Addison Rae’s Mom Attended The VMAs With This Rising Rapper

After this interesting moment between rapper Yung Gravy and Addison Rae’s mom, Sheri Nicole Easterling, at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, you might find yourself asking two questions: Who is Yung Gravy, and is he dating Addison Rae’s mom? ICYMI, Yung Gravy — an underground emcee who rose to fame status with his hit, “Betty (Get Money)” — performed at the award ceremony’s pre-show, and he bought Easterling as his date. The duo shared a kiss on the black carpet while sporting matching lavender ensembles.

On Aug. 28, after Yung Gravy’s pre-show performance, the pair graced the black carpet for a brief interview with host Nessa. When asked about their connection, the rapper noted that he always had a soft spot for, as he stated, MILFS, and described Easterling as the queen of that category.

“We met online and connected right away,” Yung Gravy revealed to Nessa. “I’m from the furthest north it gets, and she’s from the furthest south it gets.”

To make sense of this unexpected situation, it might help to have a background on the up-and-coming rapper who has made a name for himself on TikTok. He first came on the scene in 2017, with the release of “Mr. Clean.” His latest groovy single, “Betty (Get Money),” dropped in June 2022, and happened to be the song he hit the pre-show with.

Some fans were shocked to see Yung Gravy hand-in-hand with Easterling, especially since Easterling recently dealt with some reported issues in her marriage to her estranged husband, Monty Lopez, where he was accused of being unfaithful, per US Weekly. Lopez didn’t comment on the allegations, but Easterling took to her Instagram Story in early July 2022 to address “personal matters being brought public.” Soon after, People reported that Easterling and Lopez separated.

However, as for her new possible romance with Yung Gravy, their relationship/possible really close friendship (like friends who kiss at award shows) seemingly started in July 2022. The rapper stitched a TikTok of Easterling hinting that she wanted to go out with him while playing with the app’s “Your Next Date?” filter. In the short clip, the filter chose a park as the date’s location.

As for her date, the category shuffled through choices such as “with your dog” and “with your ex,” before the filter revealed an unknown answer; however, it was quickly covered up with a post-edit of Yung Gravy’s name. Talk about shooting your shot.

In the stitch, Yung Gravy revealed that he was definitely interested. “Oh, it’s on sight, baby,” he excitedly sang in the clip, and tagged #gravyrae in the caption.

This hasn’t been the duo’s only online interaction. The rapper dueted Easterling’s TikTok again on July 25, and the auras from both clips were flirtatious. In early August 2022, Gravy then teased his connection with her during an appearance on the Jeff FM podcast.

“It’s real. She’s recently single,” he said in the interview, adding that the duo were “going on a date” soon. “I might wait until my New Orleans show. But we’ve talked — we keep in touch. I’ve texted a little bit every day.”

Being that Yung Gravy and Easterling’s relationship (which they have yet to confirm aside from red carpet kisses) has only unraveled online, I wonder if their first date will be considered this now-buzzing black carpet moment? Although, Gravy did mention he also had plans to connect with Easterling at his New Orleans show, which BTW isn’t until November, so you may have to wait a while for another IRL sighting. In the meantime, I’d keep an eye on both of their TikToks. You never know when that define-the-relationship — or “we’re just friends” — video might drop.