What’s an aging rapper supposed to do? Eminem, Drake & J. Cole adapt

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:

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Eminem’s new single, “Houdini”
13:50 Eminem as a dedicated fan of rap music
22:10 J. Cole’s collaboration with Cash Cobain, “Grippy”
23:00 J. Cole being in on the J. Cole-rapping-about-sex joke
34:19 Drake’s appearance on the novelty song “Wah Gwan Delilah”
45:30 How rappers like Common and Method Man are grappling with hip-hop’s generation gap

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“Popcast (Deluxe)” is hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Produced by Sawyer Roque. Edited by Jamie Hefetz. Social media production by Pat Gunther. Photo edited by Amanda Webster. Thumbnails by Lindsey Flood. Special thanks to Nell Gallogly, Pedro Rafael Rosado, Caryn Ganz, Leslye Davis and Nina Lassam.