The Kid LAROI STAY ( Live Performance), Vevo LIFT

The Kid LAROI STAY (Live Performance), Vevo LIFT Our new LIFT artist spent the bulk of this year clocking views. From So Done to Tragic to Without You to Not Sober, his work alone and in collabs with Miley Cyrus and YoungBoy Never Go Broke Again has made quite a dent in 2021 s pop fabric. But The Kid LAROI s smash is STAY, where the Aussie rapper with a love of hiphop and a nose for hooks, connected with Justin Bieber, and had a truly massive liftoff, careerwise. It seems crazy, but members of Team LAROI could see it coming for several years now. The 18yearold has had music in his blood since he was child absorbing the sounds his mom played at home, from Pacs Dear Mama to everything Kanye West ever spit, especially the romance rhymes of 808s Heartbreak. As a tween he was deep into hiphop, clipping his moms iPhone to rap over beats; a couple years later he acted on those sounds he heard in his head on the 14 With a Dream EP. Sony Australia felt the vibe, Lil Bibbys Chicago squad f