Daniel Gerard Breland (born July 18, 1995), known mononymously as Breland ( BREE-lənd; stylized in all caps), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of a hybrid of country, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and soul music. His 2019 debut single, "My Truck", rose to prominence the following year after gaining popular attention via social media, reaching No. 26 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and was remixed with Sam Hunt before being certified platinum for sales of one million units as of January 2021.
Breland has so far released two EPs and one album on Bad Realm/Atlantic Records, and his music been streamed on Spotify over 150 million times. He released his first full-length album, Cross Country, in September 2022.
Early life and education
Breland grew up in Burlington Township, New Jersey, the son of ordained ministers Tonya and Gerard Breland, who filled their home with gospel music. At age 14, he entered the Peddie School, a New Jersey boarding school, and was exposed for the first time to secular music in the hip-hop, R&B, country and pop genres. His favorites were ’70s soul artists such as Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
Breland started writing his own songs, a mix of styles he was listening to and liked.
