The Super Empty Show Podcast
1) Crystal Taylor: The Triangle's "Queen" Curator (Ep. 21 — Season Finale)
Few people work harder in the Triangle hip-hop scene than curator, promoter and festival founder Crystal Taylor. Eight weeks away from her third annual Beats N Bars Festival, and four weeks away from ...Show More
Crystal Taylor: The Triangle's "Queen" Curator (Ep. 21 — Season Finale)
1:22:11 | Jun 21st, 2018
2) Chlo The God: Sharing High School Textbooks With J. Cole, & More (Ep. 20!)
You may not have heard of singer-songwriter Chlo The God before, but if her recent output and its reception is any indication, that won’t last much longer. Still building up a digital footprint after ...Show More
Chlo The God: Sharing High School Textbooks With J. Cole, & More (Ep. 20!)
1:04:58 | Jun 6th, 2018
3) Alec Lomami’s Immaculate Sense Of Taste, Plus “More 9th” (Ep. 19)
Over the past five years, no NC hip-hop label not named Jamla Records has been more successful in reaching an audience than the Chapel Hill-via-Charlotte crew Immaculate Taste. Started out of necessit...Show More
4) The Carolina Music Awards, NC Hip-Hop Fest, & The Multi-Talented Iron Mic (Ep. 18)
DJ Iron Mic, known to some as Charles Morse, has touched just about every aspect of the hip-hop scene in the Raleigh/Durham area in the last few years. Morse, who grew up in the Bronx, was introduced ...Show More
The Carolina Music Awards, NC Hip-Hop Fest, & The Multi-Talented Iron Mic (Ep. 18)
1:05:07 | May 23rd, 2018
5) The Journey Of Kid Ethnic, Plus "This Is America" (Ep. 17)
Saleem Reshamwala stops by The Runaway Store and we talk about the path that led him to some of his more recent career highlights: an 11-week stint at The New York Times, and a multi-million views mus...Show More
6) Kanye Goes Full MAGA, Dreamville Is Coming, And NANCE Is Here (Ep. 16)
In the past few years, some artists have come out of nowhere to become pillars of the Raleigh/Durham hip-hop scene, while others, once seemingly on the cusp of a breakthrough, have fallen off the map....Show More
7) Kourviosier’s Never-Ending Grind, And A New Album From J. Cole! (Ep. 15)
With a lot of shine coming to the NC hip-hop scene and a number of new (and old) artists starting to get major buzz, it’s easy to forget about some of the long-time acts that have consistently made th...Show More
Kourviosier’s Never-Ending Grind, And A New Album From J. Cole! (Ep. 15)
1:04:58 | Apr 25th, 2018
8) Performing "North Cack" In Cincinnati, w/ G Yamazawa (Ep. 14)
G Yamazawa has long represented Durham, North Carolina on the national and international stage as a spoken word poet. Now, he’s putting on for the Bull City as a rapper as well. Following the surprise...Show More
9) G Yamazawa's Breakout Year, plus The Sinopsis! (Ep. 13)
On the surface, Kooley High and G Yamazawa are simply two of the best hip-hop acts to emerge from the Raleigh-Durham area. But look closer, and they represent two distinct elements of the NC hip-hop s...Show More
10) Hillmatic Bonus Pod! w/ Kaze & Bumrush (Ep. 12)
With Chapel Hill’s third annual hip-hop festival Hillmatic fast approaching this Friday and Saturday, we took to the Runaway Pod Network airwaves with a special BONUS POD featuring festival organizers...Show More