Ryan Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known professionally as Upchurch or Upchurch the Redneck, is an American performer from Cheatham County, Tennessee, on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He describes himself as a "comic, rapper, and musician Upchurch created Upchurch the Redneck with his friend Shade Glover and began uploading videos to YouTube.[2] He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016.