Larry Eugene Hendricks III[1] (born April 8, 1991) is an American rapper from San Francisco, California.[2] He is best known for his albums Orange Print (2021), Spaceships on the Blade (2022), and The Great Escape (2023), and has toured with musicians such as Cousin Stizz, Berner, Curren$y, and Post Malone.[3][4] June has released 19 underground projects, and is currently an independent artist, having previously being signed to Warner Records.[1]

Larry June
Larry June in 2016
Background information
Birth nameLeonard Eugene "Larry" Hendricks III
Born (1991-04-08) April 8, 1991 (age 33)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresWest Coast hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websitemidnightorganic.com

Early life

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Larry Eugene Hendricks III is originally from San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, specifically Harbor road (also home to RBL Posse and Prezi). [5] He was born to teenage parents.[1] At the age of five, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he stayed until the age of 15, though he would return to visit family in San Francisco every summer. After middle school, June attended high school at Jesse Bethel High School in Vallejo, California.[6] His father dabbled in rap, which influenced June. He would distribute CD's with his music to schools in his area, and found a breakthrough after selling his music to a Rasputin Music store in Berkeley. June later dropped out of high school to focus on making music.[1]

Career

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As a teenager, Hendricks used MySpace -- to collaborate with musicians like G-Eazy back in 2006[7] -- and YouTube, where he listened to instrumentals from producers like Cardo in 2008. Years later, he collaborated with both musicians.[8] Larry released "Cali Grown", his first album in 2010.[9]

In 2014, Complex posted June's mixtape Route 80 with TM88. Following the exposure in Complex, he was signed to Warner Records, with the label giving him a $20,000 advance in exchange for two extended plays with the option for more records.[1] According to June, Warner failed to show interest in his work, which led him to stop recording music for two years. He instead toured the US, opening for Post Malone and Smokepurpp.[1] June released numerous tracks in 2016, including the full-length mixtape Sock It to Me.[10] Warner eventually released him, and he created an account with DistroKid, releasing the projects You're Doing Good, Sock it to Me, Pt. 2 and Very Peaceful.[1] As an independent artist, he made more profit from his music streams.[1] He also released the EPs Larry and Orange Season, both of which were produced by Cookin' Soul.[11] The release of Orange Season was accompanied by an iOS game of the same name, inspired by Nintendo's early era 8-bit graphics.[10] He also toured with Cousin Stizz in 2016 and was featured on Stizz's song Down Like That as well as Malone's single Never Understand.[2][3] Additional collaborations in 2016 include rapping with Asher Roth and Michael Christmas on the track "Laundry".[12]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded at his home studio, releasing six projects, including Adjust to the GameCruise USANumbers, and Keep Going.[1] In early 2021, June launched the Honeybear Boba in San Francisco.[1]

On June 11, 2021, June released Orange Print, a project that "displays every bit of his persona".[1] The release marked his first to be distributed through Empire Distribution, after he stopped releasing independently through DistroKid.[1] Speaking to The Ringer in May 2021, June said he would consider a major-label record deal if the opportunity comes, but is not rushed about it.[1]

Artistry

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Logan Murdock of The Ringer wrote about June's craft: "If E-40 is rap's model of independence, June is hip-hop's Jack LaLanne, and he's primed to transform Bay Area rap. He has a mouthpiece like Mac Dre and the soul of RBL Posse, with a mission to make it on his terms, even if celebrity doesn't necessarily follow.[1] June is known to rap about "passive income", and has said he does not consider his music to portray him as a "lifetime coach", but instead wants to help those from the streets who are trying to make a healthy income.[1] Among his most used ad-libs are "Yee-hee", inspired by Michael Jackson, and "Good job, Larry", stemming from his ascent in the industry.”[1]

Orange branding

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Outside his career as a musician, June plans on releasing his own brand of oranges based on a suggestion from a friend whose family owns a farm.[10][13] On his social media promotions, June ends his sentences with an orange emoji.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[14]
Cali Grown
Cali Grown 2
Very Peaceful
  • Released: November 29, 2018
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Early Bird
  • Released: February 15, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Port of San Francisco
  • Released: April 10, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Out the Trunk
  • Released: September 5, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Product of the Dope Game
  • Released: November 9, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Adjust to the Game
  • Released: March 4, 2020
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Orange Print[1]
  • Released: June 11, 2021
  • Label: The Freeminded, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
125
Spaceships on the Blade[15]
  • Released: August 19, 2022
  • Label: The Freeminded, Empire
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
39
Doing It for Me
  • Released: August 9, 2024
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
81

Collaborative albums

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List of collaborative albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[14]
Sock It to Me, Pt. 2
(with Sledgren)
Mr. Midnight
(with Cardo)
  • Released: June 29, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Game Related
(with Cardo, Payroll Giovanni, and HBK Kid)
  • Released: January 27, 2020
  • Label: EI$G, The Freeminded, BYLUG
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cruise USA
(with Cardo)
  • Release date: May 7, 2020
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Keep Going[16]
(with Harry Fraud)
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Label: The Freeminded, SRFSCHL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Into the Late Night (ITLN)[17]
(with Cardo)
  • Released: September 24, 2021
  • Label: The Freeminded, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
2 P'z in a Pod[18]
(with Jay Worthy)
  • Released: March 25, 2022
  • Label: GDF, The Freeminded, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Great Escape
(with the Alchemist)
  • Released: March 31, 2023
  • Label: The Freeminded, ALC, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
32
The Night Shift
(with Cardo)
  • Released: November 10, 2023
  • Label: The Freeminded, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
112

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Album details
Route 80
Bad Dreams
Larry Bird
Route to Spain
Good Job Larry
Route to U.K.
Larry
Orange Season
(with Cookin' Soul)
  • Released: August 5, 2016[20]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download streaming
Larry Two
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
You're Doing Good
  • Released: March 2, 2018
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cooks & Orange Juice
(with Berner)
  • Released: October 27, 2020[21]
  • Label: Bern One Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes
Title Album details
#GoodJobLarry
  • Released: September 10, 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: Digital download
Sock It to Me
(with Sledgren)
  • Released: January 2, 2016[22]
  • Label: Warner, Taylor Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
4 Deep No Sleep
  • Released: April 19, 2017
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Trap Larry
  • Released: May 16, 2019
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Numbers[23]
  • Released: December 23, 2020
  • Label: The Freeminded
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
"Came a Long Way" 2015 Non-album single
"Larry Bird" Larry Bird
"My Paisa" Route 80
"Mad Now"
(featuring OG Maco and Iamsu!)
Non-album single
"Glock 40" Larry
"Joog One Time" 2016 Sock It to Me
"Suicide" Non-album singles
"Forever"
"Wall Listening"
"3rd Girl"
(featuring G-Eazy)
Orange Season
"The Scale"[24] Larry Two
"Rock Band" 2017 Non-album singles
"So Much"
"Off the Dribble"
"Gary Payton 2"
(with Ill Chris)
2018 Rise of Sensei
"Trap Trap Trap" Sock It to Me, Pt. 2
"Papers Served" Non-album singles
"Pleasant Hill"
"Numbers"
"Aug 12th"
"Organic Pimping"
(featuring Dreebo)
"Bout Me"
(with Chippass)
"Floating P's" 2019
"Expensive Lemonade"
"33"
(with Caleborate)
Hear Me Out
"Before Rap"
(with Mitchy Slick)
Non-album singles
"Around the World" (Remix)
(featuring Too Short)
"Rainy Night in SF"
(with Jay Worthy and The Alchemist)
2020
"Organic Tokens"
(with Cardo)
Cruise USA
"Wait on Me" 2021 Non-album single
"You Gotta" Orange Print
"Cookie Jar"
(with Ronski and Berner)
Non-album single
"All or Nothing"
(with The Cool Kids)
Before Shit Got Weird
"Leave It Up to Me"
(with Jay Worthy)
2022 2 P'z in a Pod
"Private Valet" Spaceships on the Blade
"In My Pockets"
"Corte Madera, CA / Another Day Pt. 2" (Live at COLORS) Non-album singles
"Keep Calling"
(with Blxst)
"60 Days"
(with The Alchemist)
2023 The Great Escape
"89 Earthquake"
(with The Alchemist)
"Palisades, CA"
(with The Alchemist)
"Just Like You"
(with Slum Village and The Dramatics)
Non-album single
"Say Luv"
(with 22nd Jim)
Sleeve Music
"The Good Kind"
(with Cardo)
The Night Shift
"First Class"
(with Trae tha Truth)
Stuck in Motion
"I Suppose"
(with Knucks)
Non-album single
"Fashion Week"
(with Peezy and Money Man)
Ghetto
"Chops on the Blade"
(with Cardo)
The Night Shift
"Without You (Blxst Interlude)"
(with Cardo and Blxst)
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
"Put 'Em in a Coffin"
(Keith Jenkins featuring Larry June)
2015 Non-album single
"Dirt"
(Key Nyata featuring Larry June)
Dad of the Year
No Way
"Laundry"
(Asher Roth featuring Michael Christmas and Larry June)
2016 Non-album singles
"Understand"
(Dutch Santana featuring Larry June and Primo)
"No Chill"
(Kool John featuring Larry June)
Up All Night
"On Sight"
(Jay Worthy featuring Larry June)
Non-album singles
"Big Money"
(T.Spoon featuring Larry June)
"Pusherman"
(Evenodds featuring Larry June)
2017
"Hooligans, Pt. 2"
(Coupe Cujo featuring Larry June)
"Track Shoes"
(Chezi featuring Larry June)
"Money Counter"
(Young L featuring Larry June)
"Like a Foo (Remix)"
(Stevie Joe featuring Larry June, Chippass, Young Chop, Semi Auto CEC, and Birch Boy Barie)
The Leak 3
"Pastime (Remix)"
(RileyPnP featuring Larry June)
Non-album singles
"Revenge"
(OG Maco featuring Larry June)
"Straight to Yale"
(Dretussin featuring Larry June)
"Pay Scale"
(Currensy featuring Larry June)
2018
"Living Fast Sipping Slow"
(Julia Lewis featuring Yung Pinch and Larry June)
"Yeah"
(Croosh featuring Larry June)
"What'z Real (Remix)"
(Yung Lott featuring Mozzy, Larry June, Stevie Joe, and E-Bang)
"Ducked Off"
(JoogSzn featuring SaySoTheMac and Larry June)
2019
"Run the Bag Up"
(Kool John featuring Nef the Pharaoh, Larry June, and P-Lo)
Up All Night 2
"I Just Want to Ball"
(June the Legend featuring Larry June)
Checkered Flags and Money Bags
"Never Been Better"
(Apollo Anthony featuring Larry June)
Non-album single
"Selfies"
(Tree Thomas featuring Larry June)
Roots
"All Trapp N****s Go to Heaven"
(Paypa_boy featuring 24kGoldn and Larry June)
2020 Non-album singles
"Saucy & Bossy"
(Mafi D and Ralphy Davis featuring Larry June)
"Brand New AMG"
(Joey Fatts featuring Larry June)
Still Cutthroat
"Pay Up"
(Fendi P featuring Larry June)
Non-album singles
"Know You One (Remix)"
(Young Bari featuring Fillmoe Rocky and Larry June)
"Like This"
(Percy Macc featuring Larry June)
2021 The Program
"Ride Wit Me"
(Nhale featuring Larry June)
The Next Episode
"The New $ Team"
(Kapo Bravado featuring Larry June)
Non-album single
"Wonders"
(64Johnny featuring Larry June)
Wake Up 2018
"What's Hat'nin"
(Black C featuring Larry June)
Black Caesar
"Please Forgive Me"
(Godfather of Harlem featuring Swizz Beatz and Larry June)
Godfather of Harlem: Season 2
soundtrack
"Chill With Me"
(Sledgren featuring Wiz Khalifa and Larry June)
2022 Non-album singles
"For Fun"
(General Fly featuring Larry June and Oso Ocean)
"Jerry Curl"
(Rexx Life Raj featuring Larry June)
The Blue Hour
"Good"
(P-Lo featuring Larry June)
Stunna
"Summer Goodbye"
(Steelo featuring Larry June)
Non-album single
"Thuggin"
(Yung Lott and Guce featuring Larry June)
2023 Lott Season
"Pop My Shit"
(DJ Fresh featuring E-40, Larry June, and Dreebo)
Non-album singles
"Toast"
(T.F and Local Astronauts featuring Larry June, Jay Worthy, and Washeyi Choir)
"What's Hat'nin (DJ Idea Mix)"
(Black C featuring Larry June)
"Marble Columns"
(Currensy and Harry Fraud featuring Larry June)
Vices
"Rainy Day Schedule"
(Black C featuring Larry June)
Non-album single

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Never Understand" 2016 Post Malone August 26th
"Survivor Series 95" 2021 Westside Gunn, Jay Worthy, TF Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
"One of Us" 2022 Joey Badass 2000
"Golden Hour" 2023 MIKE Burning Desire

Music videos

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Year Album Title Director Featured artist
2014 Cali Grown Now Tyler Acosta
2015 Route 80 My Paisa Adrian Per
/ Glock 40 Kidlongshot
Cookin Tyler Acosta
Good Job Larry Max Pain Kevin Davis
Larry Joog One Time Tyler Acosta
2016 Master Manipulator JMP
I'm Workin Adrian Per
007 Terrence Jones & Sophia Bacuros
2017 Larry Two The Scale Goodboyshady
4DEEP Adrian Per
You're Doing Good On Me Sean Kelly
2018 Healthy Jazz Cartier
Sock It to Me Pt. 2 Trap Trap Trap Mike Video
Ocean Beach Farid
/ Expensive Lemonade Creating Paradise
Sock It to Me Pt. 2 Smoke & Mirrors Curren$y
Very Peaceful One Time
/ Pleasant Hill
Numbers
Very Peaceful Sausalito
Back Rappin n/c
Organic Racks Creating Paradise
Organic Watermelon Juice
30 Day Run
2019 Early Bird Early Bird
Slow Motion
Lets Go Eat Larry June & Creating Paradise
24K Organic Creating Paradise
The Port of San Francisco Dear, Snow
Diamond Heights
Cold Summer
Always Want More
Trap Larry Trap Larry Lex Luger
Mr. Midnight Still Active Cardo
Organic Mud
Feeling Good Today
Oranges on a Jet Cardo, Curren$y
Tracy, CA Cardo
Out the Trunk Lets Drive to Vegas
Mission Bay
Product of the Dope Game Recaro Seats
Adjust to the Game
Spilled Orange Juice
2020 Out the Trunk Organic Fatherhood Cardo
Smoothies in 1991
Cruise USA Organic Tokkens Cardo
Green Juice in Dallas
Rolex Truffles Miguel415
Keep Going I Like You Creating Paradise Harry Fraud
Let's Go to New Orleans Harry Fraud, Curren$y
Orange Juice in Vancouver Harry Fraud, Jay Worthy
2021 Numbers Dear Winter Jay Worthy
Orange Print Wait On Me The Daily Gems
You Gotta Creating Paradise
Still Cookin
6am in Sausalito
Intercepted Money Man
Grand Nash Chronicles n/c
Into the Late Night Friday Activities Creating Paradise Cardo
Don't Try It The Daily Gems
Gas Station Run Lestyn Park
2022 2 P'z in a Pod Leave It Up to Me The Daily Gems Jay Worthy, LNDN DRGS
She's Not Around / Maybe The Next Time Miguel415 Jay Worthy, Sean House
Spaceships on the Blade Private Valet LX
In My Pockets
Don't Check Me David Camarena
Breakfast in Monaco Zaven The Alchemist
2023 The Great Escape 60 Days Sean Kelly
89 Earthquake
Palisades, CA David Camarena The Alchemist, Big Sean
Porsches in Spanish Miggs & Marcela Recio The Alchemist
Solid Plan Sean Kelly The Alchemist, Action Bronson
Summer Reign David Camarena The Alchemist, Ty Dolla $ign
Turkish Cotton LX The Alchemist

References

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  10. ^ a b c Garrett, Ural (August 30, 2016). "Larry June Is Developing His Music Career & Own Brand of Oranges". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Bansky (August 5, 2016). "Larry June Mixes Soul With Bay Area Pimpin' For His New 'Orange Season' EP". Uproxx. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  12. ^ Madden, Sidney (June 3, 2016). "Asher Roth, Michael Christmas and Larry June Get Fresh Like "Laundry"". XXL Mag. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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  14. ^ a b Peaks on the US Billboard 200:
  15. ^ "Larry June - Spaceships on the Blade". Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Apple Music.
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  17. ^ Duong, Paul (September 24, 2021). "EP: LARRY JUNE, CARDO 'INTO THE LATE NIGHT'". RapRadar. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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