Larry June is a San Francisco-born, Vallejo-raised rapper who has stayed independent through his own The Freeminded Records, dropping laid-back game about health, real estate, and sober living — Yee-hee. The Alchemist collaboration The Great Escape (2023) is the ideal entry, with Spaceships on the Blade (2022) close behind. Dig into Larry June vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Larry Eugene Hendricks III, performing as Larry June, was born in San Francisco, California on March 6, 1991 and raised in Vallejo. He launched his recording career as a teenager and has been independent across his catalog, with his own The Freeminded Records label and distribution through Empire. His 2023 collaboration with the Alchemist, The Great Escape, received critical attention. He is known for his distinctive vocal delivery, his health-and-wellness focused lyrical content (organic juices, real estate, sober living), and the catchphrase Yee-hee.
Larry June's sound combines hip hop, West Coast hip hop, Bay Area hip hop, alternative hip hop, and lounge rap with his distinctive laid-back vocal delivery and lyrical content addressing entrepreneurship, health and wellness, real estate, and substance-free living.
The Freeminded Records and Empire pressings of the Larry June catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Larry June typically start with The Great Escape (2023) or Spaceships on the Blade (2022).
