Yung Gravy

Matthew Raymond Hauri (born March 19, 1996), known professionally as Yung Gravy, is an American rapper.

Early life, family and education Matthew Raymond Hauri was born on March 19, 1996 in Rochester, Minnesota. His father, Peter Johannes Hauri (1933–2013), was a Swiss-born psychologist who specialized in treating insomnia; his mother is psychiatrist Cynthia Cleveland Hauri.

Hauri graduated from Mayo High School in 2014. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned a marketing degree in December 2017.

Career While attending college, Hauri developed branding strategies for start-up companies, and started multiple companies of his own.

Inspired by the rise of rappers such as Lil Yachty and Lil Peep, he started his music career on SoundCloud. In 2017, he quit his other jobs and dedicated himself to making music, spending months self-recording songs.

He first gained recognition for his 2017 songs "Mr. Clean" and "1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot", both of which gained traction on SoundCloud and received platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He is often associated with the SoundCloud rap era as well as Canadian rapper bbno$, with whom he has released two collaborative albums and one extended play. His 2022 single, "Betty (Get Money)" marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 30 and likewise received platinum certification.

His discography consists of one mixtape, four albums, and seven extended plays. He has collaborated with artists including Lil Baby, Juicy J, T-Pain, Dillon Francis, and Lil Wayne, as well as television personality Martha Stewart.

The 2025 video game Dispatch features Yung Gravy's voice as the character Golem, a large sentient construct made of clay.

Selected events In April 2021, Yung Gravy received recognition from the professional hockey team Tampa Bay Lightning, who inscribed the title of Yung Gravy’s track "Gravy Train," one of the team's post-game victory songs, on their 2020 Stanley Cup rings. In 2022, Yung Gravy performed at the pregame performance for the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots NFL football game on Thanksgiving Day. In 2022, he was also featured on both Jimmy Kimmel Live and the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show, performing his hit single, “Betty (Get Money)." In January 2023, Yung Gravy performed at the X Games, hosted in Aspen, Colorado; he also participated in the Special Olympics Unified Skiing competition, where he raced against professional freeskier Tom Wallisch.

Musical style and influences Yung Gravy's musical style is a blend of trap music with vintage themes often inspired by soul music of the 1950s and 1960s For example, his song "Gravy Train" samples Maxine Nightingale's 1976 "Right Back Where We Started From", and his breakout hit "Mr. Clean" samples the 1954 song "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes. Yung Gravy has cited musicians from multiple genres as inspirations; including hip-hop acts, such as Outkast and Three 6 Mafia; and soul acts, ranging from Smokey Robinson to The Blackbyrds. Yung Gravy is 6 feet 8 in (2.03m) tall, though he has mentioned being 6'6" in a song because it flowed better lyrically.

Discography

Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US Sensational Released: May 31, 2019 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl 52 Baby Gravy 2 (with bbno$)Released: February 14, 2020 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl 188 Gasanova Released: October 2, 2020 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl 52 Marvelous Released: October 28, 2022 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl99 Baby Gravy 3 (with bbno$)Released: August 25, 2023 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl — Serving Country Released: August 2, 2024 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming —

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details Mr. Clean Released: September 8, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Yung Gravity Released: April 20, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Baby Gravy(with bbno$)Released: October 11, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Snow Cougar Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Republic Format: Digital download Tracy's Ultimate Fitness MixReleased: January 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Gravy Train Down Memory Lane: Side AReleased: April 23, 2021 Label: Republic Format: Digital download Gravy Train Down Memory Lane: Side BReleased: April 30, 2021 Label: Republic Format: Digital download Cake and Cognac(with Dillon Francis) Released: February 4, 2022 Label: Imperial Format: Digital download

Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Details Thanksgiving's Eve Released: December 23, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released, chart positions, certifications, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Alt. US Pop AUS CAN IRE NZ UK WW "Mr. Clean" 2016 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Mr. Clean and Snow Cougar "Cheryl" 2017 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold 2018 — — — — — — — — —Snow Cougar "Pizzazz" — — — — — — — — —Sensational "Alley Oop" — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold 2019 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold — — — — — — — — —"Whip a Tesla"(with bbno$) — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold — — — — — — — — — Gasanova"Shining on My Ex"(with bbno$) — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold — — — — — — — — —Baby Gravy 2 "Welcome to Chilis"(with bbno$) 2020 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold — — — — — — — — — "Jack Money Bean"(with bbno$ and Lentra) — — — — — — — — —Gasanova "Yup!" — — — — — — — — — "Gas Money" — — — — — — — — — "Oops!" — 40 38 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold 2021 — — — — — — — — — Marvellous "Hot Tub"(with Dillon Francis and T-Pain) 2022 — — — — — — — — — Cake and Cognac "Betty (Get Money)" 30 — 12 25 36 50 23 73 81 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum — To Whoever Wants to Hear "Nightmare on Peachtree Street"(with bbno$ and Freddie Dredd) — — — — — — — — — "AF1 2.0"(with Lilbubblegum) 2024 — — — — — — — — — "Clementine'" — — — — — — — — — Serving Country "White Claw"(with Shania Twain) — — — — — — — — — "Lone Ranger'" — — — — — — — — — "I Write Hymns Not Travesties"(feat. Brendon Urie) 2025 — — — — — — — — — "HBO"2026—————————Invasion of the Thotty Snatchers

Other certified songs Title Year Certifications Album "Rotisserie"(with bbno$) 2017 RIAA: Gold Baby Gravy"The Boys are Back in Town"(feat. Pouya, Ramirez, TrippyThaKid)2019 RIAA: Gold Sensational"Gravy Train" RIAA: Gold