Charlton Howard, more popularly known as ‘The Kid Laroi’, is a 20 year old rapper, singer, and songwriter. After claiming he needed a break in late 2021, he released his highly anticipated album, :”The First Time”, on Friday, Nov 10. He offered his fans a brief insight into his new album on Nov 1. by revealing the tracklist for the album.
On Jan of 2023, The Kid Laroi came out to the internet and claimed he was going to stop releasing music so that he can focus on his debut album, ‘THE FIRST TIME’. In an article The Kid Laroi said, “I made the decision that I need to take some time away from everything and focus on the next project; my debut album.” This message made fans eager for his album and look forward to its release.
The tracklist for the album contains 20 songs with several different artists featured on it, such as: ’d4vd’, ‘Future’, ‘BabyDrill’, ‘Jung Kook’, and ‘Central Cee’. Each song has its own vibe and rhythm. The most listened to song on the album thus far is “Too Much” with an unexpected trio of The Kid Laroi, Central Cee and Jung Kook. This album has been analyzed, by NME, as a break up album; he sings about the toxic relationship he was in. However, this album was emotional and held a deeper meaning. Critics are saying that his album would have had a larger effect had he dropped it sooner. NME said, “It feels like an emotional breakthrough for Howard, but it comes just a little too late.” They analyzed The Kid Laroi’s album as an emotional album that essentially helped The Kid Laroi express his emotions.
Although he did drop the album later than anticipated, it still had a huge effect on its fans and an even bigger turnout. It was a great meaningful album. The album had great flow and gave a touching message about how breakups and fame affected his career.
Laroi talked about his breakups, fame and his journey in becoming a star. Junior Faysal Hassan has been a fan of Laroi since his freshman year. Hassan said, “The storytelling was amazing, and the lyrics were meaningful. This album had an amazing flow and had a meaningful effect on me.” Hassan has been eager to listen to this album since earlier this year and is pleased by its outcome.
This album was a huge hit and had great diverse artists on it. One of the great features is the song “What’s the move?” featuring ‘Future’. After three days since the release, this album is sitting at 741.8K views. The Kid Laroi is going to perform on Friday Dec 8. at the Coca-Cola arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
This album is reaching its expectations and climbing billboard charts already. At his young age, The Kid Laroi is successful in the music industry and is reaching for higher goals in the near future.
