The Kid LAROI takes Billboard behind the scenes of his LA tour stop. The Australian star shares how he preps before taking the stage, his appreciation for his fans, a moment with Akon and more!
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00:00I wish I was so fucking tired, man. I'm sorry. I feel like I'm doing absolutely nothing.
00:15Is that me?
00:17Hey, baby.
00:19Oh, shit. What's up?
00:21It's been a long trip.
00:30We're at the Torch Coliseum.
00:38Pretty crazy, 80,000 people.
00:43Came a long way.
00:45I don't know who this is for.
00:49I'm in that one, right there.
00:52It takes me a second to warm up with new people.
00:56I feel like me and Adam have been working on it for years.
00:58We only just got to a point a year ago where Adam is fully in the studio and I can't even notice him.
01:06Him trusting me and vice versa, reading him and being able to get good shots.
01:11Knowing when I can poke him to be a little outside of his comfort zone in certain situations.
01:15But yeah, it's a relationship first.
01:18What's up, guys?
01:20This is Nikwia. I've never met them before.
01:23Hey, guys.
01:25Nice to meet you.
01:27It's an honor to get to know him.
01:29He's truly one of the most gracious, kind people I know.
01:32And I know that's not something fans get to see every day on a day-to-day level.
01:36But it's really true with him.
01:38He just wants the best for everyone he loves.
01:40And I feel like he's loyal to the people he loves, even to a fault.
01:52Awesome. You sound incredible.
01:57What's up?
02:00What's up, guys? How are you doing?
02:02Hey.
02:04Love you. Thanks for being here.
02:07Just a heads up.
02:09We're filming something for Billboard Magazine.
02:11So everybody sit down.
02:17So don't say anything stupid.
02:20Because it will be you on the internet forever.
02:23You know, sometimes it's easy to forget real people listening.
02:30Especially when you're not on tour.
02:32That's kind of why I love tours.
02:34You get to connect with people and really hear about it.
02:43And when you see it online, it doesn't compute sometimes.
02:46Because it's all comments and numbers-based.
02:52Didn't you say the date?
02:56Yeah, if they said that, that would be great.
02:59And why the pictures as well.
03:01Yeah.
03:03So we're going to do VIP photos.
03:11Hearing stories and hearing about people making memories to the music.
03:15That is ultimately, at the end of the day, why I think all artists make stuff.
03:22It's dope to connect with people and remember that's what we do it for ultimately.
03:29These are real people, not just numbers.
03:32That's what's really cool.
03:35Your music is so emotional. It's awesome.
03:38Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.
03:40You came from Germany? Just to be here?
03:43Yes.
03:45What the hell, dude? Thank you.
03:47You're really going to get that tattoo?
03:49Yeah, tomorrow. Guaranteed.
03:51I would say, I feel like I've been there for his tour journey since he started touring.
03:55It's incredible to see how far he's come.
03:58He went from a kid that's just starting to hit these big stages and just kind of get to know himself as an artist and who he is on stage.
04:05This guy is a beast.
04:07From breath control, stage presence, just comfortability on stage, movement, everything is just on 10.
04:18That one was smooth.
04:20Really smooth. That was great.
04:23Yeah, they keep getting better.
04:25Last one, Eric.
04:27Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.
04:29Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.
04:31Alright, break a leg. Have a great show.
04:33Thanks, Eric.
04:34Okay, bye.
04:36As you just saw, I was doing vocal warm-ups because that's something I just started doing.
04:40When did I start doing that? Halfway through this tour?
04:42Halfway through this tour because my voice was getting fried.
04:47It literally does work there.
04:49Well, I mean, I feel a lot better each show, but it was hard. I sound better.
04:55Usually, when we're in the midst of touring, we zen out the room.
05:02Usually, we have the lights turned off and meditation music and candles and stuff.
05:06I started to get mad and overwhelmed and shit.
05:08I was fucking tired.
05:10I was just like, I need to go into the fucking room and feel zen.
05:14We're half zen today.
05:15Half zen today.
05:17As you can see, we've been using these old tools.
05:19This is another big lifesaver on tour, for sure.
05:23Throat coat.
05:26ChillTG is going on billboard.
05:29I don't know why we have non-alcoholic beer, but that's obviously for somebody.
05:35Who's the non-alcoholic beer for?
05:37Me?
05:39I'm not drinking it, so I'm just genuinely wondering.
05:43I don't drink any alcohol.
05:46I've never drunk alcohol in my life, so maybe they're being considerate of me.
05:53I'm holding out until I'm 21.
05:55These guys trouble me.
05:59I can look like a lot of things.
06:01This is for my vocals.
06:03This is not anything else other than a vocal apparatus.
06:07I don't know those characters.
06:09Vocal warm-up tool.
06:11Vocal warm-up.
06:13Vocal warm-up.
06:20You know what's funny?
06:22People are like, dude, get me backstage.
06:24I want to come backstage.
06:26What happens backstage?
06:28It's literally just me humming into a bottle.
06:31Oh shit, what's up?
06:33Hey, good to see you.
06:35Thank you for coming out, man.
06:37I had to.
06:39What the hell, dude?
06:41Hey, nice to meet you.
06:43Don't start, Jerry.
06:45She's such a huge fan.
06:47I don't want to be awkward.
06:49I'm just happy to see you.
06:54Do you mind if I get a picture with you?
06:56Yeah, absolutely.
06:58Jerry, come on.
07:07First meet here, man.
07:08Gotta get the breath right before we go on stage.
07:11Gotta have the hot breath on the mic.
07:14Hey, baby.
07:18I'm about to go on stage.
07:20I'll bring that to you.
07:24Damn, why are I kind of nervous?
07:28Last one, baby.
07:30Last one.
07:39It's dope to just connect with people and just remember that that's what we do at Pharrell ultimately.
07:47It's cool to be reminded of that, I think.
07:50Yeah, absolutely.