Popcast (Deluxe): Playboi Carti, Waxahatchee and 12 More to Watch

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

• Will-they-or-won’t-they releases from Playboi Carti, Rihanna and Cardi B

• New music from Waxahatchee

• The Atlanta rapper 2Sdxrt3all

• The post-rage rappers Nettspend and Xaviersobased

• The teenage SoundCloud rap elder Matt Ox

• The ambitious punk band Sheer Mag

• The sibling harmony group Infinity Song

• The Mexican American singer-songwriter Xavi

• The Brooklyn drill trio 41

• The rustic roots-folk singers Sam Barber and Dylan Gossett

• Snack of the week

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