In a recent interview with No Jumper’s Sharp, Le’Veon Bell opened up about his rap career and his attempts to collaborate with Louisville native and rapper Jack Harlow. Bell shared how Harlow respectfully declined not one but two feature requests, appreciating the artist’s honest feedback on the tracks he sent over. Unlike other artists who may have accepted for monetary gains, Harlow proved to be different.
According to Bell, he sent two songs to Jack Harlow, but both were turned down. Harlow’s response to the first track was straightforward, “Nah bro, this one ain’t it.” Undeterred, Bell tried again with a second song, but Harlow responded, “Hey, you’re close on this one, but it still ain’t it.” Despite the rejections, Bell respected Harlow’s stance on maintaining artistic integrity and not merely doing features for financial reasons.
In July, Le’Veon Bell took to Twitter to express his disappointment with other artists, Moneybagg Yo and Stunna4Vegas, for not putting their best efforts into the features they sent back. Bell revealed that he chose not to release the tracks with these artists as he didn’t feel they met his standards of quality work.
He emphasized that only artists like Drake, SZA, or Rihanna could potentially get away with such lack of effort. Bell’s tweet read, “Moneybagg & Stunna4Vegas, I paid both for .. decided not to drop these tracks with these guys because honestly, I didn’t like their verses. Feel like they just went in the booth and recorded something as fast as they could to get a quick couple bands .. Koudos, y’all got it.”
The experience with Jack Harlow, however, proved to be different. Bell acknowledged that unless an artist was on the level of Drake, SZA, or Rihanna, putting in genuine effort was essential before he would release a collaborative track. Harlow’s honest feedback and refusal to compromise on the quality of his work made a lasting impression on Bell.
