The Kid Laroi

Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), professionally known as the Kid Laroi (stylised as The Kid LAROI.), is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Sydney, but raised in rural Australia, he originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with late rapper Juice Wrld, who mentored him while he was on tour in Australia. Laroi gained a local following before signing to Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions. He became known outside Australia with his song "Let Her Go", and gained further popularity with his song "Go" featuring Juice Wrld, which peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut mixtape F*ck Love (2020) peaked at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts[4] and number 3 on the US Billboard 200.[5]

The Kid Laroi
Birth nameCharlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard[1]
Born (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003[2]
Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia[3]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated actsJuice Wrld • Lil Bibby

Early life

Charlton Kenneth Jeffery Howard was born on 17 August 2003 in Waterloo, a suburb near Redfern in the inner south of Sydney.[6][7][8] He is Kamilaroi (or Gamilaraay) indigenous ancestry through his great-great-grandfather, from which he derived his artist name "Laroi".[9][10][11][12] His parents are Nick Howard, a music producer and sound engineer, who has worked with Nelly, Fat Joe, Common, Fabolous, Joe Budden amongst others, and Sloane Howard, a model manager and music executive. Howard's great-great grandfather was a part of the Stolen Generation; he was taken from his family, placed into a white family and was told he was Spanish because of his darker complexion. He later found out that he was Aboriginal when he was 18.[13]

Howard attended the highly selective, prestigious private school Australian Performing Arts Grammar School. He spent much of his childhood relocating around New South Wales. He moved to Broken Hill, a remote outback town, at the age of seven, living with his mother and uncle at the time.[6] When he was 11, Howard's uncle was murdered, and his mother moved back to Waterloo. Howard began to take music more seriously and started rapping around the age of 13, citing that music was a method of escaping from his family struggles. From a young age, his mother would play him music by the Fugees, Erykah Badu and Tupac.[14]

Career

2015–2019: Career beginnings and record deal

In 2015, Laroi, going by the mononymous stage name Charlton, at the time, met his former mentor and producer named Marcus, better known as DJ Ladykiller. He performed at Marcus’ party to positive reception, and would be managed by him. They eventually formed a duo called Dream Team, and Laroi adopted his current stage name. The duo garnered local attention and performed near the Adelaide area. For unknown reasons, the duo disbanded. Laroi was then discovered by DJ Ziggy and was signed to his ART Management label. Laroi's debut EP, "14 With a Dream" was released in 2018. In the same year, Laroi garnered attention after becoming a finalist in the Triple J Unearthed high competition.[15][16] He later signed a record deal with American rapper Lil Bibby's record label Grade A Productions and Columbia Records in 2019.[17] Laroi was mentored by rapper Juice Wrld while he supported him on his Australian national tours in 2018 and 2019.[18][19][20][21] In December 2019, Laroi gained international attention when the music video for his song "Let Her Go" was uploaded on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel.

2020: F*ck Love

In 2020, his song "Diva" featuring Lil Tecca was also uploaded on Lyrical Lemonade. It quickly amassed more than 20 million views. In March 2020, he released "Addison Rae", a song named after the popular TikTok user of the same name. In April 2020, he collaborated with rapper Lil Tjay on the song "Fade Away". On 12 June 2020, Laroi released his highly anticipated collaboration with the late Juice Wrld, titled "Go".[22] It became his first charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 52. In July, he was featured on Juice Wrld's posthumous album Legends Never Die on the song, "Hate the Other Side", which debuted at number 10 on the Hot 100, becoming his first top-ten. On 17 July, Laroi released "Tell Me Why", a tribute track to Juice Wrld, and the second single from his F*ck Love mixtape, which released on 24 July and debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200. In October 2020, Laroi released the single "So Done". It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following month, a deluxe edition of the mixtape titled F*ck Love (Savage) was released.[23] It included seven new songs with appearances by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Internet Money, Marshmello, and Machine Gun Kelly. The release was accompanied with a surprise music video for the track, "Always Do".[24] The deluxe version propelled the mixtape to number 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed Laroi several new Billboard Hot 100 singles. On 8 December 2020, Laroi released the Juice Wrld collaboration, "Reminds Me of You", on the first anniversary of Juice Wrld's death. The song samples Kim Petras's song "Reminds Me".[25]

In February 2021, The Kid Laroi made ARIA Charts history as he became the youngest Australian solo artist to hit #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart; at 17 years, 5 months and 22 days.[4]

Personal life

Laroi currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his mother and younger brother, Austin.[3] On 2 January 2021, Laroi announced his relationship with Katarina Demetriades.[26]

Discography

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with release date, label and selected chart positions shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[27]		 BEL
(FL)
[28]		 CAN
[29]		 IRE
[30]		 NZ
[31]		 UK
[32]		 US
[33]
F*ck Love 1
[34]		11352103

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
Title EP details
14 with a Dream

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with year released and selected chart positions shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[27]		 CAN
[39]		 IRE
[40]		 NZ
[41]		 NOR
[42]		 UK
[32]		 US
[43]		 US
R&B/HH
[44]
"Blessings"[45] 2018 ———————— 14 with a Dream
"Winning" 2019 ———————— Non-album singles
"Let Her Go"[46] ————————
"Diva"
(featuring Lil Tecca)[47]		 2020 76———[upper-alpha 1]————
"Addison Rae"[49] 76———[upper-alpha 2]————
"Go Dumb"
(with Y2K featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden)[50]		 ————[upper-alpha 3]————
"Fade Away"
(with Lil Tjay)[51]		 73———[upper-alpha 4]————
"Go"
(with Juice Wrld)		 23404232—435222 F*ck Love
"Tell Me Why" 498677—[upper-alpha 5]———[upper-alpha 6]—
"Need You Most (So Sick)"[56] 79———[upper-alpha 7]————
"So Done" 624231743859— F*ck Love (Savage)
"Reminds Me of You"
(with Juice Wrld)		 —5648—[upper-alpha 8]—638926 TBA
"Without You" 21539124744 F*ck Love (Savage)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[61]		 NZ
Hot
[41]
"Costa Rica (Remix)"
(Bankrol Hayden featuring the Kid Laroi)[62]		 2020 —40 Pain Is Temporary
"Hell Bent"
(Tokyo's Revenge featuring the Kid Laroi)[63]		 —— 7ven
"My City"
(Onefour featuring the Kid Laroi)[64]		 28— Against All Odds
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs
List of non-single chart appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[27]		 CAN
[39]		 IRE
[40]		 NZ
Hot
[41]		 UK
[32]		 US
[43]		 US
R&B/HH
[44]
"Hate the Other Side"
(Juice Wrld and Marshmello featuring Polo G and the Kid Laroi)		 2020 1512—3—[upper-alpha 9]108 Legends Never Die
"Maybe" 84——13——— F*ck Love
"Wrong"
(featuring Lil Mosey)		 5498906——[upper-alpha 10]—
"Not Fair"
(featuring Corbin)		 92——12———
"Speak"
(Internet Money featuring the Kid Laroi)		 ———16——— B4 the Storm
"Pikachu" 81—————[upper-alpha 11]— F*ck Love (Savage)
"Tragic"
(featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Internet Money)		 4159—2—7630
"Always Do" 3448391668333
"Feel Something"
(featuring Marshmello)		 7893————[upper-alpha 12]—
"F*ck You, Goodbye"
(featuring Machine Gun Kelly)		 5464—6—9941
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Kid Laroi has received 3 nominations.[69]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
2020 F*ck Love Best Male Artist Nominated Archie Roach - Tell Me Why
Breakthrough Artist Nominated Lime Cordiale - 14 Steps to a Better You
Best Hip Hop Release Nominated Sampa The Great - The Return

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2020[70][71] F*ck Love Australian Album of the Year Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[72] Himself Best Australian Act Nominated

Notes
  1. "Diva" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[41]
  2. "Addison Rae" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[41]
  3. "Go Dumb" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number twenty-nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[41]
  4. "Fade Away" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[41]
  5. "Tell Me Why" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[54]
  6. "Tell Me Why" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[55]
  7. "Need You Most (So Sick)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number ten on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[54]
  8. "Reminds Me of You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[59]
  9. "Hate the Other Side" did not enter the Uk Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Uk Streaming Top 100.[65]
  10. "Wrong" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[66]
  11. "Pikachu" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[67]
  12. "Feel Something" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[68]

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