- Rapper Yung Gravy performed Saturday at the grandstand at Allentown Fair
- The Minnesota rapper performed his songs "Mr. Clean" and "Betty (Get Money)"
- The TikTok sensation handed out roses at the end of his show to his many female admirers
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A fish named Wawa was just one of the gifts Yung Gravy gave to his fans at his concert Saturday at Allentown Fair's grandstand.
The Minnesota rapper amped up the crowd during a 75-minute set in which he performed a medley of hits from his four albums.
Fans danced, jumped and sang along with Gravy to songs such as "Whip A Tesla," "Oops!" and "C'est La Vie."
Midway through the concert, surprise guest Armani Black came out to perform his chart-topper "Billie Eilish." and then stuck around to rhyme on "Rotisserie Chicken."
Bras and a wig
Gravy broke on the scene with 2016's platinum-selling hit "Mr. Clean," which laid the foundations for his first album, 2019's "Sensational."
He performed that single as bras were hurled toward the stage — something the Minnesota rapper favors.
In 2022, Gravy's "Save the Nip" campaign on TikTokgarnered 5.4 million views after he revealed his team had collected 678 bras from shows and planned to donate them to women's shelters.
"Keep them coming."Rapper Yung Gravy
"Keep them coming," he yelled Saturday.
As one of them landed, his sidekick and opening act, Canadian rapper bbno$, tried on one for size.
The gift-giving didn't end there. One fan cast a long, curly wig to the stage, which Gravy's deejay Tiiiiiiiiiip wore with pleasure.
Team Wawa, Rod Stewart
What Gravy and bbno$ — the duo collectively known as Baby Gravy — weren't quite prepared for was the fan who brought a fish as an offering.
The small creature made its concert debut in a plastic water-filled bag that Gravy held up for everyone to see.
Being that the show was in Pennsylvania, he jumped in on the convenience store battle craze and asked fans to pick its name: Wawa or Sheetz.
"We're taking him back to L.A."Rapper Yung Gravy, about his new pet goldfish, which he named Wawa
"We're taking him back to L.A.," Gravy told the crowd as they screamed "Wawa" over and over.
Later, the 27-year-old Gravy and Tiiiiiiiiiip handed out water bottles to those in the front rows, while The Faces' "Ooh La La" played in the background — a setup for Gravy's "Dancing in the Rain."
It was one of many times Gravy weaved in classic music with his new sound.
Throughout the night, Gravy's backdrop flashed scenes from classic films such as "The Wizard of Oz," "The Sound of Music" and "Dirty Dancing," along with commercials from the 1950s.
The rapper, whose given name is Matthew Hauri, is known to use samples in his work, notably from the 1960s through the 1980s.
In January, singer Rick Astley sued Gravy for his use of 1987's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the song "Betty (Get Money)."
“A lot of the music I listen to — obviously I listen to a lot of hip-hop — but usually what I listen to is soul and funk and earlier ‘60s to ‘80s records," he told LehighValleyNews.com earlier in the week. "And I sometimes will just take my favorites and sample them."
Respect to Lil Peep, roses
Tiiiiiiiiiip and Gravy took a moment to pay homage to rapper Lil Peep, who was born in Allentown and died from an accidental overdose in 2017.
"He was one of the reasons I decided to become a rapper," Gravy said. "It's crazy that he was born here."
Gravy closed the evening with a box of Fruit Loops, which he tossed at fans as they belted out "Betty (Get Money)" in unison.
Then, as to add in another sweet touch — and much to the dismay of staff and security — Gravy said bye to his fans with one final act — boyish charm and all.
Female admirers squealed as he jumped off the stage, and into the first rows, with a dozen roses and proceeded to hand them off one by one.
It was a stunt that surely made it onto social media, and part of the sum of what's made him a star.
