| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kidlaroi_4.png]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), better-known as The Kid LAROI, is an Australian rapper and singer, whose work blends emo rap with mainstream pop. He is Aboriginal Australian, being part of the Gamilaraay (or Kamilaroi) people, with his heritage inspiring his artistic name. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Originally gaining attention in the late 2010s as the teenage protege of the late Music/JuiceWRLD (with whom he shared a label and management team), he started gaining mainstream pop success in 2020-21 with hits such as "Go" (with Juice WRLD), "So Done" and "Without You". In the summer of 2021, he released his biggest hit, "Stay", a duet with Music/JustinBieber that went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained there for over a year. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !!Discography |
| 8 | * ''14 and a Dream'' (2018) (mixtape) |
| 9 | * ''Fuck Love'' (2020) (mixtape) |
| 10 | * ''Fuck Love (Savage)'' (2020) (mixtape) |
| 11 | * ''Fuck Love 3: Over You'' (2021) (mixtape) |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !!His work includes the following tropes: |
| 14 | * BoastfulRap: Many of his songs. |
| 15 | * BreakupSong: Several of his most popular songs, including "Without You", "So Done" and "Need You Most". |
| 16 | * CelebritySong: "Addison Rae", named for [[Creator/AddisonRae the [=TikTok=] star]]. |
| 17 | * CoverVersion: "Reminds Me of You" is an example of this combined with a CelebrityElegy, being a cover of Music/KimPetras' "Remind Me", but featuring Music/JuiceWRLD's verse from the original song. |
| 18 | ** He covered {{Music/Drake}}'s "Shot for Me" in 2021 for Spotify. |
| 19 | * TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: "Reminds Me of You", his cover of Music/KimPetras' "Remind Me", turns an "anti-Valentine's Day breakup song" into a CelebrityElegy for his late [[Main/TheMentor mentor]] Music/JuiceWRLD. |
| 20 | * TheMentor: The late Music/JuiceWRLD. |
| 21 | * {{Sampling}}: |
| 22 | ** "Need You Most" samples "So Sick" by Music/NeYo |
| 23 | ** "Still Chose You" samples "By Any Means" by Jorja Smith |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Music / TheKidLaroi
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
