This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
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The seeming conclusion of the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar
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The way in which Kendrick Lamar used the tools that Drake had long perfected against him, especially in the hit “Not Like Us,” now the No. 1 song in the country
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How the meme ecosystem turned on Drake, long its most effective weaponizer, owing in part to the crowdsourced takedowns recorded to Metro Boomin’s instrumental song “BBL Drizzy”
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Zendaya’s star turn in the tennis film “Challengers”
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Whether Zendaya’s emergence as a red carpet fixture trumps her acting
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Zendaya’s Disney past
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Songs of the week from Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen (“I Had Some Help”), plus Ian’s “Figure It Out” and Central Cee’s “CC Freestyle”
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Snack chat about hip-hop jewelry and blown-out mixes
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