# Any other "grass-hop" out there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716 "2011-01-24T00:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/1 "2011-01-24T00:27:37Z")
Okay, half the reason I started this thread is because I wanted to use the term “grass-hop”. Anyway, a couple months ago I heard a segment on NPR about the old-timey band Carolina Chocolate Drops, and I was excited because I don’t often hear bluegrass or old-timey music. And they were good, but their best number was their cover of [hit em up style](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKTXJUYiAT4), which is different from their other, straight-ahead bluegrassy stuff. So my question is, are there any bands out there with more of a focus on this type of music, specifically blending bluegrass or old-timey music\* with somewhat of a hip-hop beat? I am not looking for bands that only sample this sort of music, such as Beck, because the blending of _actual performers_ with beat-oriented music is what uniqeu to me about the song I linked. - or classic country, if you want to stretch it, although if it doesn’t emphasize musical virtuosity it could wind up sounding too much like Dust-Brothers era Beck to properly stretch my musical horizons. ---
**Author:** ![Jennmonkye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@Jennmonkye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennmonkye)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/2 "2011-01-24T00:54:27Z")
There’s [Gangstagrass.](http://www.gangstagrass.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/3 "2011-01-24T01:07:43Z")
Gangstagrass, and B-Star ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/4 "2011-01-24T01:16:41Z")
Thanks for the help, just picked up Gangstagrass now! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/5 "2011-01-26T04:52:17Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Okay, half the reason I started this thread is because I wanted to use the term “grass-hop”. > > Anyway, a couple months ago I heard a segment on NPR about the old-timey band Carolina Chocolate Drops, and I was excited because I don’t often hear bluegrass or old-timey music. And they were good, but their best number was their cover of [hit em up style](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKTXJUYiAT4), which is different from their other, straight-ahead bluegrassy stuff. > > So my question is, are there any bands out there with more of a focus on this type of music, specifically blending bluegrass or old-timey music\* with somewhat of a hip-hop beat? I am not looking for bands that only sample this sort of music, such as Beck, because the blending of _actual performers_ with beat-oriented music is what uniqeu to me about the song I linked. > > - or classic country, if you want to stretch it, although if it doesn’t emphasize musical virtuosity it could wind up sounding too much like Dust-Brothers era Beck to properly stretch my musical horizons. Wanted to like, but didn’t really - it sounded like grass + beatbox to me (if I have my terms right, and I probably don’t.) > [@Jennmonkye](#): > > There’s [Gangstagrass.](http://www.gangstagrass.com/) From the site: “From the makers of the theme song for the FX series Justified…” Now I could be sold on that. Only the one sample on the site? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/6 "2011-01-26T14:28:54Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Wanted to like, but didn’t really - it sounded like grass + beatbox to me (if I have my terms right, and I probably don’t.) My link was on the grassy side, but that was what I was aiming for more than the gangsta rap of gangstagrass. I basically agree with you except that even if you take out the beatbox, the rhythm and style was still modern soul/hop influenced. > [@](#): > > From the site: “From the makers of the theme song for the FX series Justified…” Now I could be sold on that. Only the one sample on the site? Not sure if there are other samples on the gangstagrass site but the samples on Amazon do give a good flavor of the album. On the down side, the tracks all seem similar to me (maybe because I’m not a connoisseur of gangsta rap), but they will be a good break when they show up in my MP-3 player. I just don’t see me playing the whole album at once. ---
**Author:** ![Slade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Slade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slade)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-grass-hop-out-there/568716/7 "2011-01-26T16:17:17Z")
Buck 65 does rap with a country/redneck feel to it. Look for his track Wicked & Weird.