LONDON: Actor Tom Hardy released his debut full-length rap album, “Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer,” with hip-hop group Czarface on Friday, August 28, under his Frankie Pulitzer alias.
The 15-track record features Busta Rhymes on “Raw Forever,” Method Man on “Mad Technology” and El-P on “Dragon Cannon.” Singer Kendra Morris also appears on “Frankie.”
One of the album’s most distinctive tracks is “Grim-Visaged War.” Entertainment Weekly reported that Hardy delivers part of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” using the vocal style associated with Bane, his character in the 2012 film “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Hardy’s verses also draw heavily on film, comics and literature. The album includes references to Marvel characters, Martin Scorsese films, Stephen King stories and other pop-culture material.
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The collaboration was several years in the making. Hardy had previously appeared as Frankie Pulitzer on Czarface material before the group developed a full album around the persona.
Czarface’s official store lists the album’s release date as August 28, 2026. The project was issued through Silver Age and is available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl.
