Yes, on all thirty-four tracks across his two studio albums. He is never the sole writer, though: every song is co-written, usually with the producers. Billy Walsh appears on ten and Omer Fedi on nine.
By the Numbers
2
Studio Albums
34
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
11
Years Active
69
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 34 / 34 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 34 tracks: how many The Kid LAROI wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
The Kid LAROI has a writing credit100%
3%
97%
Sole author1tracks3%
Co-written33tracks97%
Outside writers0tracks0%
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The Kid LAROI's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 34 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer3%
Performer100%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
The Kid LAROI's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 100%
100%
100%
2023The First Time
2026Before I Forget
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
2020s
The First Time, Before I Forget
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where The Kid LAROI sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
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Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Covers both The Kid LAROI studio albums in their standard editions: The First Time (2023) and Before I Forget (2026). The F*ck Love releases of 2020 and 2021 are mixtapes and are outside this studio-album scope, as are the deluxe reissues of both albums.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. D DOPAM!NE · BW Billy Walsh · OF Omer Fedi · Z Zac · F FNZ
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
LAROI holds a writing credit on all thirty-four tracks across both albums, and never once as the sole writer, which is standard for this end of pop-rap: the producers write too. Billy Walsh is his most frequent partner at ten tracks and Omer Fedi at nine, with Fedi also producing nine. The shift between records shows in the production rather than the writing. The First Time is spread across a large cast of rap producers; Before I Forget narrows onto DOPAM!NE and Andrew Aged, who between them shape almost the whole R&B turn.
Quick Facts
Breakthrough'Stay' with Justin Bieber, one of the defining songs of 2021
MentorCame up under Juice WRLD, who died in 2019
Chart peakThe First Time reached number 3 in Australia and 16 in Canada
AuthorshipWrites on all thirty-four album tracks; sole writer on none
Closest collaboratorBilly Walsh co-writes ten tracks, Omer Fedi nine
Second album turnBefore I Forget moves from pop-rap to R&B
Creative Fingerprint
Credited on every track he releases and sole writer on none: a consistent co-author working inside producer-led writing rooms.
The Story
The Kid LAROI is an Australian singer and rapper, born Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard in Sydney in 2003. He came up through the Australian rap scene as a teenager, was mentored by Juice WRLD, and broke worldwide with the 2020 mixtape F*ck Love and the Justin Bieber collaboration 'Stay', one of the biggest songs of 2021. His debut studio album The First Time arrived in November 2023 and reached number 3 in Australia and number 16 in Canada. The second, Before I Forget, followed in January 2026 and turned toward R&B. He writes on every track he releases.
Awards & Recognition
'Stay' with Justin Bieber reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
The First Time reached number 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Frequently Asked Questions The Kid LAROI
Does The Kid LAROI write his own songs?
Yes, on all thirty-four tracks across his two studio albums. He is never the sole writer, though: every song is co-written, usually with the producers. Billy Walsh appears on ten and Omer Fedi on nine.
Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard. He was born in Sydney in 2003 and took his stage name from the Kamilaroi people.
Was The Kid LAROI mentored by Juice WRLD?
Yes. He toured with @@mdlink0@@ and was mentored by him before Juice WRLD’s death in 2019.
Who produces The Kid LAROI’s music?
DOPAM!NE produces ten tracks across the two albums and Omer Fedi nine, with FNZ, Andrew Aged, Blake Slatkin and Zack Sekoff also recurring.
What is his biggest song?
"Stay" with Justin Bieber, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021. It appears on the mixtape F*ck Love 3, not on either studio album.
How is Before I Forget different from The First Time?
It is an R&B record where the debut was pop-rap, and the production narrows to a much smaller group, mainly DOPAM!NE and Andrew Aged.
Who features on his albums?
Jung Kook and Central Cee on "Too Much", Future and BabyDrill on "What’s the Move?", YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Robert Glasper on "Call Me Instead", and Lithe, Andrew Aged and Clara La San on Before I Forget.
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