page_title: Gangstagrass
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gangstagrass / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Band Gangstagrass verbindet Bluegrass und Hiphop. Hier der Auftritt auf dem Rudolstadt-Festival 2016. English: The band Gangstagrass combines bluegrass and hip hop. Here´s the show at Rudolstadt-Festival 2016.
context_page_description: 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, and combine authentic bluegrass and rap into a new genre.
context_section_description: 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's "Things Goin' On", was selected to be the opening theme song of the acclaimed television show Justified on FX in early 2010.  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."
  The Justified series is based on the work of writer Elmore Leonard, who was a fan 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, 
  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.
caption: Rudolstadt-Festival 2016
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