Should Jack Harlow be able to say the n-word?

Lucas, do the Obama voice. Is there something you'd like me to say in particular? The N-word? Say it with the accent.

What? In—in the impression? In the impression. Oh God. Oh, like, "Michelle, if you don't get me—if, if you order Papa John's, you, Michelle, tell this young Jack Harlow in a costume looking ass [bleep] to shut up." I thought he was going to say, "Looking ass [bleep]." Hey, Michelle, I'm going out with my for a drink right quick. Hey, Michelle, I'm going out for a drink right quick. With [Laughter] my— This is the last stop with Kareem Rahma. This episode is presented by Recess M with guests wild ass white boy Assad Ben-Bo, respected writer that we can't believe agreed to appear on this show, Z Ton Thomas Jr., joined by even wilder ass white boy Daddy and Lucas. Will he say it? Arnold and your host, Kareem Rahma.

What's up, everyone? Welcome to The Last Stop, the most sophisticated show about the stupidest subject. I'm your host Kareem Rahma. Jack Harlow. The N-word. To some, they're the greatest duo since peanut butter and jelly. Now, in case you've been living under a rock, Jack Harlow is a very popular rapper, but here's the twist: he's white. Historically, white rappers have been Eminem or Weird Al, Envic, and that's it. I guess the guy who did "Informer" too, but he's a white Jamaican, and that's a whole different story. Y'all know that? Oh, he's Canadian.

He's Canadian. Never mind. But despite what Reddit says, it's a great time to be white. I know from experience. Here's the thing: Jack Harlow is so good at being white that he's been nominated for multiple BET Awards. That's like a Black actor winning an Oscar. It never happens, but when it does, you know it's talent. Now, again, in case you've been living under a rock, the N-word is a racial slur, so the argument here is: should Jack Harlow be able to say the N-word? I say sure, I give him a pass. Of course, my passes are more meaningless than his lyrics and they have real consequences. In fact, I gave the pass to Kramer and I apologize. With great power comes great responsibility. If you're not Black and you're singing along to a song that has the N-word, it's a time when you've got to give a moment of silence or replace it with a different word. Like, whenever I sing my favorite song, NWA's "In Paris," I replace the N-word with the word "friend." So I ball so hard [bleep], want to find me, but first my friends got to find me. But can Jack Harlow sing the N-word? Can he use it in his own lyrics? Can he use it casually in everyday conversations or in his group chat with the homies? That's the question today. Does Jack Harlow have an untouchable status to use the N-word? To answer that question, I've invited a panel of four white experts to discuss it. All right, guys, bring me the take. Bring me the take. Bring me the take. Do you guys need any, uh, historical context on the N-word or...?

Yeah, why not? Tell us. I don't know any. I don't know anything. I think Jack Harlow should be able to say the N-word.

Don't have an opinion on this one? He's just donated so much to the Black community, and I think it's fine.

Wait, you think if you donate enough money, n—just like enough of time and effort and the things and sacrifice that he's given to the Black community, and that's what makes him allowed? So not because he's a pretty good rapper? No, bro, but he's the John Brown of our time.

What about DJ Khaled, bro? No, that guy is crazy. No, he sucks.

What about French Montana? I'm only asking because Arab, and they say it. I mean, N, bro. That's insane. They're terrible. No, I know. Never. But Jack Harlow? Have you heard his music? Yeah, oh my God, it's amazing.

So you are bestowing upon him the N-word pass? Yeah, bro. I, I think he's Black actually. He's not Black. You should look it up. Do your research, and maybe you'll know he's more valid to say it than like Drake or anybody like that, you know?

What? I agree, bro.

Why? People shouldn't even be able to listen to rap music. Wait, what?

Well, I mean, I don't—maybe they should be able to make it still. Okay, so white people can make rap music, but they shouldn't be able to listen to it except for Jack Harlow? He should be able to say the N-word in the rap music. That guy is awesome.

Okay, all right. I agree with you. I'm in. You know what? You make it impassion—ple. Nothing I said was wrong.

Do you stand by? Go ahead, D. When I—no, the one part that I agree with is when I first saw Jack Harlow back when he had like the curls and [bleep], I thought maybe he was just really light-skinned or something. I didn't think he was a white dude. But then I heard his voice, and I was like, "Nah, that's a white boy." So I disagree. I don't think he should be allowed to say it ever, and he should retire.

Oh, retire as well? Not make any music ever? Yeah, I don't think we need Jack Harlow. He once—once he got too confident, and then Black girls were saying like "white boy summer" and stuff. I'm not with it. Jack Harlow is going to end the reproduction of the Black race.

It sound like you jealous. Who? So, so, so, at least I'm not jealous of these, uh, Black rappers taking white girls. You know, I'm jealous of the white rappers taking our women. That's what I'm saying.

That's like reverse. But how are they taking our women really? You. They. It's under their own. Women got choices. Women got choice. They got choices. They got choices. But some [bleep] chose slavery. I ain't going to say—I agree with everybody's choice, you know? There was Coons on the plantation.

So you're saying every Black woman that chooses a white man is a [bleep]? I think every Black woman chooses a white man is, uh, she, she hates her.

You saying Megan Markle [bleep]? Megan Markle ain't even Black. I don't know. I try to think of another Black lady that, uh, has a, has a white boyfriend.

See, see? This one, you, you trying to—you want us to end up like this? Your mom. Your mom. Your mom's Black. Yeah. Yeah, his mom is Black.

So you're saying his mom is a [bleep]? I'm saying—I'm saying we don't. I'm saying we don't. I'm saying this is not what Black people should look like.

Pretty. That's a great question, Pretty. F, Lucas, do I identify as Black? Uh, I, I do not identify as Black. No, I identify as mix or white.

Um, see, I, I don't know if I would go so far as to say African-American even though my mom is from Africa. To your [bleep], G.

So, oh, so your mom's African? She's from Sudan? Oh, okay. Yeah. And your dad's from New Jersey?

Okay, two very Black areas. Yeah. And where are you from?

I'm from, uh, Troy, New York, like Upstate New York. You're not from—you're not like, "Oh, like we're in Africa. I'm so Black I don't even know slavery happened. I couldn't even tell you." Okay. And you—I'm, I'm Serian. I'm West African M. So I was I was born and raised there. But you—you look you look like Somali or something. That's why I was asking.

Oh, no, my mom's also Puerto Rican, but she, she say she's like a—but, but, but she'll say she's like a—she'll say she's like a Black Puerto Rican, like Afro-Latino type thing. Oh, yeah. Yeah, she claim—she claimed I'm 18% Ethiopian.

18%? That's because you're from Egypt? So that means just you just got family that might have just slept with an Ethiopian one time? No, I know. And Daddy, me, uh, my family's from the Congo and Sagal. So all our claim to Blackness here is like—do I have a claim to Blackness? That's actually why I wanted to do this episode. I'm looking to get bestowed upon the P—the pass from my four Black Brothers. We got a pretty interesting diaspora right now, right?

Right, so I'm here to try out? I'm here for the try outs. I'm here representing the shallow end of the pool. It's a spectrum, right?

Right, and I just want to be in it. I can see the disdain in your eyes when you when you disected me as part of the spectrum.

I, it wasn't disdain. It was—as it was utter confusion. Like I was like, "So valid, dude." That's so—I was totally thrown off. I was also thrown off. Even though I knew you're were Black, you're not Black. That's all right. I respect. I respect. I respect.

It must be confusing, though. Confusing for who? For you? How so? Because you're Black, I mean, but you don't look like it.

Yeah, I mean, it it's it makes sense to me. But like, so it's not that confusing? Yeah, no, it's confusing for people outside of my—