I know there are a million and three songs about whiskey in country music, but White Claws? It just doesn’t hit the same (maybe it would’ve 5 years ago when White Claw peaked).
Today, rapper Yung Gravy teased a new song with the queen of pop country, Mrs. Shania Twain, called “White Claw” and it’s… something.
I assume if you’re here you’re probably not super familiar with Mr. Gravy, the Minnesota-born rapper whose real name is Matthew Raymond Hauri, but he’s been working his way into country here recently, shooting his shot at Lainey Wilson and even releasing a country-inspired song (if you can even call it that), which features an interpolation of the Zac Brown Band hit “Chicken Fried” called “Clementine.”
He’s admittedly a huge fan of Shania, and has also performed on stage with country hitmaker Hardy in the past. Gravy also recently announced a tour called Grits and Gravy, and is rumored to be putting out a “country album” sometime this year. Him and everyone else…
So yeah, he’s really leaning into the whole country/Southern thing… probably a little too much. But as with many other pop stars, like Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey, Gravy has clearly noticed that the country genre is where the money is right now, so he wants in. It’s nothing new… he’s not the first, and he won’t be the last.
But seriously, as a professional musician, could he not do a little better than this?
Gravy apparently has a new song coming out with Shania this Friday called “White Claw,” and before I get into the very mixed fan reaction, just listen to it for yourself:
I honestly listened more than once just trying to figure out if it’s a joke, because I really wish that were the case and quite a few fans seem to agree with me if you take a quick scroll through the comments section:
“This can’t be real.”
“Go back to rap please.”
“Is this a real song or like a joke song?”
“This is terrible. Lolol.”
“Just when country music couldn’t get any worse.”
“I’m so confused.”
“I genuinely hope this is satire, or a tragic paid promo. I’m embarrassed, for them.”
“What the fuuuuu has happened to country music?!??? Wow!”
“This is so absolutely terrible and I had high hopes.”
“You aren’t Posty… sorry honey.”
“Wtf happened to country.”
“Man the simulation really be simming these days.”
“Oh dear….”
“This sounds AI generated.”
But like I said, it was mixed, and there were a lot of positive comments too:
“New song of the summer!!”
“This collab wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card but I dig it.”
“This is so iconic, can’t wait!”
“Told you bro.. Alan Jackson reincarnated.”
“This will be an absolute summer banger. Yesssss
“Fantastic collaboration. Her first note makes me weak in the knees.”
“So good.”
“I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.”
“Golf course/lake bangerrrrr.”
“This actually goes hard song of the summer.”
“I can’t wait.”
Seriously, if all of this popularity with country music has taught us anything, it’s that just because you can make country music (or something very vaguely reminiscent of it), doesn’t mean you should…
And of course, like any girl born in the ’90s, I absolutely love Shania, think she’s a queen, and her music was a massive part of my childhood. But I’m not so sure I’ll be adding this song to my playlist anytime soon… very few pop/rap artists can pull off country (and I’m sure it works both ways), and if this doesn’t prove that, then I don’t know what does. Yikes…
“Clementine”
