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Tom Hardy Just Teamed up With These 90s Hip-Hop Legends for a New Mixtape

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When you think of actors who rap, you probably only think about Will Smith. It’s natural when you have a song as iconic as “Summertime” or “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It“. Maybe you even think about Mark Wahlberg’s brief brush with rap stardom or Timothée Chalamet’s viral moment with UK rapper EsDeeKid. But would you think of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises? Does Venom come to mind? Very rarely would anyone think of Tom Hardy and his connection to hip-hop.

But after showing off his lyrical acumen with some of the best rappers the 90s had to offer, it might be unavoidable now. Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck and duo 7L & Esoteric come back together for another album as Czarface. This time though, they include Tom Hardy in the mix under his alias Frankie........

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