The Kid Laroi turns 18: Hip hop superstar celebrates his milestone birthday at the top of the global charts
The Kid Laroi has turned 18.
And the Australian rapper has already racked up an impressive list of achievements in his music career since his humble beginnings in Waterloo, Sydney.
Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Howard, has been sitting at the top of the U.S. and Australian charts for five straight weeks with his hit single Stay ft. Justin Bieber.
The Kid Laroi turns 18: The Australian hip hop superstar celebrates his milestone birthday today at the top of the U.S. and Australian music charts
Stay and Laroi’s F**k Love mixtape reached No. 1 on the global Billboard charts in early August, making him the youngest Australian artist to achieve this.
He is also the first Australian male solo artist to get to No. 1 after Gotye in 2012 with his song Somebody That I Used to Know.
The rapper was also the youngest artist to top the Australian ARIA album charts in February 2020 with his mixtape.
Wow! The single Stay ft. Justin Bieber and Laroi’s F**k Love mixtape reached No. 1 on the global Billboard charts in early August, making him the youngest Australian artist to achieve this
‘It’s just insane how young he is, and how talented and mature he is,’ music producer Isaac De Boni told The Australian.
De Boni formed record production company FnZ with Aussie producer Michael Mule. The duo produced Stay with Laroi in Los Angeles.
‘He knows what he wants, more so than many adults. Not everyone’s like that,’ continued De Boni.
‘It’s prodigy-type s**t,’ he said. ‘It’s a combination of him just being an insanely hard worker, and talented – and then sometimes the stars just align in the right way.’
‘A combination of him being an insanely hard worker and talented’: Producer Isaac De Boni, who worked with Laroi on Stay, commended the young singer on his talent and dedication
Laroi has 51 million monthly listeners on Spotify, while Stay has crossed more than 316 million streams on the platform.
The artist’s previous single Without You also reached No. 1 on several charts.
It was re-released in April as duet with pop star Miley Cyrus, and the pair performed together on Saturday Night Live.
Helping hand: The artist’s previous single Without You also reached No. 1 on several charts. It was re-released in April as duet with Miley Cyrus, and the pair performed together on SNL
F**k Love and the two issues of the deluxe version titled F**k Love 3: Over You, which includes Stay, have sold at least 1.17 million units since being released in July 2020.
F**k Love 3 was released in late July and includes Stay along with tracks featuring the likes of Lil Durk, Polo G, G Herbo and Mustard.
Laroi has been living in Los Angeles for several years. He celebrated his one-year anniversary with girlfriend Katarina Deme a few weeks ago.
Lovebirds: Laroi has been living in Los Angeles for several years. He celebrated his one-year anniversary with girlfriend Katarina Deme (right) a few weeks ago