Gangstagrass
Gangstagrass | |
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 Gangstagrass on stage in March 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Bluegrass |
| Labels | Rench Audio |
| Members |
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Gangstagrass is a group of musicians in New York City, most known for the theme song of the FX television show Justified. The group is founded and led by Brooklyn producer Rench (Oscar Owens), and combine authentic bluegrass and rap into a new genre.[1][2][3]
History[]
Initially formed in 2006, Gangstagrass started to see its music reaching a wide audience when the band's song "Long Hard Times to Come", was selected to be the opening theme song of the acclaimed[4] television show Justified on FX in early 2010.[5] On July 8, 2010, Gangstagrass producer Rench and rapper T.O.N.E.Z were nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for "Long Hard Times to Come."[6]
The Justified series is based on the work of writer Elmore Leonard, who was a fan[7] of Gangstagrass' music:
Rench and his friends have done nothing short of creating a new form of music. Gangstagrass takes two types of music that are opposites and mixes them together brilliantly in a way that is natural and enjoyable.
— Elmore Leonard, [6]
Gangstagrass released the full length album Lightning On The Strings, Thunder On The Mic featuring T.O.N.E-z in 2010, and another full length album Rappalachia featuring various rappers in 2012.
The rappers and bluegrass players involved in performances have changed over time, coordinated by Rench in his role as producer and main contributor.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Rench Presents: Gangstagrass (2007)
- Lightning on the Strings, Thunder on the Mic (May 2010)
- Rappalachia (May 2012)
- Broken Hearts and Stolen Money (2014)
- American Music (2015)
- (2020)
Live albums[]
- Pocket Full Of Fire: Gangstagrass Live (February 15, 2019)
Singles[]
- "Long Hard Times To Come" (2010)
- "Give It Up (Feat. T.O.N.E-z)" (2011)
- "Gunslinging Rambler (Feat. R-SON the Voice of Reason)" (2012)
- "Shoot Dem (Feat. T.O.N.E-z)" (2012)
- "Western (Feat. Kool Keith)" (2012)
- "Bound to Ride (Feat. R-SON the Voice of Reason and Dolio the Sleuth)" (2012)
- "Keep Talking (Feat. Dolio the Sleuth)" (2014)
- "All For One (Feat. Dolio the Sleuth and R-SON the Voice of Reason)" (2014)
- "Barnburning (Feat. , R-SON the Voice of Reason, and Dolio the Sleuth)" (2015)
References[]
- ^ "Gangstagrass, Justified, and Remapping My Musical Genome". Newsome.Org. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Stoli Congrats Gangstagrass For Their 2010 Emmy Nom". Skopemag.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "gangstagrass: News at the speed of bluegrass!". The Bluegrass Blog. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ Seidman, Robert. "'Justified' Scores Second-Highest Series Premiere Ever for FX". Tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "Justified: Right in Tune – Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "EMMY NOMINATION FOR GANGSTAGRASS | Skope Entertainment Inc". Skopemag.com. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ "The Elmore Leonard Website – Weblog". Elmoreleonard.com. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
Further reading[]
- Stoli Congrats Gangstagrass For Their 2010 Emmy Nom", Skope July 19, 2010
- Newsome, Kent "Gangstagrass, Justified, and Remapping My Musical Genome", Newsome.org, June 20, 2010
- Fretts, Bruce "Justified: Right in Tune", TV Guide, June 1, 2010
- Lawless, John "Gangstagrass returns with a new CD", , May 24, 2010
- Smith, Nancy Dewolf, "Only if you make me" , The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2010
- Munro, Stuart, [1], "The Boston Globe", January 28, 2014
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