The Kid LAROI

Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born August 17th, of 2003), professionally known as The Kid Laroi (spelled as The Kid LAROI.), is an Australian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in Sydney, but raised in rural Australia, he originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with rapper Juice Wrld. Juice mentored him while he was on tour in Australia. He is also known for his songs "Let Her Go", "Diva" (featuring Lil Tecca), "Addison Rae", "Tell Me Why", "Wrong" (featuring Lil Mosey) and "So Done". His debut mixtape F*ck Love (2020) peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. The Kid LAROI rose to international fame in 2020 with his single "Go" featuring Juice Wrld, which peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life
Charlton Howard was born to an Indigenous Australian mother and a French father. He is a member of the Kamilaroi (or Gamilaraay) people, from which he derived his artist name "Laroi".

Laroi was born on 17 August 2003 in Waterloo, a suburb near Redfern in the inner south of Sydney, Australia. His mother and uncle raised him. He then moved to Broken Hill, a remote outback town, at the age of 7. When he was 11, Laroi moved back to Waterloo and two years later he started his music career. From a young age, his mother would play him music by the Fugees, Erykah Badu and Tupac.

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. On August 13th, 2018 uploaded his first song, Disconnect. He later signed a record deal with American rapper Lil Bibby's record label Grade A Productions and Columbia Records in 2019. Laroi was mentored by rapper Juice Wrld while he supported him on his Australian national tours in 2018 and 2019. 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". 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. 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". The deluxe version propelled the mixtape to number 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed Laroi several new Billboard Hot 100 singles.

Personal life
Laroi currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his mother and younger brother, Austin.

Singles that The Kid Laroi has made:
(Him starring, not featured)

Facts:

 * 1) ^ "Diva" did not chart on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but did peak at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 5) ^ "Tell Me Why" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 8) ^ "Hate the Other Side" did not enter the Uk Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the UK Streaming Top 100.
 * 9) ^ "Wrong" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

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.

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.

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.