Jack Harlow was a trending Twitter (X) matter on Sunday (December 1) after he carried out an Elvis Presley basic throughout a present in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The rapper, who’s at present on his No Place Like Residence Tour, was on the town on Friday (November 29) and accompanied by the Louisville Orchestra.
Along with Elvis’ “Can’t Assist Falling In Love,” which he devoted to his grandmother, he additionally coated Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” whereas additionally performing some stay debuts. Virtually instantly, folks began accusing Harlow of being a “tradition vulture” and style hopping for momentarily ditching the rap his profession is constructed on.
@whit.whit92 Jack Harlow singing Elvis Presley #jackharlow #elvispresley #louisville #orchestra #louisvillekentucky #noplacelikehome #fallinginlovewithyou #louisvilleorchestra @Jack Harlow ♬ unique sound – Whitney
As one particular person wrote, “Jack Harlow on the point of style hop after he obtained all he might from hip hop.” One other mentioned, “simply noticed a clip of jack harlow’s elvis cowl… why tf has he spent his profession weaselling his manner into rap music!?!? God clearly put him right here to be a recent crooner in a tuxedo singing with an orchestra.”
simply noticed a clip of jack harlow’s elvis cowl… why tf has he spent his profession weaselling his manner into rap music!?!? God clearly put him right here to be a recent crooner in a tuxedo singing with an orchestra pic.twitter.com/ndLEK2TH4m
— rach 🐚🫧 (@ageofthearcher) November 30, 2024
But it surely appeared extra folks had Harlow’s again.
“Folks being mad at Jack Harlow for dedicating his grandma’s favourite track to her throughout his hometown live performance and calling him a tradition vulture due to it, saying he used hip hop for fame & is now ‘switching up’ are the bottom of the low idiots & have to be exiled,” one particular person mentioned, whereas one other added, “Y’all so performative on this app. One tribute cowl and all of the sudden Jack Harlow is the Christopher Columbus of the rap sport. At some point it could be one thing vital to be mad about.”
Jack Harlow additionally “rapped” via a lot of that set, so y’all are being mad dramatic. And if he stopped “rapping” s### and let him please.
Jack Harlow additionally “rapped” via a lot of that set, so y’all are being mad dramatic. And if he stopped “rapping” s### and let him please pic.twitter.com/2H3rruuMra
— excessive jinx (@TyrannyBanks) December 1, 2024
Jack Harlow is the newest white rapper to be accused of utilizing Hip-Hop tradition to interrupt into the music trade. Put up Malone, Jelly Roll and Machine Gun Kelly are among the many others. Discover some extra of the reactions beneath.
Jack Harlow might’ve been the following Frank Sinatra however determined to pursue a rap profession. I’m #upset
— e (@totallynotems_) December 1, 2024
This makes me so, so mad. Jack Harlow is a tradition vulture & a complete hack. Similar to Put up Malone, he makes use of hip hop & rap tradition to spring board himself solely to cross over into some type of b####### with no expertise. Like get this dude out of my face https://t.co/ext11ZP6MY
— Lobster Whiskers (@LobsterWhiskers) December 1, 2024
jack harlow being framed as a tradition vulture for protecting one non rap track for his grandma at a hometown efficiency is definitely insane …this app by no means fails to make up false narratives and pressure them onto others
— saturn hope (@audrcyz) December 1, 2024
y’all are doing essentially the most with that jack harlow clip trigger im fairly certain he spent the remainder of the present rapping…. pic.twitter.com/oeN9jiL6SC
— h. (@HalimaJay) December 1, 2024
