Drake’s Careful Comeback + New Music Round-Up (The Weeknd, Central Cee, Oklou & More)

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

A survey of the biggest and best albums released recently, including Drake and PartyNextDoor's “Some Sexy Songs 4 U," the Weeknd's “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” Central Cee’s “Can’t Rush Greatness,” Oklou’s “Choke Enough” and other recommendations.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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0:00.0	Who's cutting it?
0:03.9	Who's cutting it?
0:04.8	Who's cutting it?
0:06.0	Welcome to the New York Times podcast.
0:08.7	You're The Hate from This Year alone.
0:11.4	It's confusing, my love.
0:13.9	I'm music news and criticism.
0:15.4	I'm John Caramonica, a critic at the New York Times.
0:18.3	I'm Joe Coscarelli, and I'm just a caring and passionate guy.
0:21.8	What can I say?
0:26.2	Here's the thing.
0:29.0	Neither of us are beating the caring and passionate guy allegations.
0:32.6	It's just not happening.
0:34.1	Not you, not me.
0:35.9	Anyone who knows us well understands where our hearts lie and understands
0:40.6	the purity that rests therein. We would be talking about this on a normal day about the purity
0:47.0	of our souls and spirits, but it's especially poignant to be talking about it today.
0:51.7	After Valentine's Day weekend after Drake and party next door
0:55.9	dropped some sexy songs for you and paid for some guys dinner Tatiana on Friday night
1:02.2	and some ladies yeah sorry a couple's dinner sorry for a couple's dinner I don't know
1:08.0	a couple couples even did he Did he pay for multiple couples?
1:12.0	It seems like it.
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