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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.

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