Rapper Jack Harlow made his debut as a host on Saturday Night Live where he roasted himself during his monologue.
The “First Class” singer took the stage of Studio 8H and immediately started poking fun at himself.
“A lot of people have been saying I’m the goat,” Harlow started. “They don’t mean greatest of all time, they mean that one from Narnia.”
Harlow continued, “I don’t know what it is about me but people on the Internet, they like to roast me. I don’t mind, I think it’s funny.”
He went on to talk about “one guy” that said, “I don’t know why y’all think Jack Harlow is so special. You can find somebody who looks like him at any local gas station.”
“I’ve heard them say, I look like if you tried to draw Justin Timberlake from memory,” he said. “I think my favorite one might be — Jack Harlow looks like the guy who rips the tickets in half at the movie theater.”
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Harlow is the second host this season to have also appeared as a musical guest in Season 48 of Saturday Night Live.
Who is Jack Harlow?
Born Jackman Thomas Harlow on March 13, 1998, in Louisville, Kentucky, the 24-year-old rapper is the son of Maggie, a businesswoman, and Brian Harlow. He has one younger brother, Clayborn Harlow. He is of both French and Irish descent.
Harlow began rapping at age 12. He and his friend Copelan Garvey used a Guitar Hero microphone and a laptop to record rhymes and songs.
Harlow started his career in 2015 and released several EPs and mixtapes. He was then signed to Don Cannon and DJ Drama’s record label Generation Now in 2018.
Harlow’s first major breakthrough came with the release of his 2020 single, Whats Poppin. The single became popular on TikTok and was followed by a remix with rappers DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne. The remix peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to receive a Grammy Award nomination.
Harlow was included on XXL magazine’s “2020 Freshman Class” before he released his debut studio album, Thats What They All Say (2020).
In 2021, Harlow released a collaboration with Lil Nas X, Industry Baby, which reached number one on the Hot 100. It became Harlow’s first chart-topper.
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Harlow released his second album Come Home the Kids Miss You in 2022, and its single, First Class, became his second number-one on the Hot 100 and first to debut atop the chart.
The rapper has received several award nominations from various institutions, including Top New Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. Last year, he was also named Variety’s “Hitmaker of the Year” and was included in Forbes 30 Under 30.
In 2022, news surfaced that Harlow will make his acting debut in a remake of the 1992 film White Men Can’t Jump directed by Calmatic.