Jack Harlow meets up with Skilla Baby, Cadillac Dale during Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game
Jack Harlow meets up with Skilla Baby and Cadillac Dale on the Ford Field sidelines following Harlow’s halftime set at the Detroit Lions’ game on Nov. 23, 2023.
If you caught Jack Harlow’s performance during Thursday’s Detroit Lions game, you may have picked up on a quick tribute near the end.
“Big shout-out to Cadillac Dale and Skilla Baby,” the rapper said before launching into his latest hit.
Cadillac Dale, the veteran Detroit singer-songwriter-producer, is the genius behind the catchy hook in Harlow’s hit song “Lovin on Me,” debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s hip-hop chart. The song features a sample of Dale’s 1995 R&B track “Whatever (Bass Solique).”
Thursday, just before Harlow’s halftime set at the nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game, Cadillac Dale got a chance to meet the Kentucky rapper for the first time. The two warmly greeted each other on the Ford Field sidelines.
“Thank you,” Harlow said as he grasped Dale’s shoulders.
“Thank you, man,” the white-bearded Detroit singer replied, adding that the success of Harlow’s single is having a big impact on him and his family.
Harlow noted that the 1995 song’s beat and melody made the writing easy when he embarked on “Lovin on Me.”
Cadillac Dale is planning a re-release of the original song. He aims to venture into sampling and collaboration opportunities with music publishing companies for his throwback 1990s style songs.
“He’s got more than 100 songs we’ll be trying to connect people with,” said his manager, Toya Hankins.
Cadillac Dale has a writing credit on the Harlow hit, where he’s listed under his legal name, Delbert Greer. In 1995, as “Dale,” he released “Soulful Moaning 95,” featuring the hit “Whatever” on the independent label Futuristic Records, aiming to introduce the New Jack Swing vibe to Detroit.
Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” was built on a sped-up sample of the 1995 song’s vocals and fat, slinky bass line.
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Jack Harlow gave a shout-out to rising Detroit artist Skilla Baby, a protégé of fellow Detroit rapper Sada Baby. The chorus of “Lovin on Me” features its own salute to Skilla Baby: “I get love in Detroit like Skilla Baby,” Harlow raps.
Harlow and Skilla Baby also met up before the halftime set.
Harlow was joined by the Detroit Lions cheerleaders for his Thanksgiving show at halftime of the Lions’ battle with the Green Day Packers, performing the songs “Tyler Herro,” “Whats Poppin,” “Industry Baby” and “First Class” before wrapping with “Lovin on Me.”
Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or [email protected].
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