Jack Harlow began rapping and writing rhymes around the age of 12. As a high schooler, Harlow fell in with Louisville’s underground Hip Hop scene. He performed locally and released songs online about the fun of adolescence. Harlow’s debut EP, Handsome Harlow, surfaced in 2015, followed by 2016’s mixtape 18. The next year, he dropped the Gazebo mixtape, which included the single "Dark Knight.” Harlow’s string of mixtapes began to create a buzz, attracting the attention of major labels, particularly DJ Drama's Generation Now imprint, a subsidiary of Atlantic. Harlow now is one of the most recognizable names on the scene, releasing his first studio album, Thats What They All Say, in 2020 and appearing on Lil Nas X’s massive hit “Industry Baby.” Jack Harlow's latest album is Come Home the Kids Miss You, released on May 6 2022.
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Started his own music collective, Private Garden
Dropped five mixtapes before his official debut album
Met DJ Drama at Mean Street Studios while working in the cafeteria at Georgia State University
"What’s Poppin’" became his first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100
An open supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, having attended a rally to protest the killing of Breonna Taylor, which occurred in his hometown
Performed “Industry Baby” with Lil Nas X at the 2021 MTV Awards