“My Truck” by Breland
As noted later in the article, Breland’s “My Truck” falls into a category of music known as country-trap, which most easily explained would be a hybrid of country and rap. And concerning the former, that influence would apparently be more evident in the audio and music video as opposed to the lyrics themselves.
Concerning the lyrics, this reads more or less like your quintessential rap song centered on an individual who is warning others not to play him too close. However, in this particular case, the chorus is quite different. How so? Therein the vocalist puts forth that it is virtually impossible to offend him, unless you to “touch (his) truck”, thus the title of the song.
Perhaps the way the lyrics are influenced by the country genre are by being based on sort of a wild west theme. In other words, whereas Breland lyrically presents himself as someone who rolls the streets with a firearm that he’s ready to use if pressed, in reality he’s more of a peace-loving guy.
So maybe we can say something like he’s playing the role of your quintessential outlaw. And it is common knowledge that the said lifestyle is one which country music types are known to idealize. However, in Breland’s case there is definitely an urban element also.
Indeed the music video may have a rugged-looking background, but the type of truck he’s promoting in the lyrics isn’t one you’d necessarily take to the outback. But this dichotomy may be addressed in the fact that this piece has generally been interpreted as sort of an appreciation of truck culture in general.
Facts about “My Truck”
“My Truck” became Breland’s debut single on 19 December 2019. As of the writing of this post in mid-2021, he has yet to drop another hit. But this song, which is backed by Atlantic Records and one of its partners, Bad Realm Records, was a major commercial success. It even achieved platinum certification via the RIAA about a year after its release.
However, chart-wise, “My Truck” had a humble showing on the Billboard Hot 100. The Billboard chart where it fared most impressively was actually the Hot Country Songs listing. Here, the tune peaked at number 24.
Indeed this song can be considered a beneficiary of the success of “Old Town Road“, Lil Nas X’s 2019 mega hit. The aforementioned song also falls into the country-trap category and established such as a viable subgenre.
“My Truck” was featured on Breland’s self-titled debut EP, which came out in 2020.
Breland is a vocalist from New Jersey. He grew up in a musical household and is a graduate of Georgetown University. And it was during his college years that he first got serious about selling music that he created.
Breland
Prior to the release of “My Truck”, Breland had established himself as a regular collaborator of YK Osiris in a songwriting capacity. Also interesting to note is that in 2015 he was actually a working visitor in Chinx Drugz’ New York City home. He was present there on the day that Chinx was infamously murdered in a separate part of Queens.
Did Breland write “My Truck”?
Breland is recognized as the primary writer of this song, reportedly putting the first draft together in just 90 minutes. The additional writers are:
- Devon Barton
- Edrick Miles
- Tatiana Zeigler
The track’s producers, Kal V and Troy Taylor, also hold writing credits to this song.
In an interview with Genius, Breland said the following about “My Truck”:
