Kevo Muney

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Kevo Muney

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Austin was born {{Circa|2001}}, in [[South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee]],{{Cite web |last=Ju |first=Shirley |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Kevo Muney: Bringing Soul Back to Rap |url=https://allhiphop.com/features/kevomuney/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[AllHipHop]] |language=en-US}} the youngest of eight siblings. He grew up listening to [[soul music]] and sang at his church beginning at age six. He originally sang on [[Beale Street]] for money.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joshua |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Rise & Grind: Kevo Muney Talks "Leave Some Day," His Church Roots & More |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/350969-rise-and-grind-kevo-muney-talks-leave-some-day-his-church-roots-and-more-news |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}} As a teenager, he began rapping and posted his [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] onto [[Facebook]].{{Cite web |last=Mehr |first=Bob |title=From NLE Choppa to Kevo Muney, 5 Memphis rappers to watch in 2020 |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/11/memphis-rappers-nle-choppa-kevo-muney-blac-youngsta/2599482001/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}} He gained local popularity from his mixtape ''I Grind'', his 2018 song "Back Against The Wall", on his [[mixtape]] ''Who Am I (Reloaded)'', and his guest appearance on "Deep End" by fellow Memphis rapper Fat Wizza.{{Cite web |last=Seabrook III |first=Robby |date=March 25, 2021 |title=The Break Presents: Kevo Muney |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kevo-muney-interview-the-break/ |access-date=September 22, 2025 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en}}
Austin was born {{Circa|2001}}, in [[South Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee]],{{Cite web |last=Ju |first=Shirley |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Kevo Muney: Bringing Soul Back to Rap |url=https://allhiphop.com/features/kevomuney/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[AllHipHop]] |language=en-US}} the youngest of eight siblings. He grew up listening to [[soul music]] and sang at his church beginning at age six. He originally sang on Memphis' famous [[Beale Street]] for money.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joshua |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Rise & Grind: Kevo Muney Talks "Leave Some Day," His Church Roots & More |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/350969-rise-and-grind-kevo-muney-talks-leave-some-day-his-church-roots-and-more-news |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}} As a teenager, he began rapping and posted his [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] onto [[Facebook]].{{Cite web |last=Mehr |first=Bob |title=From NLE Choppa to Kevo Muney, 5 Memphis rappers to watch in 2020 |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/12/11/memphis-rappers-nle-choppa-kevo-muney-blac-youngsta/2599482001/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}} He gained local popularity from his mixtape ''I Grind'', his 2018 song "Back Against The Wall", on his [[mixtape]] ''Who Am I (Reloaded)'', and his guest appearance on "Deep End" by fellow Memphis rapper Fat Wizza.{{Cite web |last=Seabrook III |first=Robby |date=March 25, 2021 |title=The Break Presents: Kevo Muney |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kevo-muney-interview-the-break/ |access-date=September 22, 2025 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en}}


By 2019, Austin had received cosigns from [[Chief Keef]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Kevin Gates]], [[Lil Baby]], and [[Tay Keith]], among others; he signed with [[Atlantic Records]] the same year, which was confirmed in early November. He was featured on Sprite Way, an advertizing campaign of [[The Coca-Cola Company]] which features rising musicians. His debut mixtape with Atlantic, ''Baby G.O.A.T.'', was announced alongside the release of his debut single with the label, "Everythang Changed". The mixtape released on December 13, 2019, and contained guest appearances from [[BlocBoy JB]] and Tay Keith.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Kevo Muney Signs With Atlantic Records, Releases Street-Inspired 'Everythang Changed' Video: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kevo-muney-signs-atlantic-records/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163751/https://www.billboard.com/pro/kevo-muney-signs-atlantic-records/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=October 12, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2019 |title=Kevo Muney celebrates record deal with "Everything Changed" |url=https://hiphopcanada.com/kevo-muney-everything-changed/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[HipHopCanada]] |language=en-CA}} Its cover went viral online for depicting an anthropomorphic goat giving birth to Muney. In 2023, Drew Gadbois of ''[[The Michigan Daily]]'' described the cover as "the kind of album art that perfectly toes the line between utter masterpiece and complete travesty".{{Cite web |last=Gadbois |first=Drew |date=February 6, 2023 |title=An ode to album covers |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/an-ode-to-album-covers/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[The Michigan Daily]] |language=en-US}}
By 2019, Austin had received cosigns from [[Chief Keef]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], [[Kevin Gates]], [[Lil Baby]], and [[Tay Keith]], among others; he signed with [[Atlantic Records]] the same year, which was confirmed in early November. He was featured on Sprite Way, an advertising campaign of [[The Coca-Cola Company]] which features rising musicians. His debut mixtape with Atlantic, ''Baby G.O.A.T.'', was announced alongside the release of his debut single with the label, "Everythang Changed". The mixtape released on December 13, 2019, and contained guest appearances from [[BlocBoy JB]] and Tay Keith.{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Kevo Muney Signs With Atlantic Records, Releases Street-Inspired 'Everythang Changed' Video: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kevo-muney-signs-atlantic-records/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163751/https://www.billboard.com/pro/kevo-muney-signs-atlantic-records/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=October 12, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2019 |title=Kevo Muney celebrates record deal with "Everything Changed" |url=https://hiphopcanada.com/kevo-muney-everything-changed/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[HipHopCanada]] |language=en-CA}} Its cover went viral online for depicting an anthropomorphic goat giving birth to Muney. In 2023, Drew Gadbois of ''[[The Michigan Daily]]'' described the cover as "the kind of album art that perfectly toes the line between utter masterpiece and complete travesty".{{Cite web |last=Gadbois |first=Drew |date=February 6, 2023 |title=An ode to album covers |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/an-ode-to-album-covers/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |website=[[The Michigan Daily]] |language=en-US}}


In February 2020, Austin released the song "Leave Some Day", which later received a remix featuring a guest appearance from [[Lil Durk]].
In February 2020, Austin released the song "Leave Some Day", which later received a remix featuring a guest appearance from [[Lil Durk]].
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