“Taking power-chorded swamp funk to the hoedown, the gravel-throated ex-golf pro gets his hick-hop on rapper-style, loading his breakthrough with big-name cameos: James Otto, Randy Houser, Darryl Worley, Joe Nichols and more from the country side, plus -- in the heaviest cut -- old-school hell-raiser D.M.C. Subjects include food, beer, driving backhoes drunk, women turning cavemen into sushi eaters, fat-bottomed girls, crunk-converted rednecks, fishing, hunting and food. The cover standout is C.W. McCall's CB radio classic "Convoy" -- a prototype country rap that went No. 1 in 1976.” --Chuck Eddy, Rhapsody

“What Ford ended up with [on Chicken and Biscuits] is a lyrical flow that speaks the common language of many young people -- ones who grew up with Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris separated from Alan Jackson by only the push of a button on their radio dial.” – Chris Parton, CMT.com

“[Ford] pays homage to country music tradition, entertains, and seems like a guy who has always stuck to his guns.” – Pierce Greenberg, The9513

Posted: April 21st, 2010 at 1:46 pm | By: Chris Parton

Even though Colt Ford has already enjoyed two videos on CMT.com and some success with songs like "Ride Through the Country" and "Cold Beer," he still just wants people to give him a shot. His new album, Chicken and Biscuits, was released Tuesday (April 20). "A lot of people think they know what I am and what I'm about based on the perception of this whole country/rap thing," he says in a recent interview. "It's funny, because I don't really like the term country/rap. A lot of people think that's negative. ... Where I think they're confused at, rap is not a genre. Hip-hop is a genre, rap is a vocal style. So Toby Keith on 'I Wanna Talk About Me' is rapping. So is Charlie Daniels on 'Devil Went Down to Georgia.' Anybody gonna say they're not country? To me, it's a country thing because of the story."

On Chicken and Biscuits, Ford tells his country stories the only way he knows how. "I grew up listening to country, so I knew about that. And then, like a lot of kids, I liked a lot of the hip-hop stuff. I liked Run-DMC and a lot of different genres, and for me to make a record, I had to be honest." But there was one problem. According to Ford, "I couldn't sing like my buddy Luke Bryan or [Jason] Aldean and I was like 'How can I do it?' Well, this is how I can do it."

What Ford ended up with is a lyrical flow that speaks the common language of many young people -- ones who grew up withJermaine Dupri and Ludacris separated from Alan Jackson by only the push of a button on their radio dial. He also developed a love of collaboration that led to friendships with many folks who just happen to be singers, and many of them appear on the new album. James Otto, Randy Houser, Josh Gracin, Darryl Worley, Rhett Akins, Joe Nichols, Kevin Fowler, Sunny Ledfurd,Ty Stone, Rachel Farley, Ira Dean and hip-hop pioneer DMC of Run-DMC all lend their vocals to Chicken and Biscuits. Another album scheduled for August will feature even more of his famous pals. At least for the time being, it looks like Ford will continue to do things his own way. "There are no rules in music. That's the most wonderful thing about it to me. There are no rules."

Colt had several friends stop by his Chicken and Biscuits CD Release Party held in Nashville, TN, April 20, 2010. Tyler Farr kicked off the party and Josh Gracin performed "All About Ya'll" and DMC of Run DMC joined Colt on "Ride On, Ride Out".

Check out the photos HERE.

When Colt Ford released his debut albumRide Through The Country in 2008 even he couldn’t have predicted that the record would sell 150,000 copies without the benefit of a hit single.  Add the fact that Colt Ford makes country music with ‘rapped’ verses and the Ride album was an even harder sell.  Music row labels wouldn’t touch it so Colt released on his own co-owned label Average Joes Entertainment.  Slowly but surely through the end of 2008 and 2009 the album grew legs on the grassroots level with Colt Ford selling out show after show all over the south.  How did he do it?  By tapping into an audience that has been waiting for an artist like Colt Ford to come along and mix their favorite types of music into a cohesive country/rock/hip-hop hybrid.

With a couple of live and odds and ends albums selling an additional 50,000 copies or so as well, Colt Ford is now moving on to his second full-length album with Chicken & Biscuits. Whereas “Ride” featured John Michael Montgomery and Jamey Johnson on a couple of tracks, Chicken and Biscuits’s guest list includes James Otto, Randy Houser

Colt's new cd, Chicken and Biscuits in stores today!!! The album, which features special guests Randy Houser, Joe Nichols, James Otto, Kevin Fowler, Darryl Worley, Josh Gracin,DMC (of Run/DMC), Ira Dean, Ty Stone, Rhett Akins and many more, is in stores today. Also available here on coltford.com and iTunes.