2Biggs

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by ESPN reporter Kimberley Martin. We react to Jason Whitlock’s recent comments about Maria Taylor, Katie Nolan, and other women he's criticized in sports media.

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by 2x WNBA Champion, Renee Montgomery. The former UCONN National Champion talks about how nervous she was opting out the 2020 season to focus on social justice reform. As one of the three WNBA players on the infamous “Kyrie Call” in June, Renee explains how a discussion about creating social change among the best basketball players in the world, turned into a feeding frenzy for trolls on Twitter. After giving the NBA an A- for their efforts bringing awareness to social justice issues, Renee admits to being underwhelmed by demonstrations from NFL players during Week 1.

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by comedian Derek Gaines. Fresh off of his performance in Judd Apatow’s “The King Of Staten Island,” Derek talks about what he learned from rooming with Pete Davidson when they were aspiring standup comedians in 2013. Derek is opening for his friend and former roommate on tour and talks about how Pete Davidson mastered his rise to relevancy. “On top of him being funny, he knew how to be famous… if a girl dated a rapper that was hot, and they broke up, he would try to date that girl.”

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by veteran rapper/radio DJ, Fatman Scoop. From Tupac to Biggie Smalls, to Mariah Carey and Nas, Scoop started his rise in New York City along with these legends during the golden age of hip-hop. The Grammy Award-winning rapper tells us what Tupac and Biggie would be doing socially if they were still with us today. “If Pac was alive now, he wouldn’t even be f*cking with hip-hop … he would be out there in the streets.”

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by KFC. On Barstool Sports’ B-day, one of the pirate ship’s forefathers talks about how the company has evolved in the last 17 years. “We don’t snitch. We don’t threaten to sue. We don’t go to HR. That kind of shit is not my Barstool; talking about real issues, that is my Barstool.”

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by award-winning actress Selenis Leyva. Most commonly known for her role as Gloria in Orange Is The New Black, Selenis talks about what it was like being such a big part of Netflix’s longest-running series. From Law and Order: SVU to The Sopranos to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, this Bronx native explains why she’s been so successful in Hollywood for so long. This proud Afro-Latina is currently starring in Gina Rodriguez’s series, “Diary of a Future President” streaming now on Disney+. Willie makes sure to get Selenis’ take on fellow Bronx legend Cardi B and her music video for “WAP.”

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by comedian, actor Na’im Lynn; one-half of the Plastic Cup Boyz. After years of opening for his best friend and business partner, Kevin Hart, Na'im is ready to find his own success in the entertainment industry. He calls out Kevin Hart for being too politically correct and shares his thoughts on Stephen A. Smith, Desean Jackson, and Jussie Smollett.

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by World Series Champion and 2007 Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. The (former) Hefty Lefty takes us back to his high school football days, shares why he’d sit out this season if he were still pitching, and reveals his pregame meal from his days with the Yankees.

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon are joined by the standup comedy duo, The Lucas Bros. Keith and Kenny unpack their powerful Vulture.com essay about the death of their cousin, Kaizen Crossen, and how he suffered from PTSD growing up around the violence in Newark, NJ. After a decade of standup comedy, the former law-school dropouts are living in Hollywood, focusing on writing, acting, and producing. A biopic they co-wrote about Black Panther activist Fred Hampton is already in post-production and set to be released in theaters next August. The Lucas Bros also discuss how working with Judd Apatow has helped them become better writers. Before chopping with them, Brandon and Willie discuss COVID-19 hitting home and why the musical Hamilton has accumulated so many haters over the years.

This week on 2Biggs, Willie and Brandon address the criticism they’ve received over the title of their last episode. Willie apologizes to the Barstool employees who joined last week that were blindsided by the title and the controversy that followed. Brandon finally speaks after El Presidente asked him to quit on the 4th of July. “Do I think Dave is racist for quoting a Ja Rule song? No. Do I think there were racist ideologies pushed in that (2016) Kaepernick segment? Absolutely.” While reviewing Dave’s radio interview on Barstool Chicago, Brandon explains exactly why he shouldn’t quit. Then, the 2Biggs try to make sense out of the public/private relationship between Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and R&B artist August Alsina.