Before I Forget
The Kid Laroi
BEFORE I FORGET is The Kid Laroi’s second studio album, released on January 9, 2026 via Columbia Records. The 15‑track, 44‑minute project follows his 2023 album The First Time and arrives after he scrapped a different, already‑completed record, choosing instead to write a new album in the wake of his highly public breakup with Canadian singer Tate McRae. It features guest appearances from Andrew Aged, Clara La San, and Lithe, with production handled by a broad team including Dopamine, Vegyn, Andrew and Daniel Aged, Jack Karaszewski, FnZ, Auz, Khaled Rohaim, Omer Fedi, KBeazy, Nick Weiss, Devin Workman, Zack Sekoff, Eddie Benjamin, and Matt Cenere. Songs such as “ME + YOU,” “A Cold Play,” “Wish You the Worst,” and deeper cuts across the tracklist form a cohesive, breakup‑centered narrative.
Conceptually, BEFORE I FORGET is built around memory, loss, and emotional aftermath rather than clean resolution, treating the breakup as a lens to examine self‑doubt, regret, and how love unravels. Laroi wrote and recorded the album in compressed, intense sessions, resulting in songs that focus on small, everyday details—shared routines, social‑media pettiness, private arguments—as much as big emotional declarations. Sonically, the album shifts his sound toward a broader R&B/alt‑pop space tinged with late‑2000s melancholy: synths and guitars drift, beats often sit back in the mix, and piano ballads and downtempo tracks carry much of the weight, while his pop‑rap instincts still appear in phrasing and hooks. Across the record, Laroi’s vocals and lyrics lean into vulnerability and introspection, documenting a young artist mid‑process—trying to understand what went wrong and capture those feelings “before he forgets,” rather than tying them up in a neat, triumphant ending.
Before I Forget
The Kid Laroi
BEFORE I FORGET is The Kid Laroi’s second studio album, released on January 9, 2026 via Columbia Records. The 15‑track, 44‑minute project follows his 2023 album The First Time and arrives after he scrapped a different, already‑completed record, choosing instead to write a new album in the wake of his highly public breakup with Canadian singer Tate McRae. It features guest appearances from Andrew Aged, Clara La San, and Lithe, with production handled by a broad team including Dopamine, Vegyn, Andrew and Daniel Aged, Jack Karaszewski, FnZ, Auz, Khaled Rohaim, Omer Fedi, KBeazy, Nick Weiss, Devin Workman, Zack Sekoff, Eddie Benjamin, and Matt Cenere. Songs such as “ME + YOU,” “A Cold Play,” “Wish You the Worst,” and deeper cuts across the tracklist form a cohesive, breakup‑centered narrative.
Conceptually, BEFORE I FORGET is built around memory, loss, and emotional aftermath rather than clean resolution, treating the breakup as a lens to examine self‑doubt, regret, and how love unravels. Laroi wrote and recorded the album in compressed, intense sessions, resulting in songs that focus on small, everyday details—shared routines, social‑media pettiness, private arguments—as much as big emotional declarations. Sonically, the album shifts his sound toward a broader R&B/alt‑pop space tinged with late‑2000s melancholy: synths and guitars drift, beats often sit back in the mix, and piano ballads and downtempo tracks carry much of the weight, while his pop‑rap instincts still appear in phrasing and hooks. Across the record, Laroi’s vocals and lyrics lean into vulnerability and introspection, documenting a young artist mid‑process—trying to understand what went wrong and capture those feelings “before he forgets,” rather than tying them up in a neat, triumphant ending.