ALBUMBeers Back - SingleDJ Cliffy D, Jesslee & Colt Ford
Albums by Colt Ford
ALBUMWe the People, Vol. 1Colt Ford
ALBUMRide Through the Country (Deluxe)Colt Ford
ALBUMLove Hope FaithColt Ford
ALBUMThanks for ListeningColt Ford
ALBUMRide Through the Country (Revisited)Colt Ford
ALBUMDeclaration of IndependenceColt Ford
ALBUMTailgate: College Football Versions, Vol. 2Colt Ford
ALBUMEvery Chance I GetColt Ford
ALBUMTailgate: College Football VersionsColt Ford
Colt Ford's Popular Music Videos
Answer to No One (feat. JJ Lawhorn)
Colt Ford
Hood (feat. Kevin Gates & Jermaine Dupri)
Colt Ford
We All Country (feat. Colt Ford, Sarah Ross & Demun Jones)
Moonshine Bandits
Mud Digger (Mega Mix) [feat. Lenny Cooper, Demun Jones, Cap Bailey, Moccasin Creek, Moonshine Bandits & Colt Ford]
Mud Digger
Small Town Celebrities (feat. Colt Ford)
Cooper Alan
Workin' On
Colt Ford
No Trash In My Trailer
Colt Ford
Welcome To Hazeville (feat. Colt Ford, Lukas Nelson & Willie Nelson)
Brantley Gilbert
Dirty Side (feat. Walker Hayes)
Colt Ford
Waste Some Time (feat. Nappy Roots & Nic Cowan)
Colt Ford
Artist Playlists
Colt Ford Essentials
His hick-hop changed the sound of country music.
Artist Biography
Colt Ford wasn’t the first artist to blend country and rap, but his adventurous take on the hybrid genre—combining heavy beats, traditional twang, and a bold attitude—helped him define it. Born Jason Brown in Georgia in 1969, Ford spent a good chunk of the ‘90s as a professional golfer before he turned to music full-time. He worked behind the scenes as a writer for other artists until 2008, when he dropped his debut full-length, Ride Through the Country, via his own label, Average Joes Entertainment. The title track from that album—with a laidback piano reminiscent of Tupac’s late ‘90s hit “Changes” and gospel-adjacent backing vocals, alongside Ford’s flow and guest John Michael Montgomery’s hook—established a winning sound that Ford has pursued since. The balance of elements shifts: At times, Ford has leaned heavy on hip-hop with more aggressive beats as on “Buck ‘Em” (his original theme for The Professional Bull Riders, Inc.) or gone big with arena-ready, Auto-Tuned country rockers like “Drivin’ Around Song.” Armed with a party-time disposition and a love of the red, white, and blue, Ford strikes the ultimate balance between country charm and hip-hop swagger.