Matthew Garou, better known as Matt Ochs, is a 16-year-old rapper from Philadelphia. He is best known for his 2017 single "Overwhelming." Matt released his debut album OX in October 2018.
| Real Name | Matthew Garu |
| Birth Date | December 13, 2004 |
| Birth Place | Lawncrest, Philadelphia |
| Profession | Rapper |
| Relationship Status | Single |
| Net Worth | $400 thousand |
| Height | 5 feet 2 inches or 158 cm tall |
Early life
Matt Oks (real name Matthew Garou) was born on December 13, 2004 in Lowcrest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He spent his childhood in the Lowcrest area of Northeast Philadelphia.
He was mostly raised by his mother Laurel. Matt lost his father when he was very young. His father is said to have committed suicide. He finished school after school at home.
Matt has been interested in music since childhood. His passion for music grew after visiting the studio with his uncle. In fact, he started writing his own rap songs at the age of 8. Growing up, he decided to take music seriously.
Net worth and career of Matt Ochs
Matt gained attention after releasing the song “Pretty Penny” in January 2017. He went on to record collaborative songs with rappers like Chxpo, Swami Mags, and Lil Tracy. In February of 2017, he released another noteworthy song titled “Low Key.” Subsequently, he released many other singles such as “This N That”, “Michael Myers” and “Problem Child”.
Matt rose to fame after his song “Overwhelming” went viral. When it was first released on SoundCloud, it was streamed over 10,000 times. The official music video for the song was released on May 22, 2017. To date, the music video has received over 30 million views on YouTube.
After the song went viral, it garnered the attention of publications like XXL Magazine and The New York Times. In September 2017 she joined the Warner Bros record. On this label, she released songs like Messages and Youngest Coming Up.
Matt also received a contract offer from Dream Chasers Records and Generation Now, which he reportedly turned down. In 2017 he performed great songs like “Athlete”, “Deposits” and “Yeah Yeah”. In 2018 he signed with the new Motown label. He soon teamed up with rapper XXXTentacion on a song called “$$$”. The song was included in his second album called “?” presented.
Matt released his debut album titled “Ox” on October 30, 2018. The album contains 11 songs, including 3 songs with rappers Key!, Chief Keef and Valee. Recently, Matt has been actively working on his new songs. On April 24, 2021, he released his new music video titled “Go Up” on his YouTube channel of the same name.
Personal life of Matt Oks
Matt Ochs may be single right now. Not connected to anyone yet. Oks has given no sign of being in a relationship through his Instagram updates. His official Instagram, Mattox, is followed by 542,000 people.
Matt Oks net worth
In 2021, Matt Ochs earned around $400,000. During his musical career he managed to collect a considerable sum. Now Matt is only 16 years old and in the future he will no longer be famous. This leads us to believe that he will surely amass a great fortune in the future.