Fans are shocked by photo of Kid Laroi posing with Justin Bieber

Australian rap superstar The Kid Laroi is making friends in high places. 

On Wednesday, the 17-year-old shared a photo to Instagram of himself posing alongside Justin Bieber.

Despite still being a teenager, Laroi seemed to tower over the 27-year-old Peaches hitmaker.

Fans noticed the height difference, with one commenting: ‘Since when is Kid Laroi 7’4”?’

Another commented: ‘When did u get so tall man?’

‘This man 17 and taller than JB,’ added another, who followed their comment up with multiple skull emojis.

Laroi is 5ft 7in tall, while Bieber is slightly taller at 5ft 9in, according to various websites that document celebrities’ heights.

Since the pair’s feet weren’t visible in the photo, fans speculated that Laroi may have been wearing high boots or standing on something to look taller than Bieber. 

The Kid Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Howard, recently made history as the youngest solo artist to top the Australian album charts.

And now he’s on a mission to showcase his home country’s rap scene to the world.

‘I don’t think America is completely switched on to how big [and] great the Australian music scene and culture is, but I think that’s kind of my job to shed light,’ he told Triple J last month.

The Waterloo-born star said he’s long dreamed of putting Sydney’s rap scene on the map ‘the way Drake did with Toronto’.

Born in Canada, rapper Drake often gushes about his home city of Toronto in his music, and even boasts a number of Toronto-themed tattoos.

Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Howard, added: ‘You have to do it in a way where people get it and really see it for what it really is; how great the scene really is.’

‘That’s the most important thing – I don’t want people to overlook it or think because it’s my country, I really want people to recognise Australia is the f**king future of music, in my opinion.’