Thats What They All Say

Thats What They All Say is the debut studio album by American rapper Jack Harlow. It was released on December 11, 2020, by Generation Now and Atlantic Records.^[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Adam Levine, EST Gee, Bryson Tiller, DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, the latter three appear on the remix of Harlow's breakout single, "Whats Poppin". It also features a posthumous guest appearance from Static Major.

Thats What They All Say
Studio album by Jack Harlow
Released	December 11, 2020
Genre	Hip hop
Length	42:31
Label	Generation Now Atlantic
Producer	1st Class Ayo the Producer Boi-1da BRYVN Buddafly Wolf Carlos Homs Chef Boya Dru Cubeatz Danny McKinnon DJ Dahi EY Fabio Aguilar Foreign Teck Go Grizzly Harry Fraud Heavy Mellow Hit-Boy Jack LoMastro Jahaan Sweet Jasper Harris Jenius JetsonMade J.LBS Joseph Hodges, Jr. Keanu Beats Khirye Tyler LosTheProducer Mantiz Mike Wavvs Nami Neeko Baby Neenyo Paul Blanco Pooh Beatz Quintin Gulledge Rance Scott Storch Skrillex Sonny Digital Squat Beats The Trak Starz VinnyForGood Wallis Lane
Jack Harlow chronology
Sweet Action (2020) Thats What They All Say (2020) Come Home the Kids Miss You (2022)
Singles from Thats What They All Say
"Whats Poppin" Released: January 21, 2020 "Tyler Herro" Released: October 22, 2020 "Way Out" Released: December 9, 2020 "Already Best Friends" Released: March 30, 2021[1]

Background

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Harlow shared the story behind the album title:^[4]

You know, I've heard it all before. It's taken long enough for me to get to this point that I've developed some thick skin. And so it's really given me a chance to just let everything kinda fly off my shoulder and it doesn't bother me as much. I know who I am. So Thats What They All Say is a response. I've heard it all before. There's nothing you can tell me.

Music and lyrics

The album is a "collection of laid-back anthems".^[5] On the album, Harlow "pays homages to his Louisville roots while still affirming that his eyes are set on goals far beyond where he started."^[6] "Rendezvous" and "Face of My City" feature southern trap production while "Luv Is Dro" is R&B.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Ratings Game Music	B[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Guardian	[10]
Vinyl Chapters	4.5/5[7]

Quincy of Ratings Game Music wrote that Harlow "impresses with big-boy punchlines, impressive flows, sly-ass lyrics, and sneaky good melodies." On the other hand, he pointed out that "Jack could’ve covered a broader range of topics on the album."

Danny Schwartz of Rolling Stone wrote that Harlow "put Louisville rap on the national radar for the first time in a generation, and his music is strongest when he keeps it close to home." Meanwhile, he noted that his music is similar to that of Drake.

Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian wrote that "his most interesting songs are the more introspective ones, where he addresses being uncomfortable about his acclaim (Keep It Light) and his white privilege (Baxter Avenue)" and "these songs hint that there might be more to come from Harlow than everything you’ve already heard before."

Imogen Lawlor of Vinyl Chapters wrote that the album "shows incredible maturity, depth and understanding of his interactions with others", which is achieved through "playful production, immense musicality and blunt lyricism intelligently manipulated to profoundly articulate ambivalent sentiments about relationships and life more generally."

Commercial performance

Thats What They All Say debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 51,000 album-equivalent units (2,000 including pure album sales) in its first week. The album also accumulated a total of 66.21 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during the tracking week.^[11]

Track listing

Thats What They All Say track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rendezvous"	Jackman Harlow Chauncey Hollis George Patterson	Hit-Boy Khirye Tyler[d]	1:53
2.	"Face of My City" (featuring Lil Baby)	Harlow Dominique Jones Sonny Uwaezuoke Tim Gomringer Kevin Gomringer	Sonny Digital Cubeatz	2:03
3.	"21C / Delta"	Harlow Julius-Alexander "Jenius" Brown Paimon "Wallis Lane" Jahanbin Nima "Wallis Lane" Jahanbin Bryan "BRYVN" Yepes	Jenius Wallis Lane BRYVN Keanu Beats[c] Fabio Aguilar[c] Jack LoMastro[c] VinnyForGood[c] Mike Wavvs[c] Rance[d] Tyler[d] Chef Boya Dru[d] Quintin Gulledge[d]	3:34
4.	"Funny Seeing You Here"	Harlow Dacoury Natche	DJ Dahi EY[c] J.LBS[c] Danny McKinnon[c]	2:34
5.	"Way Out" (featuring Big Sean)	Harlow Sean Anderson Tahj Morgan Jasper Harris Everett "Heavy Mellow" Romano	JetsonMade Harris Heavy Mellow	2:48
6.	"Already Best Friends" (featuring Chris Brown)	Harlow Christopher Brown Morgan Yusuf "Ye" Ali II Christopher "Buddafly Wolf" Bivins Joseph Hodges, Jr.	JetsonMade Ye Ali Buddafly Wolf Hodges, Jr. Rance[d]	3:17
7.	"Keep It Light"	Harlow Rory Quigley Nicholas Smith	Harry Fraud	3:23
8.	"Creme"	Harlow Brown Paul Blanco Nathan Ward II	Jenius Blanco	2:36
9.	"Same Guy" (featuring Adam Levine)	Harlow Adam Levine Braden Watt Morgan Ward II	Watt JetsonMade[a] Nemo Achida[a] Carlos Homs[b]	2:44
10.	"Route 66" (featuring EST Gee)	Harlow George Stone III Morgan Michael "Foreign Teck" Hernandez Dondre "Neeko Baby" Moore Khaleel "1st Class" Griffin	JetsonMade Foreign Teck Neeko Baby 1st Class Mantiz[c]	2:33
11.	"Tyler Herro"	Harlow Matthew Samuels Scott Storch Sean Seaton Jahaan Sweet	Boi-1da Storch Neenyo Sweet	2:36
12.	"Luv Is Dro" (featuring Static Major and Bryson Tiller)	Harlow Stephen Garrett Bryson Tiller Kevin "Go Grizzly" Price Alonzo Lee, Jr. Shamar Daugherty Ward II	Go Grizzly The Trak Starz Nemo Achida Squat Beats[c]	2:57
13.	"Whats Poppin"	Harlow Morgan Darryl "Pooh Beatz" Clemons Carlos "LosTheProducer" Goodwin, Jr. John Lucas Ward II	JetsonMade Pooh Beatz LosTheProducer	2:19
14.	"Baxter Avenue"	Harlow Austin Owens James Foye III	Ayo the Producer Keyz Skrillex[b] Nami[c]	3:27
15.	"Whats Poppin (Remix)" (featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne)	Harlow Jonathan Kirk Daystar Peterson Dwayne Carter, Jr. Morgan Clemons Goodwin, Jr. Lucas Ward II	JetsonMade Pooh Beatz LosTheProducer	3:47
Total length:				42:31

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited co-producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies an uncredited additional producer
• "21C / Delta" features additional vocals by Millie Go Lightly, and background vocals by Alexandria Dopson
• "Funny Seeing You Here" features additional vocals by Tess Henley
• "Keep It Light" features spoken word by Maggie Harlow; Jack's mother
• "Same Guy" features additional vocals by Jason Clayborn and The Atmosphere Changers

Sample Credits

• "Rendezvous" contains samples from "Lost for Words", written by George Patterson, as performed by Midnight Movers.
• "Keep It Light" contains samples from "Dirt and Grime", written by Nicholas Smith, as performed by Father's Children.
• "Luv Is Dro" contains samples from "Love Is Dro", written by Stephen Garrett, Alonzo Lee, Jr., and Shamar Daugherty, as performed by Static Major.
• "Baxter Avenue" contains samples from “Glass Hearted”, written by Dylan Teixeira, as performed by Nami.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Thats What They All Say Chart (2020–2022) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 136 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 38 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 3 Irish Albums (OCC)[17] 48 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 18 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 38 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 73 US Billboard 200[21] 5 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for Thats What They All Say Chart (2021) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 93 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 37 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 35 US Billboard 200[26] 51 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 24 2022 year-end chart performance for Thats What They All Say Chart (2022) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 35 US Billboard 200[29] 131 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 77

Certifications

Certifications for Thats What They All Say

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[31]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Gold	7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[34]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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