Blanco Brown

Blanco Brown
Brown in 2019
Brown in 2019
Background information
Birth nameBennie Julius Amey III
Also known asBlanco [1]
Born (1985-03-24) March 24, 1985 (age 39)[2]
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2015–present[5]
Labels
Websitewww.blancobrown.com Edit this at Wikidata

Bennie Julius Amey III[5][7][8] (born March 24, 1985),[2] 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.[3] In June 2019, Brown debuted on the Billboard charts, appearing at No. 41 on Emerging Artists.[9] "The Git Up" later topped the Hot Country Songs chart and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.[10]

  1. ^ "Blanco "The Ear" | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference goalie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Corry, Kristin (June 14, 2019). "'The Git Up' Is the Next Viral Country Rap Song". Vice. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blanco Brown Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Bennie Amey III Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Blanco Brown". www.bbrmusicgroup.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Blanco Brown". Genius. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "COUNTRYTIME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Zellner, Xander (June 12, 2019). "Yung Gravy, Blanco Brown & Dominic Fike Debut on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2019. Atlanta's Blanco Brown makes his Billboard chart debut, arriving at No. 41 on Emerging Artists, as "The Git Up" begins at No. 16 on Country Digital Song Sales (4,000 downloads sold) and No. 38 on Hot Country Songs.
  10. ^ "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Hot 100 for 14th Week, Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Hits Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2021.