Jack Harlow is talking that talk on his new project Jackman, which includes him claiming to be “the hardest white boy” to pick up a microphone since Eminem.
The new mixtape, which the Louisville rapper announced on Wednesday (April 26) and dropped on Friday (April 28), includes a new song called “They Don’t Love It,” where Harlow argues to be as lyrically talented as Slim Shady himself.
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“Ya boy’s strivin’ to be the most dominant ever/ The hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters,” Harlow raps on the Hollywood Cole-produced joint. “And hold the comments ’cause I promise you I’m honestly better than whoever came to your head right then/ They ain’t cut from the same thread like him/ They don’t study, doin’ work to get ahead like him/ They don’t toss and turn in the fuckin’ bed like him.”
The lyrics are in reference to Em’s diamond-certified classic “Lose Yourself,” where Marshall Mathers raps: “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy/ There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti.”
The internet had a lot to say about Jack Harlow’s braggadocious bars, with a few people pushing back on his claim on Twitter.
“No way Jack Harlow just said he’s better than Eminem. I’m off the Jack Harlow train bro,” one user wrote — even though Harlow’s bars don’t hear him say he’s “better” than Slim Shady.
Another added: “Jack harlow not better than eminem btw,” wrote one user, while another added:
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Others applauded Jack’s hustle, with one user writing the bar was a “crazy ass thing to say but gotta respect it.”
“Jack Harlow said he’s better than Eminem on track 2 can’t wait to see where it goes from here,” another person wrote, while another fan argued that Jack Harlow was “this generation’s Eminem.”
Jackman serves as the follow-up to 2022’s Come Home the Kids Miss You, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with an estimated 113,000 total album-equivalent units sold in its first week. The No. 3 finish was a two-spot improvement over Harlow’s debut album That’s What They All Say, which peaked at No. 5 back in 2020.
New music aside, Harlow is in his film bag right now with the release of the new trailer for White Men Can’t Jump, which arrives next month. Harlow was also recently added to the cast of Apple’s forthcoming film The Instigators alongside an ensemble cast that includes Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.
In other news, Harlow was also recently honored with the Thomas A. Edison Award in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
“People ask me where I live and I tell them I don’t live in Atlanta or New York. I don’t live in California. I live in Louisville, Kentucky,” he said during his acceptance speech. “I try to make sure I let the world know if you want to do a photo shoot, if you want to take a meeting, if you want to shoot a commercial, if you want to get in the studio and make some music you’re going to have to book that connection flight and come.”
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He continued: “We’re going to do some incredible things in the city over the next few years, I promise you.”
