Jack Harlow’s "Blacker" Comments: Unpacking the Fallout with D Noble

About this episode

Chenjerai and Professor D Noble discuss the fallout from Jack Harlow's comments about his racial identity in a recent interview.

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This week on Unruly Subjects, Chenjerai is joined by his close friend Professor D Noble to unpack the viral fallout surrounding white rapper Jack Harlow. Following Harlow’s move into Neo Soul with his new album Monica, Chenjerai and Professor Noble dive into the controversy sparked by Harlow’s recent interview on the New York Times’ Popcast, where he claimed he has "gotten Blacker." Go beyond the individual critiques of Harlow and go deeper to analyze how the "pos...

People in this episode

Host: Chenjerai

Guest: Professor D Noble

Topics covered

• Jack Harlow
• Neo Soul
• controversy
• race
• music industry
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Jack Harlow
• Blacker comments
• Neo Soul
• Professor D Noble
• cultural analysis
• music controversy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Books & works: Monica

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