Welcome Back to another week of The Bigger Picture! Today the guys discussed The GRAMMY nominations and make their picks for the categories, they talk about Kendrick Lamar's GNX, GRAMMY snubs including The Weeknd, Max B's release from jail, they also debate which coast has better debut albums: The East or The West, Kanye's "apology" and DJ Hed on The Joe Budden Podcast.

On this episode of The Bigger Picture, Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed and Jeremy Hecht discuss the Dodgers World Series and Hed cashes in on his bet against Jeremy after his Blue Jays took the L. They discuss the corporate use of Kendrick and Drake in the series and Oshea Jackson Jr. has a question for Hed. They debate Hip Hop's dissappearance from the Billboard charts and what it means for the genre, Cam'ron suing J. Cole, NBA Youngboy vs NLE Choppa and the labels profiting off of beef. Desiigner is back with some new flows and Glasses Malone calls in to the show to discuss his history on Cash Money and reveals some interesting information.

Timecodes:

0:00 - The Bigger Picture Episode 70

12:00 - Dodger On Calls

21:00 - Kendrick & Drake Used In Dodgers Victory

24:00 - Oshea Jackson Jr. Question For Hed

32:00 - On Calls Pt. 2

35:00 - Rap vs Top 40

59:20 - Glasses Malone Calls In

1:13:40 - Cam’ron Sues J. Cole

1:18:00 - NLE vs Youngboy

1:26:30 - Desiigner Raps Normally??

1:31:00 - Ransom & DJ Premier Album

1:37:00 - Eliiott Wilson Ruined Hip Hop?

1:39:30 - Spotify Lawsuit?

1:44:00 - Spotlight

On this episode of The Bigger Picture, Elliott Wilson, Jeremy Hecht and DJ Hed talk about the No Limit vs Cash Money battle, the Kendrick Poetic Justice theory floating around online, Jay Z and Nas’ reunion taking place 20 years ago this week, Dave’s album and UK’s struggle to resonate in America, dream collaboration albums and best 3 album runs. Tune back in every Wednesday night for a new episode.

Chapters:

0:00 - TBP Ep. 69

10:00 - Rap Radar Reunion?

18:00 - LA vs Toronto Baseball

29:00 - Poetic Justice Theory Reaction

44:20 - Jay Z & Nas 20 Year Peace Anniversary

52:00 - Who Won No Limit vs Cash Money?

1:00:00 - Who Should Be Next Verzuz?

1:10:00 - Usher vs Chris Brown

1:15:00 - R&B Resurgence?

1:17:20 - Leon Thomas Call In

1:22:00 - Santan Dave Album Review

1:34:00 - Best 3 Album Runs In Music?

1:43:00 - Megan Thee Stallion New Era

1:51:00 - Spotlight

The Bigger Picture is back with another week of hip hop debate and discussion about topics that the guys probably couldn’t have even predicted if they tried to. NBA Youngboy disses his opps on stage in ATL, Playboi Carti’s video strategy, Toronto and LA’s continuous rivalry, this time on the baseball field, Gucci Mane and Ty Dolla $ign albums, and Elliott finally drops his Top 20 Female Rappers List.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - The Bigger Picture Show

10:00 - Kendrick Pops Out At Carti Show

11:00 - Is Carti’s Team Dropping The Ball?

16:20 - Youngboy Is Going To Interview Drake?

21:10 - Did Youngboy Go Too Far In ATL?

28:30 - Will Trump Pardon Diddy?

33:00 - Is Hip Hop Responsible For Culture?

39:00 - Coolest White People?

45:30 - Hed and Jeremy Bet on MLB World Series

1:01:00 - Elliott’s Top 20 Female Rappers List

1:26:00 - Gucci Mane Album

1:35:00 - Ty Dolla $ign Album

1:55:00 - Wale

2:01:40 - Spotlight

Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed and Jeremy Hecht discuss Drake and his lawsuit dismissal, what’s next for his career musically and they get a call from TMZ Live to discuss the legal aspects. They also talk about the Mobb Deep “Infinite” album, BIA’s new album, D’Angelo’s passing and Cash Money vs No Limit.

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CHAPTERS

9:00 - Drake’s Lawsuit Dismissed

26:00 - Breaking Down Lawsuit

44:30 - TMZ Calls In

52:00 - Eminem’s Bully Lawsuit

1:05:00 - Mobb Deep Album Review

1:10:00 - New Quavo x Pharrell Album?

1:15:20 - What Should BIA Do Next?

1:26:00 - Pooh Shiesty Is Home

1:28:00 - Cash Money x No Limit VERZUS 

1:35:00 - Should Artists Just Try To Please The Audience?

1:48:30 - D’Angelo Tribute

1:56:00 - Do White People Dance To Lyrics?

2:00:00 - Glasses Malone New Music

2:05:00 - Spotlight

Kendrick Lamar’s overseas tour has been insane with almost unheard of numbers so the guys discuss the impact, Kendrick’s overall rank and compare his song “Family Ties” with Baby Keem to Jay Z’s “PSA” in terms of crowd impact. Jeremy continues to beg for the Tiramisu, DJ Hed feels vindicated with his take about Hits vs art and Elliott makes his GRAMMY nomination predictions. The guys also talk Benny The Butcher’s “street opinion” comments, JT’s Cardi B disses and more.

Timecodes:

0:00 - The Bigger Picture

13:00 - Kendrick Lamar’s Tour Going INSANE

21:00 - “Family Ties” Impact

26:30 - Is “PSA” Jay Z’s Greatest Song?

34:00 - Is GNX A Top 2 Kendrick Album?

45:30 - Kendrick, Clipse & GRAMMY Submissions

1:06:10 - Will We Ever Get Tiramisu?

1:08:40 - DJ Hed’s “Make More Slaps” Vindication

1:22:30 - Cardi vs Nicki Tweets…

1:27:30 - JT Replies To Cardi B

1:36:50 - Benny The Butcher’s “Street” Comments

1:42:40 - Joey Badass Tour Cancelled

1:47:20 - Diddy Books “Teaching” Engagement??

1:53:00 - Spotlight

The Bigger Picture is back for another week where Young Thug and YFN Lucci dropped. DJ Drama calls in to talk about Jeezy. They also discuss Cardi B vs Nicki Minaj drama and where it's going from here.

CHAPTERS:

5:16 - Is Hip Hop Being Deprioritized?

10:07 - No Hip Hop At Coachella?

14:23 - Are We Not Supporting Hip Hop Enough?

21:28 - Young Thug’s Album Cover…

23:25 - Young Thug Album Reviews

35:20 - YFN Lucci Album Review

42:17 - Lucci & Thug Reunion?

46:14 - Gunna

48:21 - Jeezy & Drama Mixtape

51:31 - Does Jeezy need more credit?

56:06 - DJ Drama Calls In

1:01:09 - Effective Immediately Live

1:10:21 - Cardi B Sales

1:14:08 - Hed’s Amazing Cardi Story

1:19:09 - Nicki’s Pinkprint

1:22:33 - Nicki vs Cardi B?

1:30:48 - Is Doja Cat Hip Hop?

1:37:42 - Bad Bunny Super Bowl

1:48:53 - Spotlight

The Bigger Picture is BACK with a new day and time!!!!! mark your calendars every Wednesday night at 6pm pst. Today the guys talk about Jay Electronica's new albums, Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama" and all of the shots she threw on there, they recap some things from last week also including Dame Dash on The Breakfast Club, best verses of the year and next year's GRAMMYs, GloRilla vs Young Thug, Dave Blunts vs Ye and much more on another episode of TBP.

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Timecodes:

0:00 - The Bigger Picture Episode 64

13:30 - TBP New Day & Time!

15:40 - Jay Electronica Reappears

41:20 - Did Cardi B Deliver?

52:40 - Cardi B Shots At BIA, JT & More

1:04:00 - Effective Immediately Live

1:09:00 - Jeremy’s Support For Chance’s Album

1:12:20 - Best Verses of The Year?

1:19:00 - GRAMMYs 2025?

1:23:00 - Dame Dash Fired At Elliott?

1:28:00 - Dame on Breakfast Club & Legacy

1:38:30 - What’s Going On With Ab-Soul?

1:39:45 - Dave Blunts Disses Kanye?

1:43:00 - GloRilla Maybe AI Young Thug Diss?

1:48:10 - Chris Patrick SHINES At Kai’s Mafiathon

1:55:30 - Spotlight

The Bigger Picture is moving to Wednesday nights at 6pm pst - we listened to the people. No more old news and reviews. Thank you to all of our audio listeners every week. We appreciate you!

Another week of The Bigger Picture and the guys are back discussing the latest in music. This week had less new music drops but no shortage of things to talk about. From Elliott attending Youngboy’s show to Young Thug’s new interview and Cardi B selling CD’s - the guys gave their takes.