Blanco Brown
Introduction
Bennie Amey III (born March 24, 1985), known professionally as Blanco Brown, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who has produced for Chris Brown and Pitbull. Brown's debut single "The Git Up" was released in April 2019 and as of November 2020 had over 200 million streams on Spotify. In June 2019, Brown debuted on the Billboard charts, appearing at No. 41 on 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 the summer days, Amey would visit his grandmother in Butler, Georgia where he 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 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 No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Two years later, 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".
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 | ||
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AUSDig. |
CAN | |||
| Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs |
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130 | 10 | 58 |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Sales |
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| Blanco Brown |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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| US |
US |
US |
AUS |
CAN |
GER |
IRE |
NZ |
UK | |||||
| "The Git Up" | 2019 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 76 | 8 | 96 |
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Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs |
| "Just the Way" (with Parmalee) |
31 | 3 | 1 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — |
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TBA | |
| "Do Si Do" (with Diplo) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil | ||
Written and co-written songs
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Monica | Code Red | "Suga" | Atia Boggs, Monica Brown, Jocelyn A. Donald, Jamal Jones, Teena Marie, Richard J. Rudolph |
| 2016 | Malachiae Warren | Hear U Was in My City | "Do 2 U" | Jasper Cameron, Malachiae Warren |
| 2017 | 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 Woodward | |
| 2019 | 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 with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 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 |