Is This Druski’s Most Serious Interview Yet?

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The New York Times

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

3.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Everywhere you turn, online or on TV, there’s Druski. In what may be the comedian's most revealing interview to date, he explains how his Atlanta upbringing led him to a unique galaxy of collaborators — Justin Bieber, Timothée Chalamet, Kai Cenat, Drake, Kevin Hart and corporate America — and how they fit into his future.

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0:00.0	Toes out on the rainy day. Oh, yeah. On a rainy day, you know? That's a choice. Y'all have any more of this ice coffee like this? How do you like it? It's like ice latte almond milk or a regular milk. Yeah, any milk. Regardless, I'm going to be gassy. Wow, okay. So whatever. And we're going to be locked in a room. We do regular milk. You want to be the first podcast guest to fart on Mike?
0:24.3	Oh, okay. So whatever. And we're going to be locked in a room.
0:21.4	We do regular milk.
0:22.0	You want to be the first podcast guest to fart on my phone? Joey. Yeah. Oh, we. Welcome to the New York Times pop gas, your Churchill Downs Field Trip of Weekly Culture Review. I'm John Caramonica and I'm the critic. I am Joe Koscarelli, and I'm the reporter.
0:38.6	And I am Drew Des Borders, a.k a. And I'm on. Oh, yeah. And I'm on pop cast. That's right. They forced me to say that. That's true. I didn't want to say it, but it's contractual. I had to contractual stuff. It's not like you've never said it. I get it. It's not like you've never said a slogan.
0:55.7	Here's the thing.
0:56.2	I just didn't want to have to say it, man.
0:58.5	We will now let your family members go. Oh, good, man. We'll let your family members go now. Tripping. I ain't tripping. Man, it is what it is. Drewski is here. Big day on Popcast.
1:06.7	We have a tremendous amount of things to talk about.
1:09.3	Joe, where do we know Drusky from?
1:11.4	Where don't we know Drusky from?
1:12.9	I see Drusky every time I turn on my television from T-Mobile to Buffalo Wild Wings. One of the great corporate pitchmen of our time. He's got this YouTube series. We're talking could have been records audition series, quasi American Idol.
1:28.3	That's good matter.
1:31.3	We're talking about could have been loved now in its second season.
1:34.4	These women want one thing and one thing only.
1:35.9	Money.
1:39.2	One part The Bachelor, 20 parts flavor of love.
1:40.5	But way more chaotic.
1:43.5	Maybe no jerseki skits about greedy pastors.
1:46.2	The white guy hanging out in the black neighborhood.
1:50.2	A NASCAR fan in full white makeup.
1:58.6	He's popped up in music videos with Drake and Lil Durk, Jack Harlow and Drake, Drake and Lil Yadi.
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