Bigger Artist: Drake or The Weeknd?

The guys return this episode to unpack more of the Drake & Kendrick beef. Kendrick kicked things off May 3rd with "6:16 in LA", Drake followed up with "Family Matters" & "Buried Alive", which led to Kendrick's release of "Meet The Grahams" minutes after. On May 4th Kendrick then released "Not Like Us". Drake rounded out the weekend on May 5th with "The Heart Part 6" The guys go through the tracks individually & dissect different verses while reflecting on where they were when the respective tracks dropped. Listen to the full episode now! Wines enjoyed this episode: Ercole Moscato d'Asti & 2021 Muller Catoir Riesling Trocken You can find these wines at The Crushed Grape in Grand Rapids, MI ! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

The guys are back this episode just like Kendrick Lamar. After giving some early listens to Kendrick's diss track, Euphoria throughout the day on Tuesday, the guys return to the studio that same evening to give their early takes! While they spend most of the episode dissecting & discussing the beef, they take a few moments to look back on when the podcast started. This episode marks 4 years to date since the publishing of Episode 1! In other music, PARTYNEXTDOOR releases his album P4 & after last episode of being unsure, the guys show their love to what they’ve heard thus far through their first listens. Listen in to the full episode now! Wine for this episode: 2021 “It Was All A Dream” by The Roots Fund, Tank Garage Winery, Blundstone & Artist, Dwight White II --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

In this episode, the guys are joined by newly appointed Director of Events for The Veraison Project, Ken Pettus. From the early days of Clubhouse to now, Ken shares insights on his journey into the industry, the initiatives of The Veraison Project & what's to come within his new role. Listen in to the full episode now! Follow Ken & The Veraison Project to stay up to date on the work they are doing in the industry! Ken's IG https://www.instagram.com/kenplush/ The Veraison Project IG https://www.instagram.com/theveraisonproject/ Unwine 101 IG https://www.instagram.com/unwine101/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

The guys are back with a lot to unpack! Drake leaks his diss to Kendrick, “Push Ups” & Rick Ross responds with a diss to Drake, “Champagne Moments”. The guys go through both tracks and give their thoughts while dissecting some of the jabs mentioned in the tracks. Conversations shift slightly to who the bigger artist is between Drake & The Weeknd. From there, they give their thoughts on the Metro & Future project, “We Still Don’t Trust You”, they weigh in on expectations for PARTYNEXTDOOR’s upcoming project “P4”, they shoutout CartierKB’s latest project, “Where’s KB?” & more! Listen in to the full episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

The guys are back in the studio & have a lot to unpack on this one. J Cole releases his latest project, Might Delete Later which includes a response to Kendrick Lamar. The guys dive into to their feelings when they first heard the project & share their feelings when they heard J Cole's apology at Dreamville Fest a couple days after the project was released. Album expectations for The Fall Off are given along with what they think will happen next between Drake & Kendrick in the feud. Outside of the fiasco with the Big 3, they touch on Bryson Tiller's self titled album, Concrete Boys project It's Us Vol. 1, Courtney Bell's latest single with Conway the Machine, NCAA Women's Championship & more. Listen to the full episode now! As the NBA announces Kendall-Jackson as the official wine partner of the league & the WNBA announces La Crema as their official wine partner, the guys enjoy both the 2022 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay as well as the 2022 La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay for Episode 170 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

It's the end of March & the guys are back in the studio for another episode. Wayne recaps his experience in Austin for SXSW, Jamele gets back outside for a big wine fair in Chicago & Darryl updates the guys on the real estate market. Diddy headlines the conversation as he sells his shares of Revolt & hops on a private jet. As a few more BMF episodes roll out, the guys give their updated thoughts on the season thus far. In music, the highly anticipated Metro Boomin & Future project, "We Don't Trust You" drops & the guys dive into the album & Kendrick's diss on the track "Like That". Darryl stands tall on his feelings towards Big Sean & his latest single, "Precision", PARTYNEXTDOOR releases " R e a l W o m a n" which takes the guys back into revisiting some of his earlier projects. They give their expectations of Beyonce's COWBOY CARTER & much more. Listen to the full episode now! Featured wine on this episode: 2020 Schwarz "The Butcher" Blaufränkisch. Thank you to importer, Wein-Bauer for the bottle! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

The guys are back in the studio with Virginia wine in hand. Jamele recaps the wifey’s birthday weekend & time with the fam. Wayne & Darryl share their experiences from the Big As The What Tour in Cleveland. From Cleveland to Vegas, Darryl speaks on a work trip in Sin City that leads to the guys diving into plane seat preferences. As things begin to get more interesting in the Diddy case, the guys discuss what he should do. In other music news, Schoolboy Q drops his anticipated album, BLUE LIPS. The guys give their first takes, they touch on future of female rap, album rollouts & more. Listen to the full episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

The guys have gathered back in the studio for another episode. Jamele is back for this one for the first time since surgery in January & shares what he's been up to. Wayne updates the guys on his most recent weekend out in GR & Darryl lets the guys know about some big awards that The Matthews Group took. In music, they give their praise to Ye & Ty Dolla $ign' anticipated collab project, Vultures 1 & also touch on Beyonce's latest singles, TEXAS HOLD 'EM & 16 CARRIAGES. With the NBA All Star Weekend wrapped up, the guys give their thoughts on the decline of the weekend & go into convo around Chris Brown, Ruffles & the Celebrity All Star Game. Listen in to the full episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

Jalen aka Dogfood is back in the studio with the guys for another episode. They check in & discuss upcoming plans for Valentines Day & their worst dates. They react to this years Grammy winners & losers while also touching on incidents that took place during the awards. In new music they touch on Usher’s latest single “Ruin” & Don Toliver’s newest release, “Bandit”. Adin Ross recent streams, The Weeknd top songs & much more on this episode. Listen to the full show now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support

In this episode, Wayne & Darryl chop it up with Jalen aka Dogfood! The guys recap on their first experiences listening to a Dogfood set at AC & Jalen takes the guys through his early music beginnings, inspirations & journey DJing. They reflect on the pros & cons of Grand Rapids, they dive into Drake albums & Mos Def's recent thoughts on Drake not being considered Hip Hop, Meg & Nicki disses, the beginnings & success of Camp Teo & much more. Listen to the full episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicinthebottle/support