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Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Aging Rapper to Do?

New songs from Eminem, Drake and J. Cole — plus Will Smith’s post-Slap “Bad Boys” comeback — demonstrate different paths for maturing (or not).

Hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Produced by Sawyer Roque and Jamie Hefetz. Audio editing by Pedro Rafael Rosado.
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The first segment of this week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes discussion of:

  • Eminem’s new single, “Houdini”

  • Eminem as a dedicated fan of rap music

  • J. Cole’s collaboration with Cash Cobain, “Grippy,” and being in on the J. Cole-rapping-about-sex joke

  • Drake’s appearance on the SoundCloud novelty song “Wah Gwan Delilah”

  • How rappers like Common and Method Man are grappling with hip-hop’s generation gap

  • The new Will Smith movie, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” and the actor’s extensive, post-Slap press tour, including “Hot Ones”

  • Whether Will Smith need his “Bad Boys” character as a safe place to act out

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