The Kid Laroi’s surprising life story has been revealed in a new docuseries. The Australian rapper’s rapid rise to fame is outlined in Amazon’s new docuseries, “Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named Laroi.”
“Nobody would believe where I was only three years ago,” the Hip-Hop artist said in the trailer for the show.
The series closely examines Kid Laroi’s life, from his hardscrabble beginnings in Sydney, Australia and the Australian outback to sold-out world tours and collaborations with some of the biggest names in the music industry.
“I can’t wait for audiences to see this behind-the-scenes portrayal of my journey, which perfectly encapsulates some of the most rewarding and challenging years of my life and career so far,” he said.
The series trailer included footage of The Kid Laroi talking about his former mentor, rapper Juice Wrld, who died in December 2019 from an overdose of oxycodone and codeine. The Kid Laroi was with him when he passed away.
“As bad as things got in the personal life, the music was starting to go (up),” the rapper said.
In 2021, an email from Justin Bieber was the catalyst to global stardom, with the pair’s collaboration “Stay” spending 14 weeks at the top of the American charts and achieving 2.2 billion streams on Spotify.
“Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named Laroi” will be available to stream on Amazon Prime on February 29.
