Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your TMZ will be standing out there with cameras

and not even take a picture of me.

I get sick.

Of music news and criticism, I am your host, John Caramonica.

We are going to talk about some of my sing rap favorites this week, Rod Wave, Lil

TJ, Apology, etc. Alpair is going to call it a sec.

I wanted to just also give a couple of shout outs at the top for a couple of folks that

have checked in.

First, shout out Nate and Ricky at Gertie in Brooklyn.

I see you guys.

When I was talking to Taylor Lorenz last week, she said that she had been talking to Colin

and Samir, who do a podcast about popcasts, so shout out Colin and Samir.

Shout out, my guy Clyde at The Washington Post, who checked in.

Let me know that he listens to popcast.

Hello to everybody.

It's been an active week.

A lot has been going on.

The most crucial thing that I think has been happening on the charts is every way you turn

it's Rod Wave, it's Lil TJ, it is sing rap 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0.

It's a lot to get through.

There's no one I'd rather get through it with than Alpair and here he is, Alphons.

What a joy to have you as always.

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