<description>&lt;p&gt;Ep 132&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cole breaks down why &lt;em&gt;The Bigger Picture&lt;/em&gt; didn’t work long-term and what its ending says about the shallow state of hip-hop podcasting. He also dives into why labels pushing DSPs to raise streaming prices is a bad idea, and whether real alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music even exist. A full culture talk from someone who actually pays attention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Timestamps&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(0:00) Cole Open&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1:08) The Bigger Picture Says Goodbye?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(3:46) The Couldn&amp;#39;t Move Past Kendrick v Drake&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(5:05) Jeremy, Dj Hed and Elliott Wilson felt non committal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(9:37) Elliott&amp;#39;s Hidden Agenda&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(14:57) The Problem with Hip Hop Podcasting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(18:13) Spotify is Going to Raise the Price&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(19:10) The Labels Are to Blame&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(20:17) The OG Rappers are the Problem&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(24:39) Here is My Alternative to Streaming&lt;/p&gt;
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Ep 132Cole breaks down why The Bigger Picture didn’t work long-term and what its ending says about the shallow state of hip-hop podcasting. He also dives into why labels pushing DSPs to raise streaming prices is a bad idea, and whether real alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music even exist. A full culture talk from someone who actually pays attention.Timestamps(0:00) Cole Open(1:08) The Bigger Picture Says Goodbye?(3:46) The Couldn&#39;t Move Past Kendrick v Drake(5:05) Jeremy, Dj Hed and Elliott Wilson felt non committal(9:37) Elliott&#39;s Hidden Agenda(14:57) The Problem with Hip Hop Podcasting(18:13) Spotify is Going to Raise the Price(19:10) The Labels Are to Blame(20:17) The OG Rappers are the Problem(24:39) Here is My Alternative to Streaming

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