Once upon a July, when the skies burned bright and the waves whispered secrets in rhythmic motion, a boy from down under cast another melody into the wind – a sun-drenched incantation called “HOT GIRL PROBLEMS.”

The Kid LAROI, a name once scribbled in the margins of mixtapes and now etched into the constellations of modern pop stardom, has returned with a single that feels like sunscreen on tanned shoulders, like jealousy wrapped in a designer bikini. Released via Columbia Records, “HOT GIRL PROBLEMS” is less a song and more a vignette – the kind of heat-laced diary entry written in lipstick on a mirror fogged from too many late-night parties.

In this new chapter, LAROI doesn’t walk alone. Alongside him on his saltwater adventure are “Love Island USA” muses Iris Kendall and Hannah Fields – twin flames of viral magnetism – who glide across the screen in Nick Vernet’s sleek, carefree visual. It’s a fantasy yacht dream: sun-kissed smiles, champagne echoes, and the quiet ache of wanting someone you can’t quite hold onto. The video doesn’t just accompany the track; it breathes life into it like a Polaroid mid-exposure: glossy, glamorous, and fleeting.

“HOT GIRL PROBLEMS” is no ballad of heartbreak – it’s the playful aftershock, the moment after the fall when you’re too proud to cry and too cool to call. It flirts. It flexes. It floats. It sounds like a private jet tearing through August skies, like the distant sound of laughter from someone who’s already moved on.

And yet, underneath the shimmering production and tongue-in-cheek delivery, there’s a trace of that signature LAROI melancholy – the boy who still writes sad songs under designer sunglasses, watching the world spin too fast.

This single follows on the heels of “HOW DOES IT FEEL,” a groovy, genre-blurring duet with Thundercat, whose wizardry wrapped LAROI’s introspection in funk-laced silk. But if that song was a late-night confession, “HOT GIRL PROBLEMS” is its hungover, sun-drenched cousin – cheeky, defiant, and dressed for the yacht club.

Whether you’re chasing love, running from it, or just vibing with the windows down, “HOT GIRL PROBLEMS” is your anthem; a reminder that in the story of summer, we’re all just characters trying to make the next chapter unforgettable.

And for The Kid LAROI, the tale is far from over. This is just the latest page.