Gangstagrass, an unusual
musical mashup, a group that blends Bluegrass and Hip-Hop,
is coming to New Jersey.
R-Son is an MC out of Philadelphia -- one of the
diverse voices giving Gangstagrass its unique sound.
“Just to be what we get to
be that's a really powerful thing,” says R-Son. “Describe that be what we get to be. We would
go play shows and we would see the people that just naturally would come and
hear us and it's been a really powerful experience to bring people together in
the audience, it's been a really meaningful thing for us as different
people."
Banjo artist Dan Whitener
lives in Matawan.
The group released its
latest album, “No Time for Enemies" in 2020, but due the pandemic, it is
only now beginning to tour on the album -- a tour that will bring Ganstagrass to the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Feb. 5, the first full
capacity main stage performance there since the pandemic.
Renovations are being completed at the nonprofit
after severe flooding from Hurricane Ida further delayed its full return to
operations by an additional five months.
If the music of Gangstagrass
sounded familiar, they were contestants last year on America's Got Talent.