# Upchurch (musician)

Ryan Edward Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known as Upchurch, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and comedian from Cheatham County, on the outskirts of Nashville. Upchurch became popular primarily as a comedian, creating videos on various platforms to garner support and fans. He sold merchandise and coined the phrase "raise hell and eat cornbread". Originally considered a "country rapper", Ryan Upchurch has diversified into many genres such as rock/metal.

## Career

Upchurch began uploading videos to YouTube. He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016. Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.
The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reached No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week. In 2017, Upchurch released another EP titled Summer Love, which is completely country-oriented, with no elements of rap music; and another studio album titled Son of the South. Summer Love, debuted at No. 33 in the Top Country Albums chart with 3,700 copies sold, while Son of the South debuted at No. 29 with 48,100 copies sold.
Upchurch's fifth studio album, King of Dixie, was released on November 10, 2017, and features 19 tracks. Upchurch's first rock album, Creeker, was released on April 20 which was focused on rock with few rap elements. His August 2018 release, Supernatural, a rap-focused album with some country elements, peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums. His December 2018 album, River Rat, peaked at No. 22.
Upchurch released his next album, Creeker II in April 2019. Later that year, he released Parachute on September 24, followed by a collaboration album with Adam Calhoun entitled Hooligan on November 25.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US Country | US Rap | US Rock | US Heat | US Indie | Sales |
| Heart of America | Release date: January 15, 2016 Label: Johnny Cashville / Black Fly Music | — | 30 | 24 | — | 5 | 31 | US: 1,800 |
| Chicken Willie | Release date: August 12, 2016 Label: RHEC Entertainment | — | 22 | 11 | — | 1 | 11 | US: 3,500 |
| Bad Mutha Fucka | Release date: December 15, 2016 Label: RHEC Entertainment | — | 42 | 11 | — | 2 | 22 | |
| Son of the South | Release date: May 5, 2017 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 182 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 9 | US: 6,000 |
| King of Dixie | Release date: November 10, 2017 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 60 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 3 | US: 14,800 |
| Creeker | Release date: February 12, 2018 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 35 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 3 | US: 15,800 |
| The Oven (with Demun Jones) | Release date: June 29, 2018 Label: RAHHH Records | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Supernatural | Release date: August 19, 2018 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 71 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | US: 16,800 |
| River Rat | Release date: December 21, 2018 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 191 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | US: 10,800 |
| Creeker II | Release date: April 20, 2019 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 66 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 4 | |
| Parachute | Release date: September 24, 2019 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 52 | 6 | 23 | — | — | 4 | US: 12,400 |
| Hooligan (with Adam Calhoun) | Release date: November 25, 2019 Label: ACal / RHEC | 160 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Everlasting Country | Release date: April 20, 2020 Label: Stonebaby Sounds / Mud to Gold Entertainment | 61 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Hideas: The Album | Release date: January 22, 2021 Label: Stonebaby Sounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mud to Gold | Release date: February 10, 2021 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Upchurch Remixed (with DJ Cliffy D) | Release date: May 18, 2021 Label: DJ Cliffy D | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Same Ol Same Ol | Release date: June 26, 2021 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| People's Champ | Release date: February 4, 2022 Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment / Stonebaby Sounds | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pioneer | Release date: March 16, 2023 Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Stonebaby Sounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blue Genes | Release date: July 14, 2023 Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Concert for the Crickets | Release date: October 31, 2023 Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blue Genes II | Release date: February 15, 2024 Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Turbulence | Release date: October 22, 2024 Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||

### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | EP details | US Country | US Rap | US Heat | US Indie | Sales |
| Cheatham County | Release date: May 12, 2015 Label: Black Fly Music | 29 | 18 | 7 | 23 | |
| Summer Love (as Ryan Upchurch) | Release date: May 5, 2017 Label: Redneck Nation | 33 | — | 3 | 11 | US: 400,000 |
| Project X, Vol. 1 (with Bottleneck) | Release date: January 30, 2018 Label: Redneck Nation | 27 | — | — | 10 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||

### Charted songs

| Year | Single | Peak position | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | Certifications | Album |
| 2016 | "Southern Land" (with Taylor Ray Holbrook) | 44 | RIAA: Gold | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Shoulda Named It After Me" (with Colt Ford) | 46 | | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" (with Katie Noel) | 47 | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### Other certified songs

| Year | Single | Certifications | Album |
| | "Outlaw" (feat. Luke Combs) | RIAA: Platinum | Heart of America |
| 2016 | "The Old Days" (feat. Justin Adams) | RIAA: Gold | Bad Mutha Fucka |
| 2016 | "Hillbilly" | RIAA: Gold | Bad Mutha Fucka |
| 2016 | "Rolling Stoned" | RIAA: Platinum | Bad Mutha Fucka |
| 2018 | "Dirty South" | RIAA: Gold | Creeker |
| 2019 | "Holler Boys" | RIAA: Platinum | Parachute |

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2015 | "Can I Get an Outlaw" ft. Luke Combs | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
| 2015 | "Cheatham County" | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
| 2015 | "Country Way" | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
| 2016 | "Hell Yeah" | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
| 2016 | "Come and Get It" | BlackFlyMusic |
| 2016 | "Dirty Boys" | RHEC Entertainment |
| 2016 | "Bad Mutha F**ka" | BlackFlyMusic |
| 2016 | "Shit Bubba" | BlackFlyMusic |
| 2016 | "Rollin Stoned" | RHEC Entertainment |
| 2017 | "Hillbilly" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Shoot the Moon" | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
| 2017 | "Campfire Cologne" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Old Days" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Ghost" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Summer Love" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "White Lightning" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Legend" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Radio Jam" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Johnny Cash" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "American Made" | Redneck Nation |
| 2017 | "Bloodshed" | Redneck Nation |
| 2018 | "Dirty Hat" | Redneck Nation |
| 2018 | "Traveler" | Redneck Nation |
| 2018 | "Dirty South" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "PondCreek Road" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "Buzz Won't Last" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "Who" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "The Oven" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "My Neck of the Woods" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "Spotlight" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "Yz" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2018 | "Don't Come Knockin" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Cheatham" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Dukes of Hazzard" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Blue Moon" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Ghost Ranch" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Holler Boys" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Fallen" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2019 | "Hooligan" | A. Luce Vision / Drake McGuire |
| 2020 | "Roots Run Deep" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2020 | "Everlasting Country" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2020 | "Said F**k It" | Upchurch / A. Luce Vision |
| 2020 | "A Little While" (with Clay Walker) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2020 | "Miss My Buddies" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2021 | "Real Country" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2021 | "Broadway Girls (Remix)" (with Chase Matthew) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Peoples Champ" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Look At These Dudes" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Necks Too Red" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Superstar" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Built Like That" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "The Other Country Boy" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2022 | "Desperado" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Silver Circles" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Pioneer" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Middle Of the Night Ft. Brianna Harness" | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Bloodline" (Creeker Sessions) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Flowers all Bloom" (Creeker Sessions) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Ice Cold" (Creeker Sessions) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Magic Mountain" (Creeker Sessions) | A. Luce Vision |
| 2023 | "Here There Now Then" (Creeker Sessions) | A. Luce Vision |
| "Lonestar" (Blue Genes) | "Jumps the Gun" |