Louisiana-forged rap star Jack Harlow is on a purple patch.
His latest single “First Class” interpolating Fergie’s chart-topping cult classic single “Glamorous” earns the “Nail Tech” rapper his second and first solo number one record.
Distributed by Our Generation Now & Atlantic Recording Corporation via Warner Music Group, the viral cut sees Harlow hop on an airy rap-R&b instrumental embracing luxury, new-found popularity, and life “on top”.
“I got plaques in the mail, peak season, shout out to my UPS workers making sure I receive em, you could do it too, believe it” he raps confidently on the first verse.
Jack has previously starred in the Top 10 with “Industry Baby” alongside collaborator & pop star Lil Nas X that also made it to the top of the Hot 100 charts, as well as his 2020 breakout single “Whats Popping” that peaked at No. 2.
Teasing the track on March 31 on Instagram, the snippet went on to become viral on TikTok and Harlow announced the next day he would drop it on April 8.
Fast forward to April 18, Billboard announced the second lead single off Jack’s forthcoming second official studio LP Come Home The Kids Miss You has debuted at the top of the Hot 100 charts with the following achievements — “54.6 million streams, 4.1 million radio airplay audience impressions and 10,600 downloads sold in the April 8-14 tracking week” according to a report by Billboard.
Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 23):
1. “First Class,” Jack Harlow
2. “As It Was,” Harry Styles
3. “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
4. “Big Energy,” Latto
5. “Enemy,” Imagine Dragons X JID
6. “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
7. “Super Gremlin,” Kodak Black
8. “Woman,” Doja Cat
9. “Ghost,” Justin Bieber
10. “Thats What I Want,” Lil Nas X
“The track opens at No. 1 on Streaming Songs, where it’s Harlow’s second leader (after ‘Industry Baby,’ for two weeks last August and October), with the best streaming week achieved in 2022…
‘First Class’ also bows at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, marking Harlow’s second leader (again, after ‘Industry Baby,’ for a week last October), while bubbling under Radio Songs. (It enters the Rap Airplay chart at No. 21, Rhythmic Airplay at No. 23 and Pop Airplay at No. 35.)” wrote Billboard.
Harlow is expected to drop his full album on May 6th, 2022.
