{"id":394409,"date":"2026-04-23T22:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/394409\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:10:08","slug":"jack-harlow-recalls-when-he-knew-drake-was-the-best-rapper-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/394409\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Harlow Recalls When He Knew Drake Was the ‘Best Rapper Alive’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJack Harlow<\/a> is back in the news again, but it\u2019s not about his controversial Monica<\/a> rollout this time.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kentucky rapper is now making headlines after telling Rolling Stone that he thought Drake<\/a> was the \u201cbest rapper alive\u201d after listening to the Canadian MC\u2019s 2015 album If You\u2019re Reading This It\u2019s Too Late<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI remember vividly this album coming out and me being like, \u2018Oh, Drake\u2019s the best rapper alive,’\u201d he recalled. \u201cRight then. It was powerful. Powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHarlow was also asked what the experience was like when he finally got the chance to work with Drake on their single \u201cChurchhill Downs<\/a>,\u201d and he seemed to be in awe to have the privilege to watch one of the biggest artists in the world do what they do best.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was an amazing experience,\u201d Harlow said. \u201cHe recorded the verse in front of me. Watching him work, not punching in, delivering that whole way through. It\u2019s just cool to see a rapper be a rapper and not be some packaged thing that a team is putting together. He\u2019s a rapper. He can perform the act. He can do it. That might sound like a given, but it\u2019s not always like that, I feel like. It\u2019s so cool to see the skillset in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn other Drake news, the rapper is set to drop his highly anticipated ninth solo album Iceman next month, on May 15. Still no word on a track list or features yet, so we\u2019re not sure if Harlow might reunite with Drizzy.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou can watch the full conversation below.<\/p>\n

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