Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Tom Hardy Releases Surprise Rap Album as Frankie Pulitzer
Tom Hardy is a famous actor who also makes music.
He uses the musical name Frankie Pulitzer.
He has released a rap album called Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.
The album has 15 songs.
It was made with the hip-hop group Czarface and Inspectah Deck.
Busta Rhymes and Method Man also appear on the project.
Some songs mention characters, writers and movies, including Green Goblin and Shakespeare.
One song includes Hardy reciting part of Richard III.
Another song contains an explicit reference to Kathy Bates.
Tom Hardy has released the 15-track rap album Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.
The album is a collaboration with hip-hop group Czarface and Inspectah Deck.
Guests include Busta Rhymes and Method Man.
Songs reference Green Goblin, Shakespeare, Stephen King and several films.
On “Grim-Visaged War,” Hardy recites a monologue from Shakespeare’s Richard III in a voice resembling Bane.
- Who
- Actor Tom Hardy, performing as Frankie Pulitzer, with Czarface and Inspectah Deck.
- What
- The release of the 15-track collaborative rap album Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.
- Why
- Hardy is pursuing another creative identity and has stepped into music.
- Artist alias
- Frankie Pulitzer
- Album
- Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer
- Track count
- 15 tracks
- Collaborators
- Czarface, comprising 7L & Esoteric, and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck
- Guest artists
- Busta Rhymes and Method Man
- Notable references
- Green Goblin, Shakespeare, Stephen King, Doctor Doom, Bringing Out the Dead and Dog Day Afternoon
- Shakespeare performance
- Hardy recites a monologue from Richard III on “Grim-Visaged War.”