Jack Harlow disses Kentucky Wildcats at Cardinals’ ‘Louisville Live’ event

Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow is a bona fide celebrity now, confirmed by the worldwide success of hits like “Churchill Downs” and “First Class.”

However he is additionally a Louisville native and a diehard Cardinals fan. Harlow made that clear Friday evening throughout this system’s Midnight Insanity occasion, “Louisville Stay.” Harlow was a decide for the dunk contest when he picked up the microphone and yelled, “F— UK [Kentucky Wildcats].”

The dangerous blood throughout the Kentucky-Louisville sequence shouldn’t be surprising. The battle between the 2 applications is one in all school basketball’s most intense rivalries. However Kentucky has dominated the sequence underneath head coach John Calipari.

New Cardinals head coach Kenny Payne, a former Calipari assistant at Kentucky, mentioned lately that Louisville has to do its half within the rivalry by elevating the expertise pool throughout the program. That is why Friday’s “Louisville Stay” occasion featured Harlow and among the program’s legends in his try and reboot the vitality across the crew.

Harlow has by no means hidden his loyalty to Louisville. Within the video for one in all his early hits, “WHATS POPPIN,” he sports activities a Louisville letter jacket. However he is pals with no less than one notable Kentucky fan.

Grammy Award-winning artist Drake, who can be pals with Calipari, posted an image of himself sporting a Kentucky jersey earlier this week on his Instagram account.

Harlow and Drake, who collaborated on “Churchill Downs,” might need an fascinating dialog after Harlow’s feedback on Friday.