Larry June

Larry Eugene Hendricks III was born on April 8, 1991, in San Francisco, California. He is a rapper who has gained fame for his albums Orange Print, Spaceships on the Blade, and The Great Escape. Additionally, he has toured with popular musicians such as Cousin Stizz, Berner, Curren$y, and Post Malone. Larry has released 19 underground projects and is currently an independent artist. He was previously signed to Warner Records.

Larry grew up in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood with his teenage parents. At the age of five, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he stayed until he was fifteen. However, he would return to visit his family in San Francisco every summer. After middle school, June attended high school at Jesse Bethel High School in Vallejo, California. Larry’s father was into rap, which influenced him greatly. He started distributing CDs with his music to schools in his area and found a breakthrough after selling his music to a Rasputin Music store in Berkeley. Later, he dropped out of high school to focus on making music.

As a teenager, Larry used MySpace and YouTube to collaborate with musicians like G-Eazy in 2006. He listened to instrumentals from producers like Cardo in 2008 and later collaborated with both musicians. In 2010, Larry released his first album called “Cali Grown.”

In 2014, Complex posted Larry’s mixtape Route 80 with TM88, which led to his signing with Warner Records. He was given a $20,000 advance for two extended plays with the option for more records. According to Larry, Warner failed to show interest in his work, which led him to stop recording music for two years. Instead, he toured the US, opening for Post Malone and Smokepurpp. Larry released numerous tracks in 2016, including the full-length mixtape Sock It to Me. Warner eventually released him, and he created an account with DistroKid. As an independent artist, he made more profit from his music streams. He also released the EPs Larry and Orange Season, both of which were produced by Cookin’ Soul. He toured with Cousin Stizz in 2016 and was featured on Stizz’s song “Down Like That” as well as Malone’s single “Never Understand.” He also collaborated with Asher Roth and Michael Christmas on the track “Laundry.”

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Larry recorded at his home studio, releasing six projects, including “Adjust to the Game,” “Cruise USA,” “Numbers,” and “Keep Going.” In early 2021, he launched Honeybear Boba in San Francisco.

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