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Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:

  • The back story of the tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake

  • The early songs: “First Person Shooter,” “Like That” and “7 Minute Drill”

  • Drake responds: “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle”

  • Kendrick Lamar responds: “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA”

  • Drake responds, and shifts the tone of the battle to the personal: “Family Matters”

  • Kendrick responds, upping the personal ante: “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us”

  • Drake bows out?: “The Heart Part 6”

  • How this battle will play out for Drake and Kendrick Lamar as musicians

  • How this battle will play out for Drake and Kendrick Lamar as people

  • A snack of the week, chat about TikTok, “Challengers” & the most annoying songs of the N.B.A. playoffs

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Source: Music - nytimes.com


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