As a long time JE supporter i can fully agree with this. I think the issue is really Ciph to be honest. Ciph was Rosenberg before Rosenberg. I think at some point in his career he became bitter about the industry & it kinda made him tired of hip-hop. Plus he says that he has some dysfunctions like OCD & that he gets easily sidetracked. I don't know if he offically has it or if he just feels that way. But Ciph is/was a head. He's one of those guys who came to the game kinda wideyed & ended up being bitter after seeing it for what it is.
Other than that it can also be due to him going to therapy & trying to do other things like comedy to get better, which made him lose even more focus on hip-hop. Maybe.
I agree tho. But at times it's also a part of their shtick. Ciph & Rosenberg use alot of sarcasm on the show. So at times Ciph is really hinting at stuff when he asks questions or he acts like he doesn't know or doesn't care.
I think with this episode it was kinda expected that they wouldn't have the time since JD was coming in.