Jackman.

by Jack Harlow

Overview

Just shy of a year after Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow released his 2022 sophomore studio album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, he narrowed his focus and drew from more personal material for his third proper commercial effort, Jackman. Harlow was fresh off of an enormous surge in popularity due to his appearance on Lil Nas X's 2021 track "Industry Baby" when Come Home the Kids Miss You was released, and he was primed for mainstream breakthrough with the album's extravagant production and superstar guests like Pharrell Williams, Drake, and Justin Timberlake. Jackman. is spare and understated by contrast, with just ten tracks clocking in at under 25 minutes, no features, and a somewhat bleak and solitary emotional tone throughout. Harlow stays in the role of a cautious observer in most of his lyrics, sometimes commenting on society at large (the white appropriation of Black culture on "Common Ground," loyalties deteriorating when ugly true colors are shown on "Gang Gang Gang") but mostly reflecting on his own struggles with family, fame, and his place in the rap game. "It Can't Be" finds Harlow running down a list of his talents and the hard work he's put in to get to his level of success, and "They Don't Love It" comes from the confrontational perspective of a rapper who was grinding out mixtapes for years before the world caught on. It's ironic that Harlow sounds worn down by the weight of his own stardom on his first album to debut at the top of the Billboard charts, and how Jackman. moves further away from pop than his previous record, feeling more like being in the room while Harlow is filterlessly talking to himself for almost half an hour. ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678616433
Rank:	28043

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jack Harlow   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Bill Withers   Composer
Chris Athens   Mastering
Kameron Cole   Composer
Emanuel Officer   Composer
Boi-1da   Producer
Goldy   Composer,Producer
Shy   Composer,Producer
Angel Lopez   Producer
Tim Wright   Composer
Jose Velazquez   Composer
Tonya Kelly   Composer
Jay Soul   Composer,Producer
Joi Marshall   Composer
Tony Miller   Composer
Alice Sanderson   Composer
Keith Echols   Composer
Rashad Thomas   Composer,Producer
Matthew Samuels   Composer
DJ Dahi   Producer
Isaac de Boni   Composer
Dacoury Natche   Composer
FNZ   Producer
Issac De Boni   Composer
Paimon Jahanbin   Composer
Nima Jahanbin   Composer
Wallis Lane   Producer
Jack Harlow   Composer
Mario Luciano   Producer
Hollywood Cole   Producer
Michael Washington Jr.   Composer
Mike Wavvs   Producer
Niko   Composer,Producer
Nickie Jon Pabon   Mixing,Recording
Timothy Gane   Composer
Gray Hawken   Composer,Producer
Coop The Troop   Composer,Producer
Diyelle Reed   Composer
Douglas Penn   Composer
Laetita Sadier   Composer
Mario Dragio   Composer