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The Kid Laroi has come a long way from his days as penniless Sydney rapper.
The 17-year-old this week became the first Australian to top the global Billboard charts with his F**k Love mixtape - which was released a year ago - and his new hit single Stay ft. Justin Bieber.
Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, reacted to the exciting news on Instagram on Monday.
Huge deal: The Kid Laroi has reacted to his F**k Love mixtape and hit single Stay ft. Justin Bieber topping the global Billboard charts
Laroi shared a tweet from HipHopDX, a hip-hop music news magazine, about his success and how he was the first Aussie to reach such heights.
'I do this for Australia,' he proudly wrote, adding: 'Nothing more, nothing less.'
His next Instagram Story was a screenshot of the charts showing Stay at No. 1.
'I do this for Australia': Laroi shared a tweet from HipHopDX, a hip-hop music news magazine, about his success and how he was the first Aussie to reach such heights
'WOW!!!!!! Speechless,' he