Jack Harlow made a bold statement in one of his songs on his newly released album Jackman.
In the track titled They Don’t Love It, he calls himself ‘the hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters’ — referencing Eminem‘s famous line in Lose Yourself.
The 25-year-old rapper then goes on drop bars tastefully about how he outdoes his competition without naming any names.
On Friday, the First Class hitmaker dropped his highly-anticipated, self-titled third studio album.
Next month, Harlow will also be making his feature film debut in the Hulu remake of White Men Can’t Jump.
Confident: Jack Harlow, 25, made a bold statement in one of his songs on his newly released album Jackman
The following lines after his daring claim heard Harlow listing all the reasons he believes he deserves the silver medal for best white rapper behind the self-proclaimed Rap God, 50.
‘And hold the comments ’cause I promise you I’m honestly better than whoever came to your head right then,’ Harlow rapped as he dissed his adversaries lyrically.
‘They ain’t cut from the same thread like him,’ he continued. ‘They don’t study, doin’ work to get ahead like him.
‘They don’t toss and turn in the f***in’ bed like him, ’cause they don’t love it,’ the lyrics went.
Jackman takes the Louisville native back to his Kentucky roots after his last album — Come Home the Kids Miss You — was criticized for being too commercial.
His new album compares to his music at the beginning of his career that ultimately shot him up to his level of fame today.
Similarly, the cover art for his latest project is nostalgic to his past work.
On the album cover, Harlow poses shirtless with his arms crossed as he stands in an alley in his hometown rural suburbia.
Runner-up to the legend: In the track titled They Don’t Love It, he calls himself ‘the hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters’ — referencing Eminem’s famous line in Lose Yourself
New release: On Friday, the First Class hitmaker dropped his highly-anticipated, self-titled third studio album
Stripped down: Jackman comprises of 10 tracks total with a surprising lack of any features at all
The snapshot was stylistically designed as if taken by an old-school film camera.
Similarly, the back cover appeared in the same tone and low clarity filter, but the image showed a large tree trunk crushing a car in a more ritzy, suburban neighborhood.
Jackman comprises of 10 tracks total with a surprising lack of any features at all.
The opening track is titled Common Ground.
Following the lead-off are: They Don’t Love It; Ambition; Is That Ight?; Gang Gang Gang; Denver; No Enhancers; It Can’t Be; Blame On Me; and Questions.
‘I want to be the face of my s*** — like the face of my generation — for these next 10 years,’ he had told Rolling Stone last year before he released Come Home the Kids Miss You.
‘We need more people in my generation that are trying to be the best, and you can’t do that with just ear candy, vibe records,’ he explained. ‘You got to come out swinging sometimes.
‘My new s*** is much more serious,’ Harlow also said. ‘Right now, my message is letting [everybody] know I love hip-hop, and I’m one of the best in my generation.’
Bold: The following lines after his daring claim heard Harlow listing all the reasons he believes he deserves the silver medal for best white rapper behind the self-proclaimed Rap God, 50
When talking about his glow-up and not-at-all gradual rise to fame, he explained to the publication that he changed his appearance but is still the same person inside.
‘It took me a while to take my glasses off,’ he said, perhaps in more than just a literal sense. ‘I felt literally tethered to them, because I felt like, “You’re the rapper with glasses that can spit really well”.’
He goes on to say that his personality has never wavered despite becoming so famous.
‘I’m as goofy as I am. I’m as smooth as I am. I’m as funny as I am. I’m as serious as I am. I’m all those things,’ Harlow said. ‘The totality of myself that I’m honoring is why I’m being embraced by hip-hop.
