At Home with Yung Gravy

Yung Gravy, known as Matthew to his friends and family, has been saucin and dripping on us since his debut in 2016 with the track, Mr. Clean, on the Clean EP. Since then, Gravy has filled college parties and our hearts with songs about MILFs, his favorite is Charlene, smoking blunts, and boolin around with bbno$. The young entrepreneur is jack of all trades in the studio as he raps, sings, writes, and produces nearly everything he does.

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            Most recently, Daddy Gravy blessed us with a new album, Gasanova. The album is 100% Yung Gravy made by Yung Gravy. Gravy has spent most of 2020 back home in Minnesota writing and producing this album and his second collaboration piece with bbno$, Baby Gravy 2.  Fear not, however, the iconic duo could never run out of material, bbno$ makes two appearances on Gasanova. Aside from bbno$, Gasanova has seven other musicians featured on the album. This project bolsters a tried and true Yung Gravy sound and some more on-trend tracks like Tampa Bay Bustdown. Nonetheless, Gasanova is here for the good times, the bad times, the high times, and the party life.

 

A few weeks ago, Juiced! participated in a press conference with the Minnesota rapper and talked to him about his fashion influences.

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Well, I wear a lot of [Versace] robes, my closet is full of them. I donʻt really keep up with fashion but I think that the disco style 50 years ago is really cool. I love the flowing, romantic shirts of the 70ʻs…top three buttons undone, chains, chest hair, soul that’s my inspiration right now. Recently, Iʻve been wearing collared disco shirts I found at thrift stores over the tears. Itʻs that immense romantic drip.

Gravyʻs most influential disco era influences are Barry Gibb (left) and Teddy Pendergrass (right).

Barry Gibb is best known for co-founding the Bee Gees with his two brothers, Robin and Maurice. His style was peak 70ʻs. Feathered hair, chains, and unbuttoned shirts.

Teddy Pendergrass rose to fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Teddy walked so Mr. T could run by styling four to five chains at a time. Though the stacked chain trend is quickly rising, none have done it quite like Teddy.

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~Reagan Thornley