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

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. In June 2019, Brown debuted on the ''Billboard'' charts, appearing at No. 41 on the Emerging Artists. "The Git Up" later topped the

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chart and reached the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Early life

Amey was raised in

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, listening to

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artists, such as

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. In his younger days, Amey would listen to

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, such as

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. Amey would go on to appreciate both forms of music.

Career

"The Git Up" challenge

Brown posted a YouTube video with country music artist

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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

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. The song reached number 1 on ''

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chart. In 2021, Brown achieved a second number-one single on the country music charts as a featured vocalist on the band

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'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

Extended plays

Singles

Written and co-written songs

Produced and co-produced songs

References

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