The Kid Laroi Documentary to Release on Prime Video in February – Film News in Brief

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the Kid Laroi, will be available to stream on Prime Video on Feb. 29. Amazon’s MGM Studios is helming the documentary produced by OBB Pictures, the film and television division of OBB Media.

Directed and produced by Grammy Award nominee and OBB Media founder and CEO Michael D. Ratner, the film will center on Laroi’s life and musical journey from his upbringing to his “global rise to fame” — including interviews with Laroi and some of his mentors and peers in the music industry, including Justin Bieber, Post Malone and more. “Thank you to the incredible teams at OBB Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios for their support in sharing my story,” Charlton, “The Kid Laroi,” Howard said in a statement. “I can’t wait for audiences to see this behind-the-scenes portrayal of my journey, which perfectly encapsulates some of the most rewarding and challenging years of my life and career so far.” After competing in a local competition in 2016, Laroi earned respect from industry executives, whose support led him to perform on stage alongside the late Juice Wrld, whom he considered a close friend and mentor, They and more.

In 2018, he recorded his debut EP, “14 With A Dream,” whose “Blessings” became a hit. Additionally, a freestyle rap over Drake’s Tay Keith-produced “Nonstop” only continued to make Laroi a standout name, propelled further by his smash hit “Stay,” which spent six of its 17 weeks at No.

1 on the Hot 100. A trailer for the documentary will be released Wednesday — it will include a sneak peek of Laroi’s new song, featured in the documentary, which will follow the documentary’s release on Feb.