# Matt Ox

Matthew Christopher Grau (born December 13, 2004), known professionally as Matt Ox, is an American rapper and singer from Philadelphia. He is best known for his 2017 single "Overwhelming", and for being featured on the 2018 platinum certified track "$$$" on XXXTentacion's sophomore album ? (2018).

## Early life

Ox was born in 2004. He is from Lawncrest, Philadelphia. Ox began pursuing hip hop when he was 11 years old. Since releasing music, Ox has been homeschooled.

## Career

Ox was 12 years old when he released the music video for the single "Overwhelming" in 2017 featuring instrumentals by Oogie Mane. He released singles with Warner before signing with Motown in 2018. In March 2018, he worked with rapper XXXTentacion on the song "$$$", which was featured on his sophomore album, ?. His debut album, Ox, was released October 30, 2018. It includes 11 songs less than three minutes long and has three songs featuring Chief Keef, Key!, and Valee. It was produced by Working on Dying, a Philadelphia-based production crew.
He released his mixtape Sweet 16 on December 13, 2020. He released his first solo extended play on February 12, 2021, a 5-track EP titled Unorthodox. The mixtape and the EP featured no guest appearances from other artists. Ox's second album Year Of The Ox released on January 31, 2022. The album featured guest appearances from Lancey Foux and UnoTheActivist.

## Artistry

Ox's music has been called "dark trap music". Some of his favorite artists include Soulja Boy and Lil B.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Studio album details |
| Ox | Released: October 30, 2018 Label: Motown Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| Year Of The Ox | Released: January 31, 2022 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: CD, digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Mixtape details |
| Sweet 16 | Release: December 13, 2020 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Teenrave | Release: December 13, 2022 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| Oxygen (with Surf Gang) | Release: April 20, 2023 Label: Surf Gang Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Teenrage | Release: October 6, 2023 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| I Dont Wanna Grow Up | Released: August 16, 2024 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details :
| Title | EP details |
| Oxmas (with Zeus Ox and Ox Flacko) | Release: December 23, 2018 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Spooky Szn (with Zeus Ox and Ox Flacko) | Release: October 27, 2020 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Unorthodox | Release: February 12, 2021 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| Ai.Ox | Release: March 31, 2023 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| Oxi Is Alive | Release: December 13, 2024 Label: OX Entertainment Group Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Album(s) |
| "Overwhelming" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Messages" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Athlete" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Deposits" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Tesla" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Zero Degrees" | 2018 | Ox |
| "Jetlag" (featuring Chief Keef) | 2018 | Ox |
| "Bag" (with Dro Fe and TheGoodPerry) | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Oh Dam" | 2019 | Non-album singles |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album(s) |
| "Awesome" (Valee featuring Matt Ox) | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "PAUSE" (Jimmy Edgar featuring Matt Ox) | 2020 | Non-album singles | Cheetah Bend |
| "Breakdown" (Andy Morin featuring Matt Ox) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "No Limit" (TripSitMafia featuring Matt Ox) | 2023 | Non-album single |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album(s) |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US R&B/HH | Album(s) |
| "$$$" (with XXXTentacion) | 2018 | 2 | 45 | ? |