Jack Harlow’s surprise drop
Jack Harlow released his fourth studio album, Monica, on March 13 — timed with his 28th birthday — and the project is already streaming and generating buzz across hip-hop outlets Billboard coverage Power 106 write-up.
The album runs 10 songs across roughly 28 minutes and was recorded at Electric Lady Studios. music.apple.com Multiple outlets flagged a stylistic shift: USA Today reported the project contains no rap or expletives, framing it as a straight R&B turn, usatoday.com while Variety likened the record’s warm, jazz-inflected production to D’Angelo’s Voodoo era. variety.com Harlow first revealed Monica and its tracklist via an Instagram announcement on Feb. 10, and the rollout spotlighted songs such as “Trade Places” and “Prague” in early previews. hip-hopvibe.com Monica is Harlow’s first full-length project since 2023’s Jackman, marking a three-year gap that Apple Music notes as the longest between his albums, and early write-ups on HotNewHipHop and iHeart called it his most soulful work to date. music.apple.com
