By way of hilarious ad-libs and airtight rhymes, Minnesotan Yung Gravy has emerged as a gold and platinum-certified phenomenon and music disruptor, vaulting from underground stalwart to mainstream force. He hit his stride in 2016, when he took to SoundCloud to begin releasing his own music.

The first song he uploaded, “Karen,” quickly garnered new fans and created a palpable buzz online. In 2018, the “Snow Cougar” EP yielded a pair of platinum smashes – “Mr. Clean” and “1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot” – and launched Gravy from early SoundCloud success to the hottest playlists on Spotify, including New Music Friday and Pop Rising, to name a few.

As a follow-up, he sold out three tours in North America, two tours in Europe and a run in Australia and New Zealand. This hot streak continued as his world tour “Experience The Sensation, Part 2” also sold out.

During 2019, Gravy’s full-length debut, “Sensational” (Republic Records), crashed the Top 5 of Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and put up 450 million-plus streams across several singles, including “Alley Oop” (featuring Lil Baby) and “Gravy Train.”

He has teamed up with frequent collaborator bbno$ on hits “Whip a Tesla” and “Welcome to Chilis” (both of which are certified gold); “Shinin on My Ex,” which Ones to Watch predicted as “a surefire Tik Tok hit”; and the single “Iunno,” which showcases the duo’s undeniable chemistry and verbal volley talents. In 2022, Gravy reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the platinum-selling hit “Betty (Get Money).”

“At the end of the day, this is all meant to make people feel good,” Gravy explains. “This is party music, and everyone’s invited.”