The Jack Harlow hate train refilled its gas tank this week when the Louisville native went viral during his Hot 97 interview for not being able to identify Brandy’s “Angels In Disguise” and being unaware that she and Ray J are siblings.
One artist especially angry about the whole ordeal is R&B singer India Arie, who voiced her frustrations with Jack Harlow through a series of Instagram Stories on Thursday (May 12).
“Just because you make Black music doesn’t mean you know Black culture. If U don’t know Brandy’s voice when you hear it … WHO EVEN ARE YOU?” the Grammy Award-winner asked in disgust.
“WHEN AN ACTUAL MUSICIAN! WHO MAKES BLACK MUSIC Deduces one of the industries MOST IMPORTANT VOICES @Brandy to [Ray J’s] SISTER? who is famous (mostly) for his Proximity to Kim Kardashian.”
To provide context to the situation, the Hot 97 morning show played Brandy’s “Angels In Disguise” and Missionary Jack couldn’t decipher who the song was by. He guessed Aaliyah and then co-host Peter Rosenberg tried to give him a clue by hinting at her famous brother.
“Her brother is the reason why a lot of people are famous you could argue,” Rosenberg said, but still didn’t help Harlow.
“Who’s Ray J’s sister?” Jack asked in shock. “Brandy and Ray J are siblings? Nobody’s ever told me that in my life.”
Jack Harlow Mocked For Not Realizing Brandy & Ray J Are Siblings
“Angels In Disguise” landed on Brandy’s 1998 Never Say Never album, which is the same year Jack Harlow was born.
White rappers really bother the black music community. They come out of the woodwork. The kid was born in 1998 lol. Lil Uzi Vert called Pete rocks beats trash where was the outrage? Let him live for christs sake he didnt mean disrespect by it.
And how many of these new age rappers talked down on 2Pac or Biggie? Those things have been conveniently forgotten.
Biggie is a legend but 2Pac is mediocre asf
Agree, but I wouldn’t say it’s the black music community as a whole. Just a handful of loud, bitter idiots. It’s always some has-been/never-was coming with some hateful bs. Disregard these crabs and keep it pushing.
What is wrong with people now? He would have been too young to realise that information. I wish people would use common sense.
These young people get so offended over dumb shit. Im in my 40s and I aint knew that shit either. Im no jack harlow fan, but how the fuck is a 20 something rapper supposed to know trivia about two RNB singers in their 40s ? Probably Jack Harlow knows more about lil nas x.
The young person is the one the old person is attacking. The old person is the offended one. I don’t like either of these people but your take is straight up random and you’re just spewing your bias.
I don’t think he reduced Brandy to “Ray J’s sister.” He was just given a hint that the singer’s brother was Ray J, so he asked “who is Ray J’s sister?” Jack Harlow is a rapper in the 2020s, I don’t understand why it’s outrageous that he doesn’t recognize a R&B singers voice from the 1990s. Also, music is music and is to be enjoyed by anyone who cares to listen. You don’t need to pass a test to enjoy making music that you like.
It isn’t. People are so down they need to drag someone for the colour of their skin to feel important. No content person would do that with their time
Lets not dance around the actual facts here. Harlow’s new album is fucking terrible.
YAAAAWWWNNNNNNN
I wish this type of mess would stop I mean just because Jack Harlow is white and he made a little success in hip-hop he gotta know every black artist to get accepted? The dude was born when the song came out of course he’s not going to know who Brandy is because he didn’t grow up listening to her. I expected india arie to be a voice of reason due to the maturity of her music and not the one holding the pitchfork in the mess.
For real – he’s of the same generation (or close to) that said 2Pac is overrated. Definitely not a black/white thing, it’s generational.
2Pac is overrated though he just died he gets hyped up cus of his death
Not a big Pac fan mostly because of age, but if you listen to him next to the artists he was coming out with, he’s ahead of his time.
I can understand not knowing Brandy songs, or not knowing they were siblings, but at least his expression was he didn’t know Brandy. That would’ve been a different story, then I could understand the backlash.
Two years ago a black bouncer refused Paul McCartney the entry to a club cause he didn’t know him even after Beck told him „he‘s a Beatle“….that guy was laughed at for a minute but now Jack is getting static from India etc. who btw is not a legend
First time hearing this broads name.
If you can’t name every member of en vogue, then you don’t belong in the culture.
@Brandy “is one of the industries MOST IMPORTANT VOICES”…really!!??
Actually not?, but still more known than India Arie. I actually know her and like some of her music, but calling her an R&B legend is a stretch.
Yes really!
nOT A FAN OF jACK hARLOW BUT GIVE DUDE a break.He not familar with Brandy’s music it’s cool.I didn’t know who he was,just saw him on youtube he got decent skills
The Brandy who killed a woman ? Oh ya her Moesha sorry a dude born in 2000s doesn’t know who that murderer is I don’t get why the hood hates Jack so much I don’t care for him but the hate is kind of weird he’s from Louisville not Malibu
U a wHole biTch
Iam around 40 listening to hip hop and learning a lot about the culture for almost 28 years. I know Brandy cause I grew up in a time when she was still relevant. That’s not hating on her or saying she isn’t good or something like that. Just stating that in my impression Brandy hasn’t done anything super relevant for at least 20 years. Again, I don’t mean it in a disrespectful way, it just is what it is. I also feel like the “legend’ India Arie is making Brandy seem more important to the culture than she actually was. I don’t even like Jack Harlow but people need to stop buggin over stuff like that. Like someone said, it’s a generational thing. No need to make every BS into a black/white race thing. It’s tiring….
Left wingers obsessed with skin color its sad
how many pop rappers know Ella Fitzgerald music?
That’s unfair its a generational thing not a race thing its like if somebody asked india to guess who a popping random mumble rapper is… I doubt most people over 40 listen to this generations rappers
He’s 24 years old. What the F are we talking about? It’s not necessary to make this a race thing… the boy just genuinely didn’t know who Brandy is, probably because of his age. You can’t know everybody.
And no disrespect to the legend that Brandy is but as far as R&B-singers go there are a couple who are at least 1 tier higher.
Well said, brandy voice isn’t the voice of rnb and it’s not like she has recent music that’s getting airplay at this moment. I totally understand jack not knowing who brandy is and I think India just personally doesn’t care for Jack. And I’m black so the race card is out
I don’t like Harlow and all but I’m getting older and people who are half my age don’t freaking know the stuff I grew up with. It’s just a fact. He’s still an idiot, but this ain’t why.
Does India Arie know that Ice Cube and Del the Funkee Homosapian are cousins?
Does the bish know that she’s s blak skinhead? This ‘holier than thou’ bratty ass culture eat a d!ck hoe
Can’t believe I read this article. Completely irrelevant BS that just doesn’t matter
Jack is culture vulture and his music is ass
Would she have been upset if he referred to Brandy as the R and B girl who killed someone with her car and got off? She’s not that famous and Jack Harlow not knowing who she is should not matter..