Yung Gravy
Biographie Yung Gravy
Matthew Raymond Hauri aks Yung Gravy
is an American emcee and performer born in 1996. The Minnesota native would begin his rap career while he was enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, mainly posting his drafts to Soundcloud. Gravy would see success during the height of the streaming platform, and by 2016 he was pursuing music as a full-time career. Around this time he dropped his breakout single, "Mr. Clean."
Gravy would continue to release music at a steady pace and evolve into one of hip-hop fan’s underground favorites. He soon collaborated with artists such as Lil Baby, Juicy J, bbno$, and Chief Keef on songs before releasing his debut album Sensational in 2019. The following year, Gravy would see his first charting success when his single "Oops!" Gained traction on the social media platform TikTok.
Gravy’s debut album would peak at #52 on the Billboard 200 chart, and his next two albums would subsequently chart at #188 and #52, respectively. Both "Mr. Clean" and "1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot" would be certified Platinum, and Gravy’s most recent hit, "Oops!," peaked at #38 on the Pop charts and #23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Yung Gravy has released three EPs during 2021, with his most recent being under Republc and garnering hundreds of thousands of streams across platforms.
When you think about it, the name Yung Gravy says a great deal. It’s perpetually youthful, and it oozes “sauce.” As such, Yung Gravy uses his own special recipe to bring originality and positivity to make his one-of-a-kind impact on the genre. Gravy flexes his passion for soul music and oldies in his production, sampling a wide range of musical styles dating from the 1940’s to the present-day. Nostalgic and often-jubilant melodies paired with heavy trap drums form the usual canvas for his signature baritone voice—reminiscent of Barry White. Showcasing effortless flows and endlessly quotable lyrics, Yung Gravy paints something truly unique while clearly having a good time doing so. In the span of six short years, Gravy has transformed from Soundcloud stalwart to platinum powerhouse. To date, his accolades include three platinum and four gold singles as well as 10 sold out tours of North America, Europe and Australia. He has collaborated with his self-proclaimed musical heroes, including Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, Juicy J, T-Pain and the late Young Dolph. Gravy became the soundtrack, and unofficial second mascot, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and was given an honorary Stanley Cup Ring. He starred in a worldwide commercial campaign with Martha Stewart, and weeks later performed for the VMAs and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Not to mention, he partnered with Dr. Pepper, Samsung and Jimmy John’s for campaigns. Additionally, he’s also appeared in the blockbuster movie Good Burger 2 and wrote an original song for the soundtrack titled, “Gravy’s Delight.” Tallying six billion streams and selling five million units thus far, he’s notched four entries on the Billboard 200, two in the Top 30 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and two on the Top 20 of the Top Album Sales Chart. For all of the swagger and style he exhibited upon his arrival, he managed to become even smoother since his introduction in 2016. After streams in the billions, packed venues and “side missions” with Martha Stewart, he stirred up his tastiest sauce yet on his 2022 third full-length opus, Marvelous [Republic Records] introduced by the chart-topping platinum-certified Billboard Hot 100 Top 30 single “Betty (Get Money).”
