Jack Harlow doesn’t do anything by halves.
17.05.2022 - 21:45 / variety.com
Lily Moayeri The musical pairing of songwriter-producer Rogét Chahayed and rapper Jack Harlow seems so pre-destined, it’s hard to believe the seed was planted by DM. It was back in May 2021, just as Harlow was starting to conceptualize his just-released album, “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” when he reached out to Chahayed, whose credits include Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” featuring Drake, Halsey’s “Bad at Love” and Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA.
Chahayed, a nominee for producer of the year, non-classical at this year’s Grammy Awards, had Harlow in his sights ever since he heard the breakout Top 10 single, “Whats Poppin’.”“I felt like Jack was onto something,” says Chahayed leaning forward in the captain’s chair in his home studio in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, a short distance away from where he grew up the son of a Syrian father and Argentinian mother. “Jack’s got such a fresh approach and sound and is so mature for his age.
He really has the vision. He always comes first with the ideas.
He selects everything from the samples to the sounds that he wants, very particular in detail. He has been an incredible artist to collaborate with.” The collaboration has resulted in Harlow’s first solo No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100, “First Class” (Harlow had previously topped the chart with Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby”), an honor achieved on its debut week in mid-April and again on the current chart — following Harlow’s performance on the Billboard Music Awards , which includes streams and airplay.Indeed, the numbers continue to rack up for “First Class”, with 180 million on-demand streams to date, according to data from Luminate, and radio airplay reaching 138 million listeners since its release. And it’s no wonder:
.Jack Harlow doesn’t do anything by halves.
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Jack Harlow has shared a new video for his track, ‘Churchill Downs’ featuring Drake. Watch the clip below.The clip was filmed while the Louisville native and Drake were in attendance at this year’s Kentucky Derby.
Jack Harlow and Drake upload “Churchill Downs”.
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Lil Uzi Vert is defending Jack Harlow.
Lil Uzi Vert has said that Jack Harlow “doesn’t have white privilege”, after question marks surfaced around Harlow’s chart success in the face of some poor reviews of his new album.Harlow’s ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You‘, which was released earlier this month, has in general received average or poor ratings by critics [via Metacritic] despite debuting at Number Three on the Billboard 200 chart. It peaked at Number Three in the UK.As suggested by TMZ, which filmed a short interview with Vert while he was on a fan meet-and-greet this month, Harlow’s success could be seen as “white privilege”.Vert responded to the reporter’s question about whether Harlow “deserves all the hate he’s getting”.
Thania Garcia In 2006, Fergie summoned long-time collaborator and record executive Ron Fair to help produce her first solo album, “The Dutchess.” The 13-track collection included the singer’s now-quintessential No.1 hit, “Glamorous,” which has recently found itself buzzing again thanks to Jack Harlow’s interpolation of the track for “First Class,” the Louisville rapper’s first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.When “The Dutchess” was released in September of 2006, the new millennium had heralded a change for R&B and hip-hop with artists like Keyshia Cole, Mary J.
Brandy has delivered a rapid-fire freestyle over the Fergie-sampling beat for Jack Harlow‘s hit ‘First Class’, a fortnight after joking that she would “murk [Harlow] in rap”.Earlier this month, Harlow appeared on New York radio station Hot 97 and, during an on-air game, wasn’t able to identify Brandy’s 1998 track ‘Angel In Disguise’ (from her hit second album, ‘Never Say Never’). That’s despite hosts Ebro Darden, Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg giving him hints, one of which led to Harlow revealing he didn’t know Brandy and Ray J were siblings.After the footage went viral, Brandy tweeted that she would “murk this dude in rap at 43 on his own beats then sing [his] ass to sleep”.
Thania Garcia Brandy upheld her promise to “murk” Jack Harlow in rap and “sing his ass to sleep,” dropping punchy bars for her own rendition of “First Class” that premiered on Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” show on Wednesday.The nearly two-minute freestyle is in response to Harlow’s interview with that same outlet where he couldn’t identify Brandy’s 1998 “Angels In Disguise” and had no idea that the R&B singer was Ray J’s sister.That prompted Brandy to send out a pair of tweets vowing to show up the rapper but reminded audiences that it was “all love.”I will murk this dude in rap at 43 on his own beats and then sing is ass to sleep. ♠️— b r a n d y (@4everBrandy) May 17, 2022See, I can have a little fun too♥️ hehe…all love♥️♥️♥️— b r a n d y (@4everBrandy) May 17, 2022 Her freestyle response to the Louisville rapper is a playful remix of Harlow’s chart-topping “First Class,” and Brandy demonstrated her ability to bar up.
Thania Garcia Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” album continues its historic stride, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and filling four of the top 10 slots in the Hot 100 chart, led by “Moscow Mule” at No. 4.As the undeniable winner of the week, Bad Bunny earns the year’s biggest numbers yet for an album release with 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S.
Jack Harlow just learned about an important family connection in the R&B world.
Jack Harlow is reacting to Emma Chamberlain‘s viral reaction after interviewing him at the 2022 Met Gala.
Jack Harlow and Emma Chamberlain’s viral Met Gala moment is the talk of the town! On Monday, the 24-year-old rapper dished on the exchange between himself and the YouTube sensation that has over 3 million views on YouTube. Ahead of last week’s ceremony, Harlow stopped at the top of the Met Gala steps and had a quick chat with Chamberlain -- who was one of the pre-show hosts for. After the internet personality told the “First Class” emcee she would see him inside, Harlow replied, “Can’t wait.
Jack Harlow is heading out on tour later this year. Starting near the end of summer 2022, the Louisville rapper will embark on a 22-date tour of North America promoting his just-released album Come Home The Kids Miss You. Joining him on the trek are none other than the Florida rap duo City Girls.
Thania Garcia Just days after the release of his sophomore studio album, Jack Harlow has announced he’s ready to hit the road for his “Come Home the Kids Miss You Tour,” with the Miami hip-hop duo City Girls in support.Following a hit 2020 major-label debut and after picking up a slew of crowning titles (including Variety‘s Hitmaker of the Year award), Harlow’s highly anticipated “Come Home the Kids Miss You” sees the rapper-songwriter “building upon his bedrock strengths and finds a heady musical elixir for his new album, a vibe more potent, direct and swaggering than on his first major label outing,” writes A.D. Amorosi in Variety‘s review.
Jack Harlow is opening up about his new album.