ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A rapper who in just six years has had seven platinum and gold hits will headline a grandstand show at Allentown Fair this year, it was announced Wednesday.
Yung Gravy, whose most recent hit, last year's "Betty (Get Money)," was his biggest-selling, will perform Saturday, Sept. 2.
Opening the show will be Gravy's frequent hit collaborator, rapper bbno$, best known for his 2019 triple-platinum hit "Lalala."
- Rapper Yung Gravy, with bbno$, will headline Allentown Fair's grandstand on Sept. 2
- Tickets, at $44 and $64, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, at Ticketmaster.com or the fair box office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Yung Gravy had seven gold and platinum hits in just six years
Tickets, at $44 and $64, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, at Ticketmaster.com or the fair box office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Yung Gravy, whose real name is Matthew Hauri, first gained attention when his 2016 song "Mr. Clean" from his self-released debut EP of the same name sold platinum.
The song samples the popular 1954 song "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes, and exemplifies his style of blending modern trap music with vintage styles of soul, oldies and funk.
Most recent hit is his biggest
He followed that with 2017's "1 Thot 2 Thot Red Thot Blue Thot," which also sold platinum. In 2019, two songs from his debut album, "Sensational" — "Magic" and "Whip a Tesla" (with bbno$) — both reached gold.
Yung Gravy's biggest success came with last year's hit song "Betty (Get Money)," which reached platinum sales and put him on Billboard's overall songs chart at No. 30.
He also reached gold with 2020's "Welcome to Chilis" (with bbno$), then again the same year with "Oops!" That year, he released a collaboration EP with bbno$ called "Baby Gravy 2."
But Gravy's biggest success came with last year's hit "Betty (Get Money)," which samples Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." It reached platinum and put Gravy on Billboard's overall songs chart at No. 30.
Most recently, Gravy this year released two singles, "She's a 10 But..." with ARTAN and "Bitch Again" with Pouya.
In all, his songs have totaled 6 billion streams.
bbno$, (pronounced "Baby No Money"), whose real name is Alexander Gumuchain, saw his hit song "Lalala" hit No. 55 on Billboard's overall albums chart.
In 2021, his single "Edamame" (featuring Rich Brian) sold gold.
In 2020, he was nominated in his native Canada for Juno Awards for Fan Choice and Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
This year, he has released two singles, "Touch Grass" (with Yung Gravy) and "Still."
The show is the fifth of six expected to be announced for the fair, which runs Aug. 30-Sept. 4.
Tickets remain on sale for Styx / REO Speedwagon on Aug. 30; Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line with Matt Stell on Aug. 31; Nelly with Chingy on Sept. 1; and Keith Urban on Sept. 3. All show tickets include admission into the fair.
The fair also is offering discount ride tickets, half price fair admission, and prepaid premium concert parking.
For more information, go to the fair website.
