Larry June Live @ Holy Diver

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You may recognize him from the “Good Job, Larry!” shoutout in a track or simply by his trademark orange—both color and fruit. Either way, it’s safe to assume that Larry June, born Larry Hendricks, is the most colorful and unique rapper out right now spreading an authentic message of health and positivity.

Born April 8, 1991, in San Francisco to a musical family, Larry cites his cousin, a young rapper signed to Too Short, as the primary reason he went into music. June made his first beat around age 7 and 8 and released his first mixtape when he was 16 without any formal training, instead explaining that he “just got into rapping.” The San Francisco native also calls Atlanta home, citing the two cities’s variety of sounds, tempos, coasts and cultures as crucial to his music.

Evident from his clever and musical ad libbing, the rapper gains most of his inspiration from Bootsy Collins, James Brown, and Michael Jackson. Much like these artists, June uses his voice as a musical agent, or, as he puts it, “I look at ad libs as the instrument with the beat.” He often freestyles adding to the witty charm obvious in his tracks and the fervent energy with a slowed-down groove element akin to the 70s soul music June listens to everyday—complete with a photo of Lionel Richie on his refrigerator.

While June comes across as clever and humorous in his freestyles and symbolisms, his flow is nowhere near lighthearted territory. June displays an impressive command of his flows, never breaking his characteristic monotone delivery and easily spits out messages of life’s complexities and nuances without missing a beat. After touring with Post Malone, who discovered him on Twitter with the internet buzzing around June’s music, and tours with Asher Roth under his belt, the rapper secured a deal with Warner Bros. and is expected to release his new EP You’re Doing Good.

Indeed, You’re Doing Good is heavily inspiring from the 80s influenced “Too Live Crew” to the more soul-inspired, bedroom jams “Throw Sum” and “Fall in Love”. Each track is both stylistically and content-wise a bit different, but maintains that characteristic Larry June ethos. Of his top 3 tracks, June chooses “So Organic”, “Too Live Crew”, and “Tell Me You Love Me” for their distinct moods—the “best moods” for songs and some degree of relatability for everyone according to the rapper.

June continues the heat, health, and determination going for 2018—completely deserving of the “Good Job, Larry” motivation.

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