Yung Gravy


Matthew Raymond Hauri, better known as Yung Gravy, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur from Minnesota. He first gained recognition in 2017, when his songs “Mr. Clean” and “1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot” gained traction on SoundCloud, the former of which is now RIAA certified Platinum and the latter of which is now RIAA certified Gold. Since 2017, Yung Gravy has completed 7 international tours and has released one mixtape, two albums, and four EPs. Yung Gravy is often associated with fellow artists and friends bbno$, Chief Keef, and Lil Baby as well as producers Y2K, Jason Rich, and Engelwood.

Early Life

Matthew Hauri was born in Rochester, Minnesota. He attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, and earned his degree in marketing in December 2017. While attending college, he began rapping for fun and started his career on SoundCloud after being inspired by the rise of rappers Lil Yachty and Lil Peep. In 2016, he quit his job and dedicated himself to making music, spending months self-recording songs.

Style

Yung Gravy's musical style is a blend of modern trap music with themes inspired by the soul and oldies movements of the 1950s and 1960s as well as 1970s and 1980s soul and funk music. For example, his song “Gravy Train” samples Maxine Nightingale’s 1976 song “Right Back Where We Started From”, and his breakout hit "Mr. Clean" samples the popular 1954 song "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes.
His musical style has been described as humorous, satirical, and groovy. Yung Gravy has cited musicians from multiple genres as inspirations. They include hip-hop acts such as OutKast and Three 6 Mafia and soul acts ranging from Smokey Robinson to The Blackbyrds.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles