Jack Harlow and the Long History of White Artists Crossing Over | Native Land Pod

The white rapper, Jack Harlow, has been the butt of the joke since releasing his first R&B album, Monica, on March 13th. Where many white rappers eventually retreat into more white-friendly genres, Jack Harlow “got blacker” (his words) by making R&B. It’s earned him nicknames online like “LL Coolwhip” and “T Plain.”

Jokes aside, our hosts share how they feel about white artists crossing over into Black genres: when is it appropriate and when is it appropriation?

Join hosts Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers, along with guest Garrison Hayes, for this segment from episode #123 that aired on 03-19-26.

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