Indigenous rapper The Kid Laroi is set to become the youngest solo artist to top the Australian charts.
The 2020 version of F * ck Love (Savage), 17, has been steadily climbing the charts and is currently ranked number two.
Industry experts predict that The Kid Laroi, real name Charlton Howard, will reach number one by mid-February.
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Striking goals: Indigenous rapper The Kid Laroi, 17, set to make history as the youngest artist to top the Australian charts with his single F * ck Love
Her debut album also performed well in Britain and the United States, ranking 11th and 13th respectively on Thursday.
F * ck Love only narrowly missed the # 1 spot on the ARIA charts this week, behind a release from the children’s TV show Bluey.
The hip-hop star has already collaborated with great artists, including OneFour, Machine Gun Kelly, Marshmello and his mentor Juice WRLD, who died in late 2019.
So close: F * ck Love only narrowly missed the # 1 spot on the ARIA album chart this week, behind an outing on the children’s TV show Bluey
Success: The Kid Laroi was nominated for Breakthrough Artist, Best Male Artist and Best Hip-Hop Album for F * ck Love at last year’s ARIA Awards
The Kid Laroi was nominated for Breakthrough Artist, Best Male Artist and Best Hip-Hop Album for F * ck Love at last year’s ARIA Awards.
He also secured two spots in Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 2021 with So Done (# 37) and Go feat. WRLD Juice (# 60).
In January, he followed the trend on Twitter after fans realized he had overtaken Kendrick Lamar’s monthly listeners on the music streaming platform Spotify.
The Kid Laroi is currently the 77th most popular artist in the world on Spotify, with 27 million listeners.
Impressive: In January, it followed the trend on Twitter after fans realized it had overtaken Kendrick Lamar’s monthly listeners on the music streaming platform Spotify
Following his dream: He rose to fame in 2018 at the age of 15 as a finalist in the Unearthed High competition for high school musicians on Australian radio station Triple J
Mentor: In 2019, he opened shows in Sydney and Melbourne for the late rapper Juice WRLD (pictured August 2018), and was subsequently signed by Juice managers, Grade A Productions
He rose to fame in 2018 at the age of 15 as a finalist in the Unearthed High competition for high school musicians on Australian radio station Triple J.
In 2019, he opened shows in Sydney and Melbourne for the late rapper Juice WRLD, and was subsequently signed by Juice managers, Grade A Productions.
After Juice WRLD’s death, The Kid Laroi secured an A-level recording contract with Sony Music and moved from Sydney to Los Angeles with his family.
Go Up: After Juice WRLD’s death at the end of 2019, The Kid Laroi entered into an A-level recording deal with Sony Music and moved from Sydney to Los Angeles with his family.
Praise: In January, Elton John (pictured) told The Kid Laroi he was ‘going to be one of the greatest artists around the world’ in an episode of his Apple Music radio show, Rocket Hour
In January, Elton John told The Kid Laroi that he was “ going to be one of the greatest artists around the world ” on an episode of his Apple Music radio show, Rocket Hour.
“ You are already huge, but I hope you realize what will happen to you in 2021, ” the legendary 73-year-old singer-songwriter said.
Kid Laroi is part of the Gomeroi / Kamilaroi / Gamilaroi community of the northern interior of New South Wales, and his rapper name “Laroi” refers to his roots.
Indigenous: Kid Laroi is part of the Gomeroi / Kamilaroi / Gamilaroi community of the northern interior of New South Wales, and his rapper name ‘Laroi’ refers to his roots