Lenny Cooper

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Lenny Cooper
Born1988
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Genres Country rap
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–present
Labels Average Joes Entertainment, Backroad
Website www.lennycoopermusic.com

Lenny Cooper (born 1988 in Jacksonville, North Carolina [1] ) is an American country rap singer-songwriter. [2] Cooper is signed to Colt Ford's record label, Average Joes Entertainment, and released his debut album, Diesel Fuel, in 2012. [1] Cooper's second album, Mud Dynasty, was released on May 7, 2013. [3] It sold 3,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 198 on the Billboard 200. [4]

Contents

Cooper released his third album, The Grind, on August 26, 2014. [5] The album features collaborations with Ford, Bucky Covington and Bubba Sparxxx. [6] It sold 2,400 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 142 on the Billboard 200. [7]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[8]
US
[9]
US
Heat

[10]
US
Indie

[11]
US
Rap

[12]
Diesel Fuel7343
Mud Dynasty
  • Release date: May 7, 2013
  • Label: Backroad Records
3419843417
The Grind
  • Release date: August 26, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records
1714222413
Dirtified
  • Release date: October 28, 2016
  • Label: Backroad Records
43104919
Still the King
  • Release date: March 6, 2020
  • Label: Backroad Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSingleCertificationsAlbum
2011"Big Tires"Diesel Fuel
2012"Mud Digger" (with Colt Ford)
"Hillbilly Dance"
2013"Mud Dynasty"Mud Dynasty
"Rodeo"
2014"Country Folks Anthem" (with Charlie Farley)
"Lights On"The Grind
"Redneck Country Song" (with Bucky Covington)
2015"Duramax" (with Young Gunner)
"54's"
"She's So Country"
2016"Keep It So Country" (with Young Gunner)Dirtified
2017"Dirty Girl"
"Dirtified"
2018"Still the King"Still the King
2019"Mud Fly" (with Beastmode)
2020"Go Head" (with Long Cut)

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2011"Big Tires"David Poag
2013"Mud Dynasty" [14] Shannon Houchins
"Rodeo" [15] Paul Cain
"Country Folks Anthem" (with Charlie Farley)
2014"Lights On"Paul Cain
"She's So Country"Gregory R. Alosio
2015"Duramax" (with Young Gunner)
"Redneck Country Song" (with Bucky Covington)
"Outback (Extended Remix)" (with Moonshine Bandits, The Lacs, D. Thrash, Redneck Souljers, Bubba Sparxxx, Durwood Black, Demun Jones & Moccasin Creek)
2016"Keep It So Country" (with Young Gunner)Michael Monaco
2017"Dirty Girl"
"Dirtified"
2018"Still The King"
2019"Mud Fly" (with Beastmode) Stephano Barberis
2020"Go Head" (with Long Cut)Roger Pistole

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