Tom Hardy is getting back into the rap game.
The 48-year-old English actor is teaming up with the hip-hop trio Czarface—consisting of Inspectah Deck, 7L, and Esoteric—as his rap persona Frankie Pulitzer for a full-length album. The album, titled Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer, is due to drop on August 28, but fans can get a preview of what to expect with the first single, “Brothers Grimm,” now.
Hardy has been flirting with a rap career for some time now, previously teaming up with Czarface on tracks as early as 2021 on their Good Guys, Bad Guys EP, several of which appeared in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The new project is also set to feature appearances from Method Man, EL-O, and Busta Rhymes.
Czarface has a history of collaborating with other artists for full-length projections, including two albums with the late MF Doom, one with Ghostface Killah, and the Kool Keith collaborative record Everybody Eats! in 2024. Hardy previously explored a career in hip-hop early into his acting trajectory, performing under the name Tommy No 1 + Eddie Too Tall with his friend Edward Tracy. They recorded a mixtape, Falling On Your Arse, in 1999, but it only saw the light of day in 2018. This is his first studio album, however.
The news of his new rap album comes not long after Hardy was caught up in drama involving his hit TV series MobLand. It was initially reported that the actor was fired from the show after clashing with producers, but it was later announced that the team was working with Hardy to bring him back for Season 3 of the series.
Check out the first single from Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer above.
