Gangstagrass live in concert.
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Gangstagrass

5
critic concert reviews
blues

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
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5
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Critic Consensus

Based on 5 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Gangstagrass is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction.

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Latest Release

The Blackest Thing On The Menue Deluxe Edition (6 September 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
blues
Origin
Bio
Gangstagrass is a group of musicians in New York City, founded and led by Brooklyn producer and mashup artist Rench , who combine authentic bluegrass and rap into a new genre. Initially formed in 2006, Gangstagrass started to see its music reaching a wide audience when the band's song "Long Hard Times to Come", evidently inspired by Lynyrd Skynyrd&…
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Critic Concert Reviews

Americana (UK)

July 27, 2023
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Gangstagrass returned to London as part of a European tour and on their way to a slot at the 2023 Cambridge Folk Festival. The trip seems to have been eventful as they thanked their tour manager for managing to extricate the band from the Czech Republic in order for them to arrive at tonight's venue in Hackney.

Nippertown (USA)

January 12, 2020
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In a conventional way of thinking, one would think that bluegrass and hip-hop are diametric opposites with little in common… am I right?

Music Connection (USA)

November 11, 2019
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Material: As pioneers of bluegrass hip-hop, Gangstagrass pairs a tight, comfortable sound with poignant and timely lyrics.

The Musical Box (USA)

March 17, 2018
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The program, in this instance, was a musical mission that has been viewed over the past decade as a mash-up of bluegrass and hip-hop.

The Musical Box (USA)

June 4, 2013
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Kentucky, USA

Past critic reviews published in

The Telegraph (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), Music-News.com (UK), Music-News.com (UK), Music-News.com (UK) and more

Image Credit

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