Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On Tuesday, Young Thug discussed the state of hip-hop after his hometown hero benefit concert in Atlanta. He said "rap is in a weird space" and that he would be "so happy if hip-hop turned into pop." Rob Markman examines these comments. Let's discuss.

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:02 Thug Speaks
4:24 The Kendrick/Drake Effect
5:23 'Uy Scuti' Was Weird
10:29 Hip-Hop As Pop Music?
14:44 Is Hip-Hop Getting Worse?
17:40 Outro