Tom Hardy Raps About Comic Book Villains, Does Bane Voice on New Album

Key Points:

• Tom Hardy, known for his tough movie roles, has released a collaborative rap album titled “Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer” with the underground group Czarface, which includes 7L & Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck.
• Under his rap alias Frankie Pulitzer, Hardy incorporates numerous film and comic book references in his lyrics, drawing from his roles as Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises” and Venom in the Spider-Man franchise.
• Songs like “Raw Forever” and “Mad Technology” feature nods to films such as “Bringing Out the Dead,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” and Stephen King adaptations, as well as comic characters like Doctor Doom and Thor.
• Hardy also recites Shakespeare’s “Richard III” monologue in the track “Grim-Visaged War” and includes a “Titanic” reference in “Gnawing at My Rhyme Like a Poisonous Rat,” showcasing his diverse cultural influences.
• Although Hardy has not publicly discussed his rap career, he has previously collaborated with Czarface and released an unreleased album in 1999 under the name Tommy No 1, which surfaced online in 2018.