Blanco Brown

Biography

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×The Git Up3 May 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Git Up3:21" 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.

"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×The Git Up3 May 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Git Up3:21" 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 Billboard's 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×Just the Way28 April 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Just the Way3:09". 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.