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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