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Tom Hardy reveals himself as masked rap alias Frankie Pulitzer on debut album with Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck

Tom Hardy recites Shakespeare's 'Richard III' in his Bane voice on the album, which also features an X-rated line about Kathy Bates.
Tom Hardy recites Shakespeare's 'Richard III' in his Bane voice on the album, which also features an X-rated line about Kathy Bates.
The 15-track debut album, featuring collaborators including Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Run the Jewels's EL-P, was released alongside Tom Hardy's unmasking on Friday.
The 15-track debut album, featuring collaborators including Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Run the Jewels's EL-P, was released alongside Tom Hardy's unmasking on Friday.

Tom Hardy has released a 15-track debut rap album as Frankie Pulitzer, teaming up with underground hip-hop collective Czarface — comprising Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck and duo 7L & Esoteric. The 48-year-old Oscar nominee wore a full face mask in music videos and promotional materials, having quietly maintained the alias since 2021. Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Run the Jewels's EL-P all feature on 'Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer'.

On 'Grim-Visaged War', Hardy delivers Shakespeare's 'winter of our discontent' monologue from Richard III in his Bane voice.

Hardy raps an X-rated reference to Kathy Bates on 'Mad Technology': 'I'd rather masturbate to Kathy Bates than hear you flow.'

Reddit fans described his secret creative life as 'incredible', pointing out that he had previously uploaded Eminem-style tracks to Soundcloud under other aliases.

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