almost declared the truth. Not everybody’s going back to check the cleanup.”

Hoffa described the ordeal as each professionally damaging and personally painful, saying the toughest half has been watching folks he helped flip in opposition to him. “I pray to God that he gives me the patience to not put hands on people,” he admitted, explaining that betrayal hits in a different way when it comes from those that’ve benefited from his platform.

Math Hoffa Addresses Previous My Expert Opinion Co-Hosts

He claimed that the accusations had been a part of a deliberate marketing campaign to “discredit” him, fueled by narratives that modified over time. “It was we was friends, then you did this, then he fired us — it changes,” Hoffa mentioned. “But the headline that people are attracted to is, ‘He’s greedy. He’s not looking out for people.’”

Hoffa additionally drew a parallel between his state of affairs and Joe Budden’s infamous split along with his podcast co-hosts, whose podcast continues to dominate the hip-hop media panorama. While acknowledging Budden’s affect, Hoffa asserted that his personal impression within the podcast world deserves extra credit score.

“Shout out to Joe,” he mentioned. “But I feel like I done put on more people than Joe. I done put more people in position in front of a camera next to celebrities than Joe.”

Despite his contributions, Hoffa mentioned the notion of him because the “bad guy” has endured — a label he believes displays how rapidly the web vilifies creators.

“You take that person who does that,” he mentioned, “and you get a bunch of people who don’t put nobody on — and they say, ‘Yeah, he’s the bad guy.’ That shit is crazy.”