2019-2022 Breland began his career as a professional songwriter while at Georgetown, and in his second year, he met rapper
Chinx (Chinx Drugz), an associate of
French Montana. One night at Chinx's
Far Rockaway, New York home, the rapper left Breland working on music to go perform at his show. He never came back, as Chinx was murdered. After graduation, he moved to
Atlanta. While working a job selling language technology during the day, he wrote music usually until late into the morning hours. Breland taught himself how to produce music on
Pro Tools,
Logic Pro, and
FL Studio. With approximately 2,000 songs in around five years, he made placements with artists such as
Trey Songz However, newcomer country rap artist Rvshvd was originally intended to be featured on "In the Woulds" before Chase Rice was added to the final version, despite this, he still received songwriting credits for it. In September 2019, he wrote the song "
My Truck", about the truck culture found in rural America. The music was a blend of hip hop and country music and when he posted the song on Instagram, he received a great response, and realized he had found his niche with the country-trap sub-genre. "I just felt like it was time for people to change their perspective on what country music is and what country music can be, because there is an audience of country music listeners under 30 who believe
Black Lives Matter," he told the
Associated Press. "My Truck" reached No. 26 on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In an interview on the television program
Extra at the time, Breland termed his musical hybrid sound as cross country, while most media categorizes him as country-trap. Signing with Bad Realm/
Atlantic Records, Breland signed with SALXCO Management, and released a remix of "My Truck" that features country music's
Sam Hunt. "My Truck" has over 2.6 million U.S. streams, 2,000 downloads sold and 2.8 million radio audience impressions, according to
Nielsen Audio, and hit No. 1 on Spotify's Viral 50 Chart in February. In May 2020, Breland's self-titled EP was released by Bad Realm/Atlantic Records. The music crossed genres of country, hip hop, R&B, and pop with songs like the singles "My Truck" and "Horseride", as well as fan favorites "Hot Sauce" and "In the Woulds." Producers included Sam Sumser (
Lizzo,
Jason Derulo), Sean Small (Lizzo,
Usher), Charlie Handsome (
Post Malone,
Kanye West,
Khalid), as well as country singers
Mitchell Tenpenny and
Walker Hayes. The EP charted at No. 48 on
Billboard's
Top Country Albums chart. In September 2020, Breland joined
Apple Music Country as an on-air host for his own radio show called
Land of the Bre. Breland released a brand new collaboration with
Thomas Rhett "
Praise the Lord" in March 2022. His debut album
Cross Country was released on September 9, 2022.
2023-present In August 2023, Breland released a new single, "Cowboy Don't". In 2024, he appeared in the country music documentary
Rebel Country. "One Door Closes", a collaboration with British singer/songwriter
Ella Henderson, was released on 21 March 2025. ==Discography==