Jack Harlow is an American rapper and songwriter who is signed to Generation Now and Atlantic Records. He is also the co-founder of the musical collective, Private Garden. His song “What’s Poppin” is the single that made him famous among the people.
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Wiki/Biography
Jack Thomas Harlow was born on March 13, 1998 (Friday) (age 22 years; as of 2020) in Shelbyville, Kentucky and later, he moved to Louisville when he was twelve years old. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He started rapping with his friend at the age of twelve. He used a Guitar Hero mic and a laptop to create the songs and turned them into a CD with the title “Rippin and Rappin”. In 7th grade, he got a professional microphone and made his first mixtape, “Extra Credit”. He graduated from Atherton High School in 2016. In their first year, their YouTube videos attracted the attention of several major labels and they offered them deals, which they rejected at the time.
Jack Harlow posing for Flaunt magazine photoshoot
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: blue
Family and ethnicity
Jack Harlow was born into a family of white Americans.
parents and siblings
Jack’s mother, Maggie Harlow, is the CEO of Signarama. His father, Brian Harlow, is working in the same business as his mother. Both of them run their company together. He also has a brother.
Brian Harlow and Maggie Harlow
livelihood
Jack Harlow started rapping at the age of twelve, but in November 2015, he released his first commercial album with the title ‘The Handsome Harlow’. During his high school years, Jack was somewhat of a local celebrity and often played sold-out shows at Louisville venues such as the Mercury Ballroom, the Headliners, and the Haymarket Whiskey Bar. In June 2016, just a month after graduating from high school, he released a mixtape, 18, which became the first from his label, Private Garden. During the next year, he traveled to Atlanta several times to work with Engineers and Mixers, KY Engineering. In 2017, he released several singles such as “Hitchcock” with 2forwOyNE and J-Reid, “Dark Night” with music video, and he released a mixtape, “Gazebo” in November. Later, he went on a 14-day Gazebo Tour where The Homies (consisting of Louisville rappers and producers Ace Pro, 2forwOyNE, Shelob, Quiso, and Ronnie Luciano) opened the show for him. In 2018 and 2019, he worked on his upcoming songs and signed a deal with Atlantic Records and DJ Drama and released his major debut mixtape, “Lose”. After releasing several singles, Harlow released a 12-track mixtape titled “Confetti” with features from artists such as Bryson Tiller, 2forwOyNE and EST Gee. In January 2020, Jack worked with Cole Bennett and released “What’s Poppin'”, which surpassed 95 million streams as of September 2020.
Jack Harlow performing in a concert in Louisville
Facts/General Knowledge
- His song “Dark Night” from the album “Gazebo” was appreciated by his fans and reached over 1 million views on YouTube and appeared on the front page of Worldstar Hip-Hop.
- Jack Harlow stated during several interviews that he remained sober throughout his school life and never used alcohol or any other drug. He does not like to smoke ganja and occasionally consumes alcohol.
Jack Harlow enjoying a beer at a party with DJ Drama
- In seventh grade, he formed a group with his friends and called it “Moose Gang”. They all worked together on two mixtapes but they never released them. These mixtapes were titled “Moose Gang” and “Music for the Deaf”.
Jack Harlow with his friends during an album tour
- Jack Harlow continues to work and on his birthday this year he released a seven-track project called Sweet Action.
- Harlow collaborated with G-Eazy in May 2020 and released the single “Moana”. The single peaked at number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100 list.
- Harlow was recently featured in XXL’s 2020 Freshman Class. However, the internet criticized the decision, saying that they had not released enough songs to be included in the list.
- He was among six artists nominated for the “Best New Artist” VMA Award.
- Jack Harlow has been working hard to accomplish his goals of becoming rich and famous, but over the past few years, he has come to understand the importance of making the right investments, as he mentioned in an interview with Forbes. He said-
I haven’t bought a nice car yet because I know that’s the worst thing you can do.”
- Jack Harlow spent approximately $110,000 to purchase championship rings from his label Private Garden for his friends and crew. The rings look like NFL or NBA rings with the label’s logo on the ring.
Jack Harlow teams with custom rings
- Jack Harlow has seen a lot of ups and downs in his career before achieving great things. In an interview with Red Bull, he talked about how he had to perform to an almost empty bar.
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