The musician and actor wasn’t afraid to get vulnerable on his independent release, ‘Last Name: Pope.’
Jeremy Pope wears a Valentino coat, shorts, and socks; Rolex watch. Photograph by Jamie Hawkesworth for W magazine, 2023.
Pope’s EP, out June 21, began taking shape in 2020 during recording sessions in his closet or hotel rooms. Lockdown gave the Tony-, Emmy-, Grammy-nominated star the space to “allow things to flow under no pressure to get to what feels right.” The result is a revelatory, sultry, funky mix of R&B and mellow house. “It was therapy and an exercise in confidence because it’s a lot–arriving at feeling bold enough to put out music,” says the 31-year-old. “But I got to talk my shit.
Inner child Jeremy was terrified, because I was like, “I’m going to be in my drawers. What’s my mom going to think?” But there’s a freedom in arriving in my Blackness and in my queerness. A couple years ago, this would’ve been the most terrifying thing, because I would’ve felt outed. But when the offer came, I was grounded in peace. I tried to root myself in, “This is going to affirm someone.” And I know how important visibility is.
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