Jack Harlow disses Kentucky Wildcats at Cardinals' 'Louisville Live' event

Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow is simply a bona fide superstar now, proven by the planetary occurrence of hits similar "Churchill Downs" and "First Class."

But he's besides a Louisville autochthonal and a diehard Cardinals fan. Harlow made that wide Friday nighttime during the program's Midnight Madness event, "Louisville Live." Harlow was a justice for the dunk contention erstwhile helium picked up the microphone and yelled, "F--- UK [Kentucky Wildcats]."

The atrocious humor wrong the Kentucky-Louisville bid is not unexpected. The conflict betwixt the 2 programs is 1 of assemblage basketball's astir aggravated rivalries. But Kentucky has dominated the bid nether caput manager John Calipari.

New Cardinals caput manager Kenny Payne, a erstwhile Calipari adjunct astatine Kentucky, said precocious that Louisville has to bash its portion successful the rivalry by elevating the endowment excavation wrong the program. That's wherefore Friday's "Louisville Live" lawsuit featured Harlow and immoderate of the program's legends successful his effort to reboot the vigor astir the team.

Harlow has ne'er hidden his loyalty to Louisville. In the video for 1 of his aboriginal hits, "WHATS POPPIN," helium sports a Louisville missive jacket. But he's friends with astatine slightest 1 notable Kentucky fan.

Grammy Award-winning creator Drake, who is besides friends with Calipari, posted a representation of himself wearing a Kentucky jersey earlier this week connected his Instagram account.

I stone Kentucky bluish @Drake 🤝 pic.twitter.com/MwZOrz6JJR

Harlow and Drake, who collaborated connected "Churchill Downs," mightiness person an absorbing speech aft Harlow's comments connected Friday.