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Gangstagrass Propels an Unlikely Mix of Bluegrass and Hip-Hop to Unexpected Chart Heights


Gangstagrass propels an unlikely mix of bluegrass and hip-hop to unexpected heights on the Billboard charts.

As a result, the band — a genre-busting hybrid of bluegrass and hip-hop — revised its itinerary and spent the previous night in Atlanta, creating a dinner menu of grilled salmon, beef, asparagus, mushrooms and sweet potatoes. So was the timing: It occurred as the International Bluegrass Music Association held its IBMA Awards and conference in Raleigh, N.C. Gangstagrass decidedly tests the boundaries of the genre. Dan Tyminski, the lead singer on The Soggy Bottom Boys ’ “Man of Constant Sorrow,” joined Gangstagrass to perform that song at the end of the IBMA’s 2022 convention.

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