Jack Harlow Says He Knows How To Read, And Books Are On Him At McNally Jackson Tomorrow

Over the past month or so, the former pop-rap hitmaker Jack Harlow has gone viral for some incredibly dumb reasons. He just released his neo-soul album Monica, and during the promotional rounds, he went on the New York Times Popcast, he told two white music writers that he "got Blacker." Also he wore a gigantic and very silly hat in his "Say Hello" video. As a result, Harlow has been the target of jokes from august institutions like Saturday Night Live and Dionne Warwick.

But Jack Harlow is no stranger to going viral for stupid reasons. There is a persistent and non-serious online theory that Harlow does not know how to read, presumably because of a little exchange from his 2021 Chicken Shop Date video.

A few weeks ago, Harlow visited New York's Climax Books, and someone asked him if it makes him sad that some people don't think he can read. Harlow's response: "It makes me really sad. Why you think I'm here? I'm here to set the record straight, dammit."

He was really there to take part in the store's Under The Cover video series, where he recommended some of the books that he read while working on Monica. There's a lot of Hitchcock talk in there. (Harlow's Letterboxd profile also recently became public knowledge.)

Now, Harlow is continuing his literary pursuits, promising to buy one book for anyone who shows up at the New York bookstore McNally Jackson tomorrow evening.

Go ahead and pick up a copy of The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal The History Of Pop Music! It's on Jack Harlow!