


“To be honest, now I have moments where like this validation hits ones that I didn't have in the past, like on tour and in Seattle, I filled a room of 700 people were rapping every word back to me. you get to be an instrument.” And lowkey does not enjoy freestyling, but will continue to do it.ĭespite describing himself as “people-pleaser,” Harlow makes it known through his music and media he feels the need to relentlessly improve as an artist but is finally feeling like his work is starting to benchmark success. The expert freestyle rapper goes on to tell us, “I like singing more than rapping. “It's just some shit is so undeniable to people that I feel like I'm doing myself a disservice if I don't give it, cause I'll tease it or play it in the studio. But you got to give them that other shit too.”įor the most part, Harlow is lucky enough to control most of his music, but often feels obliged to appease others’ tastes. “Like shit can be on repeat for hours and it's not bothersome. It's not enough replay value,” he said while comparing his favored velvety tracks to the likes of “Ninth Grade” (off his third EP) or from Sweet Action’s, “Out Front”. “If I had it my way like ‘Hey Big Head’ wouldn't even come out. Known for hitting upbeat bops to smooth RnB ballads, Jack confessed his preference for more of his smooth-like “ear candy” tracks. And, of course, goes hard as hell with what Jack describes as his “shit-talking” record, “Hey Big Head.” Experiencing highs and lows, listeners can anticipate being transported from a strip club party with “I Wanna See Some Ass” to a comfortable albeit casual hook up at a college girl’s dorm room in “Smells Like Incense.” Unafraid, he invites his audience into a vulnerable space “Out Front”. Harlow’s goal is to make music for every emotion. I want to paint a picture and give somebody a chance to say, ‘I see what he's dealing with,’” he told VMAN. I feel like my writing is intentionally kind of cinematic. “I like the songs to be like short films. Aiming for his songs to unfold like stories, the lyrical genius intentionally displays intricate storytelling details embedded in each song. On Friday, March 13th, the day he was actually born, the romantic dropped Sweet Action EP, a tracklist inspired by different experiences with women in his life. The rapper talks about the release of his new EP on his 22nd birthday, how he’s gearing up to drop a musical collab with Pharrell Williams and possibly even spearheading an acting career. With over 50 million streams, Jack Harlow’s single, “WHAT’S POPPIN,” was his first to hit Billboard charts and catapulted the Louisville-born rapper onto the world’s stage.Īlthough he took precautionary measures to postpone his Roaring 20s Tour due to COVID-19, VMAN is here to confirm in an exclusive interview, there’s indeed still a lot poppin’ with him now and in the foreseeable future.
