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and

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. Brown's debut single "

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" 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 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 hip hop artists, such as Outkast. In the summer days, Amey would visit his grandmother in

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where he would listen to country music, 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

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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 No. 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

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's single "

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Blanco Living people American country singer-songwriters 1985 births African-American country musicians Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state) Country rap musicians African-American songwriters 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people American male singer-songwriters