Austin Godwin Grant (b. November 27, 2000), professionally known as 2gaudy (formerly known as 637godwin), is an American hip-hop and recording artist born in Brooklyn, New York. At four years old, Austin moved to Tampa, Florida. He learned music theory by playing the trumpet in middle school and high school.

By March 2019, 2gaudy released his first mixtape “Off Base” on Soundcloud. It included “dont need it,” which is considered his first breakout hit.

2gaudy would drop his second EP, “Always and Forever” 2 months later. The 5th track of this EP, “Chasin” was used for his first music video.

During the beginning of the year, 2gaudy would drop his 3rd EP, “637”, and numerous singles. At this time, 2gaudy would gain popularity as his songs were being used in Fortnite gaming montages. Some of these songs were: “For The Vibe”, “She Wants It”, “Gucci Belt”, “Rage”, “Tiger”.

On August 26, 2020, 2gaudy released his 4th EP, “Deadly Devotion”. This EP was the first project that released on all streaming platforms. However, the EP was later removed from all streaming platforms except for 2gaudy’s SoundCloud in May 2021 and the 3rd track of the EP, “Egotistical” featuring the artist DC The Don was removed from the track list on SoundCloud. 2gaudy addressed the removal of the EP during an Instagram Live. He stated that the EP would be re-released with additional songs and a music video for the song, “Ballin”. On October 22nd, 2021, “Deadly Devotion” was re-released back onto all streaming platforms with a new cover. However, there were no new songs, the music video for “Ballin” was not released and “Egotistical” was no longer on the EP.

Early 2020, 2gaudy’s music and impressive streaming numbers caught the eye of Travis Barker, who expressed interest in signing the rapper after finding him online.

During his introduction to the label, the rapper was informed following an investigation by Barker’s legal team that the name “637godwin” violated two different copyright claims on the three-number sequence “637” and the word “Godwin,” respectively.

In an interview with The Harvard Crimson, 2gaudy explained:

[The legal team] wanted to make sure that no one could come back later and say that I didn’t have the rights to my name, also to cover themselves so they wouldn’t get sued. It turned out I couldn’t use the name 637godwin.

By the beginning of 2021, the combination of the copyright situation and the pandemic had significantly limited the rapper’s ability to collaborate with the label, according to 2gaudy. The two parties subsequently decided to part ways, but the rapper said he is grateful to Barker and the label for the industry experience.

In the same interview with The Harvard Crimson, 2gaudy stated:

They gave me back all my tracks, so I own the rights to my songs and my masters and they let me keep the advance money. I really can’t complain, all of it is just a learning lesson.

To change my name after all this time kind of blows, but it is what it is

2gaudy used the advance money from the label to install a personal studio in his home and he records everyday

2gaudy slowly changed his social medias from “637godwin” to “2gaudy” during June. On August 13th, 2021, 2gaudy would drop his first song, “Letterman” and a music video to accompany it under his new name.