*A band that crosses genres like bluegrass and hip-hop with true authenticity, Gangstagrass is a multi-racial group of string pickers and MCs. That gives them a very unique opportunity to create shared cultural space for dialogue and connection between folks that usually never intersect.

With their new track “Freedom” the band plans to take the story of black struggle across cultural lines where it rarely gets focus.

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Gangstagrass has always been about breaking through the social and racial divisions between us. The album “No Time For Enemies” was primarily recorded when the United States went into Covid-19 lockdown. The death of George Floyd and the race-related protests added to the immediacy of their message and their desire to finish despite the challenges of recording during a pandemic.

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, is a tradition marking the anniversary of the day news of Emancipation reached slaves after the end of the Civil War.

“A powerful holiday that recognizes such a milestone in America’s growth and the momentous occasion of liberation should be more widely recognized.” says Gangstagrass founder Rench, “we had recorded this track in February and planned on other single releases first, but once the national protests took hold we knew this was the time to release an anthem of the struggle for racial equality, and Juneteenth was near, which was so appropriate to tie in with this song, which starts off with slave revolt.”

Source: Hip Hop/Bluegrass Outfit Gangstagrass Releases ‘Freedom’ from No Time For Enemies Album / Watch