Quantavious Tavario Thomas (born December 17, 1992), known professionally as Young Nudy, is an American rapper and singer. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the cousin of fellow rapper 21 Savage. Thomas signed with RCA Records to release his debut studio album Anyways (2020), which was followed by Dr. Ev4l (2021), Rich Shooter (2021), EA Monster (2022), and Gumbo (2023). The latter spawned the single "Peaches and Eggplants" (featuring 21 Savage), which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Thomas initially gained fame for his Slimeball mixtape series, which led to him to sign with RCA and Same Plate Entertainment to release Slimeball 3 in 2018. His collaborative album with Pi'erre Bourne, Sli'merre (2019), became his breakout project and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200. During this time, he also became known for his unreleased song "Pissy Pamper" (with Pi'erre Bourne featuring Playboi Carti), which became a viral Internet meme following its Music leak that same year. Also in 2019, he guest appeared on Dreamville Records' single "Down Bad," which became his first entry—at number 64—on the Billboard Hot 100.
In late 2017, Thomas released the Nudy Land mixtape, which featured rappers Offset and Lil Yachty. It was once more produced by Pierre Bourne.
Prior to the release of Slimeball 3, Thomas signed a multi-million dollar, four-album record deal with Paradise East Records, RCA Records and Same Plate Entertainment.
In August 2018, Thomas released the 14-track Slimeball 3 mixtape, as the sequel to the previous Slimeballs. The mixtape featured production by Pi'erre Bourne, Metro, Wheezy, 13teen and Maaly Raw, among others. Previous singles "Do That" and "Sherbert" were among the 14 tracks on the mixtape. The mixtape became Thomas's first charting project on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 146. The project has a total of over 18 million streams on Apple Music as of May 2019.
On May 11, producer ChaseTheMoney revealed what was thought to be a tracklist for Thomas's debut album, CTMX2. The tracklist has a number of artists such as Billie Eilish, Young Thug and most notably featured the song "God Flinch" featuring Thomas, J. Cole and Drake; the song was eventually released without Drake as "Sunset" on Dreamville's mixtape Revenge of the Dreamers III on July 5, 2019. Thomas appeared on the J. Cole-executively produced album twice, including the aforementioned song "Sunset" and on the single "Down Bad" along with JID, Bas, EarthGang and Cole himself. Later on, Young Nudy, alongside Calboy were added as supporting acts on 21 Savage's I Am Greater than I Was Tour across the United States.
On November 20, 2019, the Grammy Awards announced the nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, in which Thomas was nominated for his feature on the 2019 Dreamville Records single 'Down Bad", along with JID, Bas, J. Cole and Earthgang, as well as for his contributions to the aforementioned record label's compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers 3 and his cousin 21 Savage's I Am Greater Than I Was. On February 27, 2020, Young Nudy released his debut studio album titled Anyways, which totaled 16 tracks. The album received positive critical reception, receiving a 7.5/10 by Pitchfork critic Israel Daramola. The album peaked at 109 on the Billboard 200.
After the release of Anyways, in 2020, Young Nudy announced a North American tour which was set to run from March 20 to April 30, and travel to 25 different cities in the United States. However, COVID-19 concerns caused the tour to be postponed.
On May 18, 2021, Thomas released his second studio album, Dr. Ev4l. It features fellow rappers Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and G Herbo, with production from Coupe, Mojo, Bavier, and 20 Rocket. The album was preceded by the May 11-released single "2Face", featuring G Herbo. The album was released to generally positive reviews and peaked at 93 on the Billboard 200.
In May 2021, Nudy and 21 Savage's track "EA" from Nudy's 2017 mixtape SlimeBall 3 went viral after a video in which the song plays shows a floor collapsing at a graduation party, with the partygoers falling through the floor. Nudy responded to the incident and donated money to the homeowner.
In 2023, Young Nudy’s song “Peaches %26 Eggplants” released as the lead single from his fourth studio album Gumbo, became a viral hit, peaking at 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. In July, he made an appearance on Ateyaba's second album on the title ''Ghana''. On July 24,2024 Young Nudy Released Highly anticipated Song John Wayne With Metro Boomin.
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