Bennie Julius Amey III (born March 24, 1985), known professionally as Blanco Brown, is an American country rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has produced for Fergie and Pitbull. Brown's debut single "The Git Up" was released in April 2019 and as of October 2022 has over 300 million streams on Spotify. In June 2019, Brown debuted on the Billboard charts, appearing at No. 41 on the Emerging Artists. "The Git Up" later topped the Hot Country Songs chart and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life Amey was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, listening to hip hop artists, such as Outkast. In his younger days, Amey would listen to country music, such as Johnny Cash. Amey would go on to appreciate both forms of music.
Career "The Git Up" challenge Brown posted a YouTube video with country music artist Lainey Wilson to teach people how to do the dance. "The Git Up" Challenge increased in popularity after the video was released and was featured in over 130,000 videos on TikTok. The song reached number 1 on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart.
In 2021, Brown achieved a second number-one single on the country music charts as a featured vocalist on the band Parmalee's single "Just the Way". In 2024, he appeared in the country music documentary, Rebel Country.
Personal life On August 31, 2020, Brown was in a motorcycle accident that broke his wrists, arms, legs, and pelvis. He underwent a 12-hour surgery and successfully recovered one month later.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country AUSDig. CANHoneysuckle & Lightning Bugs Released: October 11, 2019 Label: BBR Formats: CD, digital download 130 16 10 58US: 5,000 RIAA: Gold
Extended plays Title EP details SalesBlanco Brown Released: May 31, 2019 Label: Broken Bow Formats: Digital downloadUS: 1,200
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay AUS CAN GER IRE NZ UK "The Git Up" 2019 14 1 44 5 6 42 76 8 96 US: 475,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs "Just the Way" 31 3 1 — 50 — — — — US: 6,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum For You "Do Si Do"(with Diplo) 2020 — — — — — — — — — Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil "Nobody's More Country"2021 — — — — — — — — — "High Horse" — — — — — — — — — Heartland
Written and co-written songs Year Artist Album Song Co-written with2015 Monica Code Red "Suga" Atia Boggs, Monica Brown, Jocelyn A. Donald, Jamal Jones, Teena Marie, Richard J. Rudolph2016 Malachiae Warren Hear U Was in My City "Do 2 U" Jasper Cameron, Malachiae Warren2017 2 Chainz Pretty Girls Like Trap Music "Burglar Bars" Gabriel Arillo, Joshua Banks, Monica Brown, Mike Dean, Barbara Jean English, Tauheed Epps, Salomes Jackson, George Kerr Demetria McKinney Officially Yours "Sextraordinary (Interlude)" Quintin Amey, Travis Cherry, Demetria McKinney, Donald Woolfolk "No, No, No" Travis Cherry, Kid Class, Demetria McKinney, Anthony Wyley "Sextraordinary" Quintin Amey, Travis Cherry, Demetria McKinney, Donald Woolfolk 2018 Pitbull Goalie Goalie "Goalie Goalie" Mohombi, Cederic Lorrain, Christian Pérez, Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea, Cezar Cazano Case Therapy "Heaven" Case Woodward2019 Raheem DeVaughn The Love Reunion "K.I.N.G." Quintin Amey, Ahmad Rashad Brown, Rodreges Jabar Copeland, Lil King Tutt, Ursula Yancy "Black Girl Magic" "Metronome" Raheem DeVaughn
Produced and co-produced songs Year Artist Album Song Produced with2015 Monica Code Red "Suga" Polow da Don 2018 Fergie Double Dutchess "M.I.L.F. $" Polow da Don, Fergie Duhamel, Steve Macke Pitbull Goalie Goalie "Goalie Goalie" Alexandru Cotoi, Andrei Ropcea
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