Kid Laroi’s musical style has been defined as a unique blend of ‘rap emo’, trap and R&B.
But many fans of the Sydney-born rapper, 17, still struggle to label his unique speaking accent.
Laroi, real name Charlton Howard, has increased his natural Australian accent over the past few years and now speaks with a Chicago twist.
‘They just didn’t get it’: The Kid Laroi, 17, revealed to YouTube channel Zach Sang Show on Tuesday that he was forced to adopt American vocal inflections and terminology as he lived in the United States because no one could understand what he was saying.
Discussing his accent with YouTube channel Zach Sang Show on Tuesday, Laroi explained that he was forced to adopt American vocal inflections and terminology while living in the United States because no one could understand what he said.
‘I heard [my accent] It’s like a mix of all these different things, because I’m from Australia, and obviously you can probably hear it in a lot of words … but I’ve been in America for a long time, ”he said. .
The musician, real name Charlton Howard, explained: ‘A lot of my friends are from Chicago so I [use] a lot of Chicago slang … because that’s how I communicate with them.
Dazzling smile: Laroi’s YouTube appearance also presented a great opportunity for fans to behold his new glittering white veneers
“ Because I say a lot of things, that when I first came here they just didn’t understand … so I realized really quickly that I wasn’t going to be able to teach them, in their own country, how I speak and how to communicate with me, ”he added.
Laroi’s YouTube appearance also presented a great opportunity for fans to contemplate his new glittering white veneers.
Earlier this month, Laroi proudly told Instagram fans he was happy to say goodbye to his crooked and mischievous smile.
Teeth are fixed, Ima is smiling for no reason: Earlier this month Laroi proudly told Instagram fans that he was happy to say goodbye to his once crooked smile. In the photo on the left before the veneers, in the photo on the right with the veneers
Teeth are fixed, Ima smiles for no reason [sic]he wrote alongside a photo of himself showing off his mega-watts chompers.
Born in Waterloo, Sydney, Laroi grew up in relative poverty, spending his formative years in a housing commission block and surfing on a couch with his mother.
He started rapping at the age of 13, primarily as an outlet to deal with his family struggles and the death of his uncle two years earlier.
Rise to Fame: Born in Waterloo, Sydney, Laroi grew up in relative poverty, spending his formative years in a housing commission block and surfing on a couch with his mother, Sloane (right)
He had modest success as a finalist in Australian radio station Triple J’s Unearthed High competition, but his real breakthrough came when he was signed as the labelmate of international rap sensation Juice Wrld at Grade A Productions. in 2019.
The duo quickly became close, with Laroi even referring to Juice Wrld as his ‘big brother’ after being selected to support him on the Sydney and Melbourne stages of his Australian tour in November 2019.
Fate took a cruel turn and a few weeks later, on December 8, Juice Wrld passed away at the age of 21, after suffering a seizure at Chicago Midway International Airport.
Celebrity Approval: He had modest success as a finalist in Australian radio station Triple J’s Unearthed High competition, but his real breakthrough came when he was signed as the international sensation’s label mate of rap Juice Wrld (pictured) at Grade A Productions in 2019
Tragic: Fate took a cruel turn and a few weeks later, on December 8, Juice Wrld passed away at the age of 21, after suffering a seizure at Chicago Midway International Airport.
Before his death, Juice Wrld recorded a verse for GO, the lead single from Laroi’s first mixtape, knowing full well the teenager would become famous overnight.
That’s exactly what he did when it was released in June 2020, and in the blink of an eye, the talented Waterloo underdog had a single on the US Billboard Hot 100 – surpassing megastar Justin Bieber to which he has been compared – a feat that many artists never can. dream to achieve.
He became the youngest Australian to have a number one album on the ARIA charts with the release of F * ck Love (Savage) in July 2020.
Before his death, Juice recorded a verse for GO, the first single from Laroi’s first mixtape, F * ck Love, knowing full well the teenager would become famous overnight.
The record was set at number three in the United States
The following month, Laroi signed a recording contract with Sony Music and moved from Sydney to Los Angeles with his family.
The Kid Laroi is now the world’s 77th most popular artist on Spotify, with 27 million listeners, and many of his songs have gone viral hits on TikTok.
The Kid Laroi (pictured with girlfriend Katarina Deme) is the world’s 77th most popular artist on Spotify, with 27 million listeners
