Mavi (rapper)

{{Short description|American rapper (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = MAVI

| background = solo_singer

| image = MAVI Pitchfork Interview Profile.jpg

| caption = Mavi in 2020

| birth_name = Omavi Ammu Minder

| alias = Mayor, miracle baby

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|10|7}}

| birth_place = Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.

| origin = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|alternative hip hop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = Mavi 4 Mayor Music

| associated_acts = {{hlist|KILLSWITCH|Navy Blue|MIKE|Earl Sweatshirt}}

| website = Management Alicia Gelernt co Zay Shimkin

| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes

| signature = Mavi sig.svg

}}

}}

Omavi Ammu Minder (born October 7, 1999), better known as Mavi (stylized in all caps), is an American rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina.{{Cite web|last=Callender|first=Brandon|date=2019-10-31|title=MAVI's vision for a free, black future|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/31/mavi-let-the-sun-talk-feet-of-clay-interview|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The FADER|language=en}} Mavi emerged in 2014 as a member of North Carolina music collective KILLSWITCH, and later rose to prominence in 2019 with the release of his debut solo album Let the Sun Talk and his guest appearance on Earl Sweatshirt's EP Feet of Clay.{{Cite web|last=Bruce-Jones|first=Henry|date=2019-10-31|title=Earl Sweatshirt enlists Alchemist, Mavi and Mach-Hommy for Feet Of Clay|url=https://www.factmag.com/2019/10/31/earl-sweatshirt-feet-of-clay/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Fact Magazine|language=en-US}} His most recent album, Shadowbox, was released in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Paul A. |title=Mavi: Laughing so Hard, it Hurts |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mavi-laughing-so-hard-it-hurts/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}