In 2018, Laroi was a finalist in the Triple J Unearthed competition, which led to him being discovered by American rapper Lil Bibby and signed to his Grade A Productions label.

Since then he’s had 17 singles chart in the Australian Aria top 50, the biggest three being ‘Go’ (with Juice WRLD), ‘So Done,’ and ‘Without You.’ These are staggering achievements, and The Kid Laroi’s breakthrough is undoubtedly a big deal for Australian hip-hop. It made him the youngest solo artist ever to top ARIA’s albums chart, earned him three ARIA Music Award nominations (Best Male Artist, Breakthrough Artist, and Best Hip Hop Release), and a J Award nomination for Australian Album of the Year. It went to number one in Australia and several northern European countries, number two in New Zealand, number three on the American Billboard 200 chart, number 10 in the UK, and more. Born Charlton Howard in Waterloo, Sydney, The Kid Laroi was only 16 when his first mixtape, ‘F*ck Love’, was released in July 2020. It marked his meteoric rise from relative obscurity to worldwide fame.

Although 2020 was a challenge for most of us, for The Kid Laroi it was a year made in heaven.

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