The Bigger Picture

On this week’s The Bigger Picture episode with DJ Hed, Elliott Wilson and Jeremy Hecht, there was a lot to catch up on after Thanksgiving. They discussed the reaction to Hed’s Kendrick prank on Jeremy last episode. Elliott clarified his viral Hov.Dot tweet, they give their wrap ups on Spotify, Tidal & Apple Music respectively, then of course they dive into the Drake pre-action petition and Jeremy’s alleged involvement in the paperwork under footnote 15. They discuss Kendrick and SZA’s national tour including the relevance of their Toronto stop. They discuss GNX’s replay value after a couple of weeks, Billboard’s Top 10 female rappers list, Dave Blunts health concerns and Jack Harlow getting his release stepped on by Kendrick.Listen to TBP audio version: https://linktr.ee/thebiggerpicturehiphop Timecodes:0:00 - DJ Hed’s Flu Game7:30 - Reaction To Hed’s Kendrick Prank on Jeremy10:00 - DSP Wrap Ups17:20 - Elliott explains Hov.Dot. Tweet25:00 - The Drake Petition46:20 - Jeremy Included In UMG Paperwork?54:00 - Will Drake Actually Sue & Win?1:00:00 - Kendrick & SZA’s tour111:00 - GNX Replay Value1:13:45 - Andrew Schulz Kendrick Reply1:28:30 - Top 10 Female Rappers?1:34:20 - Dave Blunts Needs Our Help1:40:00 - Kendrick Stepped on Jack Harlow?

In this episode, DJ Hed, Elliott Wilson, and Jeremy Hecht share their reviews of Kendrick Lamar's GNX album. Jeremy reacts to finally receiving his Broccoli, and the crew gives a live reaction to the "Squabble Up" video. DJ Hed reveals a conversation he had with Kendrick post-GNX, while the group dives into the Kendrick and Lil Wayne discussion after the lyrics on "Wacced Out Murals." They also highlight their favorite tracks and debate where this project ranks in Kendrick's discography. Plus, they discuss reincarnation, their personal beliefs, and Elliott spills the scoop on Metro Boomin and Future from last week.Timecodes:0:00 - Jeremy got his Broccoli6:00 - DJ Hed spoke to Kendrick after GNX17:00 - Should we have more regional music?21:53 - Squabble Up live reaction35:24 - GNX Initial Reactions43:46 - Wacced out murals breakdown47:48 - Kendrick & Lil Wayne1:00:21 - Kendrick Claiming The Top Spot1:21:35 - GNX West Coast Impact1:31:12 - Heart Part 61:40:56 - Gloria1:44:09 - Reincarnated & 2Pac Influence1:52:19 - What Are The Slaps?1:57:00 - Elliott’s Future x Metro Scoop

In this episode DJ Hed and Jeremy recap their crazy week reporting in the sports world while Elliott went viral on Twitter reacting to J. Cole’s new podcast venture where he recaps his journey to the top. They debate about TDE’s Top 20 albums, Apple Music’s pick for 2024 Rapper of The Year, discuss Tyler The Creator’s Flog Gnaw festival, review Cordae’s new album and spotlight some new music as always.

In today's episode, hosts DJ Hed, Elliott Wilson and Jeremy Hecht speak about Kendrick Lamar's GRAMMY nominations and they debate who should win each of the rap categories. They review new albums from Ab-Soul and A$AP Ferg and they debate how many classics Drake has along with the influence of Jay Z's 4:44 and Kendrick's Mr. Morale albums.Timecodes:0:00 - The Marathon8:00 - No Nuance9:00 - Andre 3000 Album of the Year????15:00 - Taylor Swift vs Kanye Story24:45 - Kendrick’s GRAMMYs36:00 - GRAMMY Snubs39:50 - Best Rap Album of 2024?45:30 - Best Rap Songs of 2024?51:00 - Shaboozey vs. Kendrick58:00 - Kendrick’s Acceptance Speech1:02:00 - Elliott Apologizes to SZA1:07:00 - Is Her Loss a Classic?1:11:00 - How Many Classics Does Drake Have?1:20 - Ab-Soul Album Review1:30:00 - Ferg Album Review1:35:00 - Mr. Morale’s Influence1:41:00 - 4:44 Impact1:50:30 - Spotlight

In Episode 25 which begins season 2 of The Bigger Picture, the hosts dive into the latest music news and album releases. They kick things off with the breaking news of Young Thug’s release, discussing its potential impact. They give their reviews of recent album drops fromFreddie Gibbs, Lil Uzi Vert, and Westside Gunn. Plus, they wrap up with a recap of Lil Wayne’s festival and its highlights.Timecodes:0:00 - The Bigger Picture9:00 - Drake & Future Clear Up26:00 - DeMar DeRozan & Drake Controversy40:00 - Young Thug Is Free!!!51:00 - Freddie Gibbs Album“We did get some music this week”1:03:00 - West Side Gunn Album“Westside Gunn dropped a new album”1:18:00 - Lil Uzi Vert Album1:22:00 - Spotlight1:27:00 - Lil Weezyana Fest

On today’s episode TBP hosts review Tyler The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA album, they discuss Tyler’s status as a superstar and his sales. They give a review of EARTHGANG’s new album before discussing Lil Durk’s complicated case and the implications it has towards other street artists and the music industry as a whole. They pay tribute to DJ Clark Kent and Elliott drops a huge scoop about Drake & Future reuniting. Along the way the guys also toss some jokes about American History and Halloween.

The Bigger Picture hosts couldn’t stay out of the stories this week. From Cardi B inviting Elliott to the studio, to DJ Hed’s Ab-Soul interview where he cleared the air about J. Cole, to Jeremy clearing things up with TDE’s Punch. The guys were out in the mix this week also, attending Rapsody’s concert in LA where Jeremy’s spot was replaced and a Spotify Event where Jeremy pranked DJ Hed.The guys talked about Kendrick Lamar’s “interview” with SZA for Harper’s BAZAAR magazine, Tyler the Creator’s album roll out, the state of Hip Hop Media, Akademiks crashing out at DJ Hed over his “Stay On Stream” comments and Elliott admits he was wrong about GKMC.

Today’s episode starts with the guys talking about Kendrick’s Broccoli snippet blowing up again after their last episode and F1 even using the song, Jeremy explains sparking a debate after TDE Punch replied to his tweet about Ab-Sould and J. Cole, Tyler The Creator announced a new album, they debate who has the greatest run in discography history, if we're ever getting another Frank Ocean album, Elliott minorly crashes out on Tommy Richman after The GRAMMY categories are announced, they review GloRilla's new album and Pharrell's new movie, talk about Kendrick sweeping the BET Hip Hop Awards and they of course give some spotlight to their favorite songs from the week.

In this episode DJ Hed, Jeremy Hecht and Elliott Wilson discuss J. Cole’s new song “Port Antonio” where he replied to critique about dropping out of the battle and addressed Drake (7:00), they breakdown the relationship between the former Big 3 (23:00), Elliott’s Big Sean cover story (50:00), DJ Hed’s back and forth with Tommy Richman about Hip Hop (56:00), Not Like Us reaching new chart milestones (1:18:00), Jeremy sends a DM to Kendrick (1:21:00), Travis Scott’s superstar status at Metlife Stadium (1:29:00) & more. The guys also reply to comments (1:56:00) and discuss their Halloween episode. The Bigger Pictuuuure!

On This Episode of The Bigger Picture debate show, DJ Hed, Elliott Wilson discuss the state of rap media and why people are looking into Drake’s following, LeBron being able to see the Future, Tee Grizzley & J. Cole’s new song and whether Cole has had the best feature run of all time while comparing to Jay’s and Lil Wayne’s features, JID dropped a new freestyle and they debate about if he can be a superstar, they try to name who the superstars are right now if you can’t name Kendrick, Cole, Future, Drake or Nicki Minaj, they debate who the current rap superstars are, Future might be in love and Jeremy wants a love album from him, they debate the best songs and albums of the 2020s so far after Pitchfork made a random list, The Weeknd’s new song with Playboi Carti, we went through DJ Hed’s IMDB, Reviews of Tommy Richman and Leon Thomas’ albums, the most influential one hit wonders, and question whether J. Cole, Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar should be more active participants in the culture. They close off with a spotlight and a celebration of 20 episodes.