# Yung Gravy

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

## Early life, family and education

Hauri was born in Rochester, Minnesota. His father, Peter Johannes Hauri, was a Swiss-born psychologist who specialized in treating insomnia; his mother is psychiatrist Cynthia Cleveland Hauri. Hauri holds dual Swiss and American citizenship, obtaining the former through his father.
Hauri graduated from Mayo High School in 2014. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned his degree in marketing 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 missed his graduation ceremony because of his first sold-out tour, which started immediately.
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.

### 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. Also in 2023, Yung Gravy returned to his home state to perform at the Minnesota State Fair.

## 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 and soul and funk music of the 1960s, '70s and '80s: 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.
His musical style has been described as amusing, energetic, authentic, and bold. 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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US |
| Sensational | Released: May 31, 2019 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl | 52 |
| Baby Gravy 2 (with bbno$) | Released: February 14, 2020 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl | 188 |
| Gasanova | Released: October 2, 2020 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl | 52 |
| Marvelous | Released: October 28, 2022 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl | 99 |
| Baby Gravy 3 (with bbno$) | 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 Mix | Released: January 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| Gravy Train Down Memory Lane: Side A | Released: April 23, 2021 Label: Republic Format: Digital download |
| Gravy Train Down Memory Lane: Side B | Released: 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Alt. | US Pop | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | UK | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "Mr. Clean" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum | Mr. Clean and Snow Cougar |
| "Cheryl" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gravy Train Down Memory Lane: Side B |
| "1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum | Snow Cougar and Sensational |
| "Knockout" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Snow Cougar |
| "Pizzazz" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sensational |
| "Alley Oop" (featuring Lil Baby) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sensational |
| "Magic" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Sensational |
| "Buttered Up" (featuring Juicy J) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sensational |
| "Whip a Tesla" (with bbno$) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Sensational |
| "Tampa Bay Bustdown" (featuring Chief Keef and Y2K) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gasanova |
| "Shining on My Ex" (with bbno$) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | I Don't Care at All and Baby Gravy 2 |
| "Iunno" (with bbno$) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Baby Gravy 2 |
| "Welcome to Chilis" (with bbno$) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Baby Gravy 2 |
| "Off the Goop" (with bbno$ featuring Cuco) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Baby Gravy 2 |
| "Jack Money Bean" (with bbno$ and Lentra) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gasanova |
| "Yup!" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gasanova |
| "Gas Money" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Gasanova |
| "Oops!" | 2020 | — | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Gasanova |
| "Steppin on the Beat" (with TrippythaKid) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Marvellous |
| "Hot Tub" (with Dillon Francis and T-Pain) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Cake and Cognac |
| "Betty (Get Money)" | 2022 | 30 | — | 12 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 81 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum MC: Gold | Marvelous |
| "C'est la Vie" (with bbno$ and Rich Brian) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Marvelous |
| "She's A 10 But... (Remix)" (with ARTAN) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bitch Again" (with Pouya) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Strawberries & Creamin'" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Goodness Gracious" (with bbno$) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "You Need Jesus" (with bbno$) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Everest" (with Dream) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | To Whoever Wants to Hear |
| "Nightmare on Peachtree Street" (with bbno$ and Freddie Dredd) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "AF1 2.0" (with Lilbubblegum) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Clementine'" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Serving Country |
| "White Claw" (with Shania Twain) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Serving Country |
| "Lone Ranger'" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Serving Country |