What’s an Aging Rapper to Do? Eminem, Drake, J. Cole (& Will Smith!) Adapt (Deluxe)

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

New songs from Eminem, Drake and J. Cole — plus Will Smith’s post-Slap “Bad Boys” comeback — demonstrate different paths for maturing (or not).

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0:00.0	Welcome to Popcast The Lux, you are, my middle finger won't go down.
0:04.8	How do I waive of Weekly Cultural Review?
0:07.8	I'm John Caramonica, a critic at the New York Times.
0:10.9	I'm Jochouse Kareli, I'm a reporter at the New York Times. I'm Joe Koss Kareli, I'm a reporter at the New York Times.
0:15.6	What's going on, John?
0:17.6	I've been doing more than the recommended daily allowance of thinking about M&M.
0:25.2	Right.
0:27.2	There is, in the year 2024, there is, in fact, the FDA has a certain number of minutes that you can safely
0:36.3	think about M&M and in the last few days I have blown past those limits over and
0:42.1	over again because you love Houdini. An electrician, y'all light work, and I don't got a play pretend it's you I make believe
0:54.6	and you know I'm here to stay because me.
0:56.6	If I was to ever take a leave, it would be aspirin to break a feat.
1:00.3	If I was to ask for me, if I was to ask for me,
1:02.1	stallion if she would collab with me
1:04.0	would I really have a shot at a feet?
1:06.0	I don't know, but I'm glad to be back like
1:08.0	Abru, Abruk,
1:10.0	I will say it's not execrable.
1:12.0	The new M&M single. It is not execrable the new Eminem single it is not execrable
1:17.2	Can we just briefly like time like we time travel for a second? Sure
1:22.0	Because you listen to Houdini and like Houdini, the genre of Houdini is M&M song.
1:28.0	Right, vintage M&M single.
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