Each of the myriad Spanish-English collaborations of the post-“Despacito” era arrives with a slightly different calculus. Someone loves the music of another culture. Someone craves another fan market. Someone believes cultural borrowing is, like, super easy. With each new entry in the category, you have to assess the intentions and the subtext anew. So here’s Nicki Minaj, rapping in Spanish and English alongside the Colombian singer Karol G, on “Tusa,” a benignly catchy song about heartbreak. For Karol G, it’s a strong dose of validation, and adds needed texture to the song. For Minaj, it’s a late-in-the-game play for cross-market attention, and an opportunity to be blithely filthy. (Cardi B said she passed on appearing on the song.) And then there’s Drake, on a remix of the lite baile funk hit “Ela É do Tipo” by MC Kevin O Chris. As a global boost for the sound of Brazil’s favelas, this is an unqualified win. For Drake, it’s a way of nodding at the by-now pat collaborations his peers are still trying to perfect, and skipping the line altogether to something more advanced and exciting. CARAMANICA

Lucy Dacus, ‘Fool’s Gold’