Describing himself as "funnier than a chili dog fart in a space suit" and "crazier than a soup sandwich," Upchurch (aka Upchurch the Redneck) is the hick-hop alter ego of comic, rapper, and musician Ryan Upchurch. A knowing parody of the idiosyncrasies and stereotypes of young men in the Deep South, the Upchurch character was born in a series of homemade videos posted online in 2014, and then expanded into a series of recordings that combined comedy, rap, and rock.

Upchurch was born in Pegram, Tennessee on May 24, 1991. He developed Upchurch the Redneck while goofing around with friends. Videos uploaded to YouTube gradually gained him an audience far beyond acquaintances. He issued his first single, "Raise Hell and Eat Cornbread," in 2014, and it led to the independent 2015 EP Cheatham County, which reached Billboard's rap and country album charts