Less than 48 hours after announcing his third studio album, Jackman, Jack Harlow has dropped the album, which features another promising set of bangers. While his previous two albums boasted viral hits and chart-toppers, making Harlow a household name in both the real of hip-hop and pop, Jackman features Harlow at his most introspective and self-aware.
The album’s closing track, “Questions,” features Harlow reflecting on his rise to stardom, and dealing with the responsibilities that come with fame. He also attempts to disabuse himself of internalized misogyny and challenges his fanbase to do the same.
“Why I treat my brother like he ain’t my only brother? / Why I gotta treat my manager like I’m above her? / Why I gotta get so intimate with my lovers? / Why I gotta cheat and make her question if I love her? / Why am I so fly? why am I so skeptical?,” he asks on the song’s opening verse.
It’s gearing up to be a busy season for Harlow. While this album is likely to have the summer on lock, Harlow is also dipping his toes in the waters of acting. Next month, he will star in his acting debut alongside Sinqua Walls in a remake of White Men Can’t Jump.
You can check out the video above.
Jackman is out now via Atlantic. Find more information here.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Jack Harlow is gearing up for a film debut just a month after the release of his last album. The rapper-turned-actor will appear in the new Hulu remake of the classic film White Men Can’t Jump. As such, it makes for an unexpected but fitting time for him to announce a surprise album titled Jackman. Harlow only announced the album a few days ago, so there was very little information before it dropped. We knew nothing. There was no information about the album’s production, features, tracklist, or even vague themes. His last album, Come Home The Kids Miss You, was not received so well. Perhaps the reason Harlow decided to keep things under wraps is that he didn’t want to deal with expectations.
This week, Jack Harlow has been giving back to fans quite a bit. More specifically, he’s been giving back to fans that live in his native Louisville. Harlow was spotted at 8 different high schools on Thursday. He surprised fans in an effort to promote his new album. The students seemed stunned to see him. They were able to take pictures with the rapper and even had some time to hang out with him. It makes sense that Harlow would want to do something like this on the eve of his new album’s release. He’s returning to his roots for an album that feels very human and very real.
One thing is for certain – this album definitely does not have any “First Class”-style songs on it. It does run extremely short with 10 songs coming in at only 25 minutes long. However, anybody who wanted something that felt extremely authentic from the rapper will be very pleased with the new release. Every song feels dreamy but the lyrics keep it grounded. He speaks on many important topics like white privilege, race relations, the realities of fame, and even finding out that your friends are horrible people.
One of the most surprisingly honest songs on the album is the opening track, “Common Ground.” As a white rapper, Jack Harlow is often set apart from his contemporaries by rap fans. However, the rapper speaks very openly about the realities of white privilege and obsession with black culture in white suburbia. “White girls squattin’ tryna get that a*s poppin’ / Caught back-talkin’ to their mom and dads often,” Harlow raps. “Recitin’ rap lyrics about murder and cash profit / Get to feel like a thug but don’t have to act on it.” It’s a refreshing look at the lack of “common ground” between communities and how one community’s culture is co-opted, dissected, and copied by the masses.
Quotable Lyrics:
Business interns takin’ Molly, then Percs
Tramplin’ on top of bodies in dirt
Condesendin’ suburban kids growin’ up to be rap journalists
Writin’ urban myths about who they think is the best urban kid
And who the worst is
And who’s authentic
And what the real Hip-Hop is, and who’s all in it
Jack Harlow has kept a relatively low profile in the past few months, at least as it relates to music. Instead, the “Industry Baby” rapper has seemingly poured himself into his budding movie career. The musician is set to start in White Men Can’t Jump remake, amongst a few other projects. So, the announcement that Harlow would be releasing a new album, Jackman, tomorrow, April 28, was a total shock to fans.
After their surprise wore off and without many details to go off of, social media became hyper-fixed on the gritty album cover in which Harlow is posed shirtless in an alley. In the comment section, the semi-appropriate response to a thirst trap is to respond with something equally thirsty. However, instead of a fleet of smitten ladies lining up to fawn over the rapper, a plague of jokes has flooded social media.
In the last 24 hours, Harlow has been compared to Drake’s adorable son Adonis, the American Dad alien Roger, and more.
Check out some of the funnier reactions below.
he will never escape the allegations https://t.co/IyI2KH7Gml pic.twitter.com/mPBG2yhmj8
— sponge trade centre (@demonicdonuts) April 27, 2023
omg adonis has grown up really fast https://t.co/cgZu5eWWeB
— fleur de miel (@saintyerus) April 27, 2023
Looks like a 80’s gay porno VHS cover.
Which will be his next career move, if another one of his albums flops again.
I rather see him do gay porn anyways than to listen to his music.
@jackharlow
https://t.co/edWXRQbs7B
— nativetweet (@N8TVTweet) April 27, 2023
Some users took a step further by adding their own personal touches to the image.
I grew up in this alley and now I raise kids here.
Jackmom.
My new album.
Out this Friday – 4/28 pic.twitter.com/pJa6SflSLv
— Catherine McGeeney (@comcgeeney) April 27, 2023
jack men.
Lil Nas X’s new album.
out in 4-28 business months. pic.twitter.com/37pk9vP6PB— можа
(@IndustryMaybe) April 27, 2023
Jackman is out 4/28 via Atlantic. Find more information here.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Jack Harlow is back with a new album. Hitting Instagram, Harlow announced Jackman. for this Friday (Apr. 28).
“Jackman. My new album. Out this Friday 4/28.” Harlow wrote on Instagram.
Harlow recently appeared on DJ Drama’s I’M REALLY LIKE THAT album, floating all over “Mockingbird Valley.” You can hear it below.
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Jack Harlow is less than a year removed from his last album and only a month away from his film debut. So, perhaps that makes it a perfect time for him to announce a surprise album, Jackman, just a few days before its release.
Unlike many releases, this truly does feel like a surprise; we don’t know much about the production, features, tracklist, or themes of the album — although it might be safe to assume that Jack has a chip on his shoulder about the lukewarm reception of Come Home The Kids Miss You. His last album was perhaps a little too forward-looking for fans who haven’t quite decided that they approve of him yet, giving many fans reason to write him off.
So, don’t be surprised if he goes back to the introspective, lyrically-focused vibe of his debut, That’s What They All Say — or eschews the thoughtful songs for a more accessible, party-rap style to win fans to his side. Obviously, the most fun outcome is if he doubles down on the throwback sounds of Come Home… and brings the early 2000s all the way back. We’ll find out soon enough.
Here’s everything we know about Jackman so far.
Jackman is out 4/28 via Atlantic.
No tracklist has been shared. We’ll update this space when it is.
Jack hasn’t teased any features but we’ll update if/when he does.
No single has been released yet.
If Jack is going on tour, he has yet to announce the dates. However, he does have a Las Vegas residency at Resorts World’s Zouk Nightclub from March 18 to May 27.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Less than a year after releasing his buzzy sophomore album, Come Home, The Kids Miss You, Jack Harlow is gearing up for his third studio album. Today (April 26), Harlow has announced his third major-label album, Jackman.
Jackman is set to arrive this Friday, and given the fact that the notice comes two days ahead of its actual release, no prior singles have been released or announced yet.
While we don’t know much to expect from Jackman, it’s not unlikely that the tracklist will boast some potential viral hits. Harlow certainly has the track record to prove it, as songs like “What’s Poppin’” and “First Class” garnered much attention by way of TikTok. In an interview with British GQ last year, Harlow lauded the platform, and credited to it much of the success of his music.
“Almost all big songs blow up on TikTok,” said Harlow. “Now, some songs are literally rooted in some dance challenge that blew it up. But some songs go big, and as soon as they go big they’re gonna be big there, because it’s what kids are listening to. That’s where kids are; sorry.”
You can see the cover art for Jackman below.
Jackman is out 4/28 via Atlantic.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
