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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Lil Nas X’s comeback single “J Christ,” a continuation of his trollcore pop narrative, with its ostentatious video and punchline-heavy media rollout
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The new 21 Savage album “American Dream,” the first blockbuster hip-hop album of the year, with many high-profile features and some reckoning with the immigration case that nearly derailed his career
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The sonic shift in Ariana Grande’s new song, “Yes, And?,” her first solo single in three years
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New tracks from Bizarrap featuring Young Miko, and Jastin Martin
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Snack of the week
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