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Jack Harlow is an American rapper and songwriter who practices Christianity and was raised in a Christian household.

Jack Harlow established himself as one of hip-hop’s biggest breakout stars after “Whats Poppin” became a global hit in 2020. The single reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, received RIAA Diamond certification, and earned a Grammy Award nomination. His debut album, Thats What They All Say, debuted in the Billboard 200 top five and was later certified double platinum by the RIAA. Harlow recorded his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit with Lil Nas X on “Industry Baby” before topping the chart again with “First Class,” the lead single from Come Home the Kids Miss You (2022). His third studio album, Jackman (2023), debuted in the Billboard 200 top 10, while “Lovin on Me” became his third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single. His collaborations with artists including Drake, Chris Brown, Jungkook, Lil Wayne, and Eminem have further expanded his commercial success.

Outside music, Jack Harlow made his feature-film debut in White Men Can’t Jump (2023) and later appeared in The Instigators (2024). He has received multiple Grammy Award nominations, won Top New Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, was named Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year, and was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30. He remains one of the most commercially successful rappers of his generation, with multiple Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, platinum-certified releases, and billions of global streams.

Early life

Jackman Thomas Harlow was born on March 13, 1998, and was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, by his parents, Maggie Payette Harlow and Brian Harlow, who operate a family business in the city. Harlow attended Highland Middle School and Atherton High School, graduating in 2016. Harlow began writing rap lyrics as a child, and by age 12, he was actively pursuing music with the help of friends and a Guitar Hero microphone, producing CDs to sell at his middle school. In seventh grade, he acquired a professional microphone and recorded his first mixtape, Extra Credit, under the name “Mr. Harlow.” Harlow has two younger siblings, including a brother named Clay, and is of French and Irish descent.

Career beginnings

When Harlow was age 17, while a varsity soccer player at his high school, he released his first commercial EP, The Handsome Harlow, through Gill Holland’s sonaBLAST! record label and started selling out local Louisville venues, eventually earning an opener slot for Vince Staples on Staples’ Louisville tour. A month after graduating high school in June 2016, he released the mixtape 18, the first release on his own label and music collective, Private Garden, whose roster includes Louisville rappers and producers Ace Pro, 2forwOyNE, Shloob, Quiiso, and Ronnie Lucciano. He performed at South by Southwest, Bonnaroo, and Forecastle Festival in 2017.

In August 2018, Harlow signed to DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s Generation Now, an imprint of Atlantic Records, and released his major label debut mixtape, Loose, the same day the deal was announced. Loose was nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. He followed it with the mixtape Confetti in 2019, featuring fellow Louisville native Bryson Tiller.

Mainstream breakthrough

In January 2020, Harlow released “Whats Poppin,” which climbed to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 aided by a remix featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne. The song received diamond certification from the RIAA and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. His debut studio album, Thats What They All Say, was released in December 2020, debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album produced the top-40 single “Tyler Herro,” named after the Miami Heat basketball player, which peaked at number 34 on the Hot 100. Harlow was named to XXL’s 2020 Freshman Class and won Top New Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. In August 2021, he appeared on Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby,” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 18 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 19 weeks atop Hot Rap Songs charts.

“First Class”

In April 2022, Harlow released “First Class,” the second single from his sophomore album, through Generation Now and Atlantic Records. The song, which interpolates Fergie’s 2007 Hot 100 number-one “Glamorous” featuring Ludacris, went viral on TikTok before its official release. “First Class” debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with 54.6 million streams in its first week. becoming the biggest streaming week of 2022 and the largest single-week total since Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” in September 2021. It also debuted at number one in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, peaked at number two in Austria, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, and the UK, and placed in the top ten across Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. It spent two total weeks at number one on the Hot 100.

Harlow’s second studio album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, followed in March 2022, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and producing additional top-40 Hot 100 entries in “Dua Lipa” at number 21 and “Churchill Downs” featuring Drake at number 23. In November 2023, he released “Lovin on Me,” which became his first number 1 song on the UK Singles Chart and third number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. He became one of only three artists, alongside Drake and Taylor Swift, to tally at least one new Hot 100 number one in each of three consecutive years.

Hollywood transition

Beyond music, Harlow made his acting debut starring in the 2023 remake of the 1992 sports comedy White Men Can’t Jump, directed by Calmatic and released on Hulu in May 2023. He took the role originally played by Woody Harrelson, opposite Sinqua Walls in the role originated by Wesley Snipes. The film marked his first-ever screen audition, which he landed directly. His third studio album, Jackman, was released in April 2023 and debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200. Critics praised it as his most mature body of work to date. In 2024, he launched the Gazebo Festival in his hometown of Louisville, a two-day music festival at Waterfront Park co-headlined with SZA, though its second day was canceled due to severe weather. His fourth studio album, Monica, was released in 2026.

Philanthropy

In October 2021, Harlow donated to five Louisville-based organizations, AMPED, the Center for Women and Families, the Grace M. James Academy of Excellence, Louisville Urban League, and Metro United Way. KFC and Instagram each pledged to match up to $50,000 of what he raised through Instagram’s fundraising tool. In December 2021, he partnered with KFC and its parent company Yum! Brands to donate a combined $250,000 to the American Red Cross for victims of a deadly tornado in western Kentucky.

In May 2023, he formally launched the Jack Harlow Foundation, dedicated to reinvesting in and uplifting organizations working to improve Louisville. That same year, he headlined a campaign rally alongside Kentucky’s Democratic governor Andy Beshear ahead of the general election. He also spent $110,000 buying championship rings for his friends and crew at Private Garden, modeled after NBA and NFL championship rings with the label’s logo.

Personal life

Harlow has been publicly linked to several high-profile women, including Dua Lipa and actress Addison Rae, though neither relationship was confirmed. He has cited Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West as his primary musical influences.

Away from music, Harlow is a noted basketball fan and has appeared at NBA games, developed a friendship with several NBA players, and released the single “Tyler Herro” in honor of the Heat guard. He has graced the covers of Rolling Stone, GQ, Forbes, Complex, and XXL. In addition, he holds six Grammy Award nominations, three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, and over 10 billion career streams as of 2026.