Gangstagrass | You Can Never Go Home Again

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  • LR Baggs presents Gangstagrass performing "You Can Never Go Home Again." This session was filmed live at the LR Baggs Soundcheck office in Nashville, TN.
    Band Members:
    Melody Allegra Berger: Fiddle/Vocals
    Dan Whitener: Banjo
    R-SON and Dolio the Sleuth: Emcees
    Rench: Guitar

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  • @andrew_radio
    @andrew_radio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6309

    I am going down the most amazing TH-cam rabbit hole right now

    • @BadIdeas101
      @BadIdeas101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      While you're here, check out the beef seeds and iron horse for more bluegrass that's oddly good. And more of ganstagrass

    • @christophersiner8851
      @christophersiner8851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      fuckin-a right?

    • @dablarts9384
      @dablarts9384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Same dude. Aussie vandal in the burbs lost in the crossover warrens & don't mind at all. My mates are gon think I've been hacked sharing this trip on the book 😂🖤

    • @markcardle7677
      @markcardle7677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm there as well 😃

    • @Gafferd8186
      @Gafferd8186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Give us some direction, please.

  • @GrandpaRust
    @GrandpaRust 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4001

    My rabbit hole journey started with "dust in a baggie" and got me here.

    • @juanjasso978
      @juanjasso978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Same thing happened to me! Haha

    • @CertifiedSadBoy
      @CertifiedSadBoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      the algorithim is fucking insane. wtf is google doing

    • @wtfruthinking2100
      @wtfruthinking2100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Fuck yea me too man

    • @kkkkiiiiikij
      @kkkkiiiiikij 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Billy strings will get you there one way or another. 👍

    • @jaronbeck3698
      @jaronbeck3698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Damn me too

  • @andrewlanhamoutdoors9489
    @andrewlanhamoutdoors9489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    Most American thing I’ve ever heard in my life

    • @tarski3939
      @tarski3939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      138%

    • @ethanbrown2900
      @ethanbrown2900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You have 69 likes and I don't wanna ruin it. Consider this an honorary like.

    • @arande3
      @arande3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tarski3939 runescape

    • @americanhighlander254
      @americanhighlander254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It certainly is.

    • @pyootchnich
      @pyootchnich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fuck yeah. Well said. Greetings from Louisville KY

  • @khatool
    @khatool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2136

    Who would have thought that two groups historically treated like dirt, kept poor, and played against each other by their society would have similar themes in their music?

    • @mitchellmarcus4843
      @mitchellmarcus4843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      You said that very well thank you my friend

    • @blurp6023
      @blurp6023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      Just goes to show that we're being fed a bullshit narrative. We're all Americans and need to quit letting the media and Hollywood push us apart, our division is their strength!

    • @excers2581
      @excers2581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      If u honestly think about it white and black people ain't that different.

    • @josephperkins4080
      @josephperkins4080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@excers2581 been saying that

    • @dogtooth911
      @dogtooth911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I've always felt a connection between the two since a kid. It's a shame people are often raised to feel different from one other

  • @W1ldSm1le
    @W1ldSm1le 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1381

    Rap and bluegrass together, like a burger with cheese, doesn't get more American than this folks.

    • @ironimp1
      @ironimp1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      How does that explain how great this music is to the UK music lovers!? Yes very American, but somehow it relates to old world Folk.

    • @W1ldSm1le
      @W1ldSm1le 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@ironimp1 bluegrass is just a child of folk music in the old country.

    • @flyinghighagain7712
      @flyinghighagain7712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just enjoy

    • @hunternorth8817
      @hunternorth8817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think the people in the UK get it just fine if they understand the lyrics. You don't need to be an American to get the meaning of those words.

    • @smwrbd
      @smwrbd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ironimp1 because bluegrass came from Irish settlers in the South. And the rap part tells an interesting story.

  • @carsonvolk4531
    @carsonvolk4531 5 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    Gangstagrass merges two of the genres most deeply rooted in two of the U.S's most consistently disenfranchised peoples. It's really beautiful

    • @commentingisawasteoftime7195
      @commentingisawasteoftime7195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Nothing can stop us when we realize that we're on the same side!

    • @timmosora6969
      @timmosora6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Jedidiah Spellum amen brother ✊🏼✊🏿

    • @joeladams5032
      @joeladams5032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @swilson7674
      @swilson7674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said.

    • @caleb_güero
      @caleb_güero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Two of them? Don't agree with that at all. Black communities are certainly disenfranchised. Most people who listen to Country or Bluegrass are Middle class white people. While there are a select few people in the genre that are lower class or working class, they aren't disenfranchised. Even I teeter on the edge of poverty constantly and live in an area with a dying economy, but I'm not disenfranchised.

  • @ThisIsMessatsu
    @ThisIsMessatsu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +755

    I'm upset that this is 3 years old and I am just now seeing it. An absolute banger. Awesome juxtaposition of genres.

  • @brandi_with_an_i
    @brandi_with_an_i 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    This is like my Atlanta roots met my Georgian Appalachian roots, took one another by the hand, and smiled all the way home.

  • @charlesblaha4213
    @charlesblaha4213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1730

    I wanted to hate this as I usually keep my gansta and my grass separate, then I noticed I’m a 47 yr old white guy doing the head bob. I’m digging it

    • @britjazpena5831
      @britjazpena5831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Lol...progress

    • @tragpie
      @tragpie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Same. I'm 37 jamming to it.

    • @Dispassionate1
      @Dispassionate1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      ​@@tragpie 36 here, it almost gets me right in the heart shaped box. Just need a good hip hop drummer with those jazz fills.

    • @tragpie
      @tragpie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shaunsimms8839 😂😂😂

    • @ballsymcfee9882
      @ballsymcfee9882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Charles Blaha W O R D

  • @oldmanwinter9345
    @oldmanwinter9345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    I mostly listen to metal. I like some bluegrass and old country sometimes. Not a lot of rap and hip hop but I still like some. This combination is fucking amazing. Great work. I love it.

    • @QuackinOut
      @QuackinOut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely agree

    • @petergeanacopulos5327
      @petergeanacopulos5327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SAME, Im fully into techdeath and melodeath, but this works fluidly. and like you said some rap is killer good. im not much for pop country but this sounds deeper rooted to me like bluegrass so i like it, they jsut need a washboard, spoons and a triangle lol

    • @5deadfox980
      @5deadfox980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Last search I remember was I watching Lemmy... Yet here I am. This is incredible.

    • @crystalcrawford553
      @crystalcrawford553 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @HerculesRockefellerESQ
      @HerculesRockefellerESQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everything these guys do is awesome.
      I will say though - the version of this song on Spotify is REALLY different. It's slower, and it changes the feel of the song.

  • @kaykennedy3995
    @kaykennedy3995 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Is anyone here still ❤️‍🩹

  • @richardgonzales4815
    @richardgonzales4815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Cultures clash like symbols , not like swords . I came for the music , and stayed for the words. Awesome !

    • @ucantbbsithis
      @ucantbbsithis ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn Richard... Those words are pure poetry

    • @chrishunt3834
      @chrishunt3834 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dude those words will stick with me amazing!

    • @richardgonzales4815
      @richardgonzales4815 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ucantbbsithis thank you

    • @richardgonzales4815
      @richardgonzales4815 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chrishunt3834 thank you

    • @MrCpolzin
      @MrCpolzin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you my brother !!!

  • @superdave4202
    @superdave4202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    THIS is what America is about. If only we could all come together like these folk. God sent us these Gangstas to show us unity. Mad love fellas

    • @batman66ism
      @batman66ism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen

    • @Menibor1
      @Menibor1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What do u mean god sent us all these gangstas??? U mean black folks?

    • @MissingTrails
      @MissingTrails 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Menibor1 superdave was likely referring to the band. The name of the band. *The name of the band.*

    • @keats182
      @keats182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@MissingTrails And that, my friend is why will never come together. There is always somebody who enjoys getting butthurt (menibor1). LOL

    • @Blueee51
      @Blueee51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MissingTrails *The name of the band.*

  • @returnoftheredeye
    @returnoftheredeye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    For me the best part about this is that even though there's two very different elements being mixed, it doesn't sound like a crossover, it just sounds totally natural and organic. Anyone can smash two contrasting things together, but making it sound like one thing is a lot more special.

    • @diorioevan
      @diorioevan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said. It goes so well together. Would have never expected that. Love it!!

    • @kevinsaltz7849
      @kevinsaltz7849 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just right

  • @franceseast6592
    @franceseast6592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1067

    Not sure what kind of yee haw I've stumbled across but I'm down. I dig it

    • @Jenniemorgan7
      @Jenniemorgan7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Frances East I lol’ed. YEEHAW 🤠

    • @hadmatter9240
      @hadmatter9240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not "digging it", asshole. Insults are insults.

    • @zacha7403
      @zacha7403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nevermind dark matters drama, this is the new aged yee haa! Enjoy the music!

    • @shawntye864
      @shawntye864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeehaw man

    • @likeasnowmonkeyinthenight1840
      @likeasnowmonkeyinthenight1840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hadmatter9240 Lighten up, Francis.

  • @brookespears2266
    @brookespears2266 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This hit me hard. I was in prison and can't go home. This song is magic, brilliant, and it let's me know that someone was able to feel me. This is way to real to just be

    • @bryancruse-kd7xz
      @bryancruse-kd7xz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tru

    • @cancerfreeme
      @cancerfreeme ปีที่แล้ว +2

    • @TrueNorthMusic
      @TrueNorthMusic ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's such a moving song. So sorry that it's so close to your situation but glad that it helped bear witness for you.

  • @ZachVanHarrisJR
    @ZachVanHarrisJR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    *Sounds like when America comes together! Very cool!* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @eriktb
      @eriktb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you US born or from another country?

    • @edpayne3613
      @edpayne3613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The logic bares, who is tearing us apart....

  • @FeiXenogears
    @FeiXenogears 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    From the Dead South to this, youtube rabbit hole.

    • @nikkiwatson9582
      @nikkiwatson9582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here!!!!!

    • @annewest4979
      @annewest4979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep.. Traveling on that road xx

    • @texasking86
      @texasking86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      "In Hell I'll Be In Good Comany" will start you on a strange trip

    • @ShellShock794
      @ShellShock794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I started at Blues Sacaro (I think that's his name at least)

    • @paulflynn2481
      @paulflynn2481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ha ha. I’m going to have my mail sent here. this place has everything

  • @travissutton6799
    @travissutton6799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    My moms heart was broken when I went to prison. This song is a reminder to control my self and keep my hands to myself and behave. One mistake is all it takes to lose your whole life. Jail is all good for nobody. Stay the hell off the streets 🙏

    • @mrpopularfromdowntow
      @mrpopularfromdowntow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's one of the biggest reasons I got out the street life cause of my momma

    • @joelbechtolt
      @joelbechtolt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same. Momma told me just tell em where you got the gun. I went away for awhile instead but heard momma cry every night I was gone.

    • @elcooko4372
      @elcooko4372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Be good and if you can't be good be good at it 😜

    • @susanhall4063
      @susanhall4063 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you guys are ok. Moms go through so much. Unless you are one, you most likely will never k ow the pain. God bless

    • @kathrinbrault9594
      @kathrinbrault9594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Travis Sutton yes one mistake is all it takes to loose your whole life. We are all human we all make mistakes. Some never learn from them. Wishing you the best.

  • @Nezze213
    @Nezze213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    THIS IS A FREAKING BANGER!!!!!! the country sound is phenomenal and both rappers have that old school boom bap rap voice that mixes so damn well! y'all just got a new fan!

  • @SambikiSaruFilm
    @SambikiSaruFilm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    One day some genius mixed fuel, heat and oxygen and made fire. Thousands of years later some genius mixed bluegrass and hip hop and made fire. Thank you a thousand times.

    • @nlknok77
      @nlknok77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have fun cooking your meal on... bluerap? Rapgrass?

    • @j.m9136
      @j.m9136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nlknok77 their name is pretty damn close to a perfect genre name: gangstagrass

  • @zacharybrown2413
    @zacharybrown2413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    My favorite part about this is different communities coming together and having a ball. Plus it rocks

    • @HashMaster1776
      @HashMaster1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I get what you mean, but this is also the problem. It shouldn't be a surprise nor taboo. We all human skin color is nothing. For all we know they're from the same community.

    • @WonoksWorld
      @WonoksWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the short look on a picture the future could be when we stay in love and peace together change you're way of thinking it is a time of change and we a part of its process and we are programming our own thoughts..

    • @williampenn4781
      @williampenn4781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same community here in Alabama. Americans making music !

  • @mattfoley4654
    @mattfoley4654 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    First off, I am 35 years old, I am thrice divorced, and I live in a van down by the river! I can never go home again. I love this song and the group is amazing. Keep up the great music!

  • @tywilkins2584
    @tywilkins2584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Gangstagrass. I love the name. Two genres you think would NEVER come together. But when they do it works beautifully. Both display the pain and struggles of coming up. Just goes to show that we have more in common than not. Stay strong and God bless anyone reading this.

    • @mrswishadank2329
      @mrswishadank2329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Two genres that no one would expect to vibe together. GangstaGrass needs to be a bigger thing!

    • @C00lGuy27-c3w
      @C00lGuy27-c3w 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Back at ya!✌️🤘✊️

  • @jodytiller8096
    @jodytiller8096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    I expected this to be interesting. I did not however, expect it to be this good. I might have a new favorite genre...

    • @HallwaysHits
      @HallwaysHits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't know about *favorite*, but I'm with you otherwise...

    • @matthewdeatherage3436
      @matthewdeatherage3436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This straight jams it's meant to be

    • @tomg1066
      @tomg1066 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then check out SMO - Colt Ford - Calhoun, and the list goes on...
      It's Hick-Hop....!

    • @ThisIsMessatsu
      @ThisIsMessatsu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Instrumentally pleasing and deep lyrics.

    • @jaredd4674
      @jaredd4674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know right? I had 0 expectations

  • @rom65536
    @rom65536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    When street gangs and hillbilly moonshiners sit down to talk, and they realize they have a lot in common

    • @voborny
      @voborny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      That's exactly what the system controllers fear the most

    • @Illitha
      @Illitha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Sam H similar financial situations, being from the deep south there's a lot of poverty. similar to where gang members come from.

    • @necasperaterent29386
      @necasperaterent29386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Poverty, violence, run-ins with the law, just wanting to live free, family, and heartbreak... We ain't different at all. It's the media and politics that want you to think that. Divide and conquer and all that.

    • @rom65536
      @rom65536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Oh for fuck's sake...
      I was making the point that N.W.A. and Steve Earle are singing about the exact same things - and this band represents those two worlds coming together.
      I guess you're too woke to read. The name of the band is "Gangstagrass"

    • @voborny
      @voborny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rom65536 hahaha Sam's the type of person to get offended by a caucasian with dreadlocks and praise a jamaican woman in a suit and tie slaving away at some tech company for her "bravery". That ain't bravery, that's slavery 🤣

  • @melanie-rosewestbrook3240
    @melanie-rosewestbrook3240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +816

    I was drinking moonshine, then it turned to a 40 in a paper bag.

    • @writinginthedark5936
      @writinginthedark5936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao!!

    • @htowncaveman6433
      @htowncaveman6433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Mine turned into hennessy

    • @ajajiellebrown8163
      @ajajiellebrown8163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL!!! Love your comment. Keep turning, Ms. Lady!!!!

    • @paulmaedl7962
      @paulmaedl7962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was listening to Willie Nelson and he turned into Eminem.

    • @frankgaier3274
      @frankgaier3274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just put the shine in a paper bag.

  • @anthonyblancarte4057
    @anthonyblancarte4057 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can we just call this America's music this is such a great fusion of two musical stlyes. creating something amazing

  • @fishingbob8374
    @fishingbob8374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I’m totally gonna bump this during the apocalypse

    • @theFoxxx866
      @theFoxxx866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yea some Fallout while Listen to this

    • @leodlt5739
      @leodlt5739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Busting Gouls and hunting iridated deer and fishing monster bass 😎

    • @loganscott8243
      @loganscott8243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here brother😎

    • @zach7482
      @zach7482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Now's the time

    • @crystallubitz249
      @crystallubitz249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You bumping this now seeing this seems to be a mini apocalypse...I know I'm bumping

  • @justlookattheflowers4239
    @justlookattheflowers4239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Im a 55 year old english white woman been through every genre since my teens punk, ska, rockabilly, new wave, new romantic, acid house, hard house , trance , deep chicago house,, rap, hip hop, electro, all good, loved them all but i dont' think i have ever been so moved by something as this perfect blending of the wounded white and black masculine energies. just brilliant and I want MORE.

    • @donaldleejr.6810
      @donaldleejr.6810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautifully worded that's the same I was thinking. 💯

    • @DanC-go9lc
      @DanC-go9lc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautifully stated , this song does have a unique power and simple truth to it.

  • @dtapz
    @dtapz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    TH-cam...I don’t know how I got here?
    I’m staying, let my family know I’m ok👍

    • @lakelinpherigo1901
      @lakelinpherigo1901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      itz-Dez Yo thinking the same thing right about now..

    • @The_dude94
      @The_dude94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      By far the coolest band I've found in a looong time!

    • @WilterQuesada
      @WilterQuesada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @MelinWisconsin
      @MelinWisconsin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’z D E Z Yo lol 😆 your family said stay as long as you want.

    • @jamesturner7488
      @jamesturner7488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you though?

  • @codywilliams1543
    @codywilliams1543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Southeast Tennessee born and raised!! Keep killing it fellas!! Got the mountains vote!!

  • @djinnandjews1430
    @djinnandjews1430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "You may return to the place
    where the people used to know you,
    but you can never go home again"
    Holy shit. THAT is how you write lyrics. The feels!

    • @danjo515
      @danjo515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! Glad you like it.

    • @djinnandjews1430
      @djinnandjews1430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danjo515 Forgive my ignorance, but are you a member of Gangstagrass; and did you write the lyrics?

    • @danjo515
      @danjo515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@djinnandjews1430 yes to both!

    • @djinnandjews1430
      @djinnandjews1430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, MUCH respect. I love what you're doing here. I first heard of Gangstagrass by way of Justified and have enjoyed a lot more of your music since looking it up on TH-cam. This is unquestionably my favorite of your songs, especially because the lyrics are just immense and raw, and I love how they address not only institutionalization, but also how incarceration traumatizes families. Even impending release can have catastrophic consequences.
      I've thought a lot about these sorts of issues but was stunned by how simple and poignant you were in distilling a judge's mechanical delivery of a draconian sentence into "You can never go home again." Jesus, that's deep--and how many people receive that exact same sentence in this country every single day, while most of us never connect the dots?

  • @piercebruneau1284
    @piercebruneau1284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    What people don't realize is that this unity is possible each and every day, its up to us to stop listening to the media, politicians and racists..
    We all bleed
    We all have had pain
    We will all die.

  • @RyoKen79
    @RyoKen79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Why am I just now seeing this pure magic!!!

  • @kathrinbrault9594
    @kathrinbrault9594 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great song. My ex husband just posted this on face book. He recently got out of prison spent 22 years. Ruiend his life from his choices and those of us who loved him. I wish him the best.

  • @abdulshirazi
    @abdulshirazi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    How are they not more famous. This is amazing.

    • @hulbertparsons7396
      @hulbertparsons7396 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I could write an unhinged sounding rant about the entertainment industry if you would like to hear it.

  • @frankstoeknife3685
    @frankstoeknife3685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1642

    More accurate portrayal of the south right here. It’s not like the media wants people to think. Poor black and white people hang out, “now are we gonna split this plum or not, we’re in this together..” Theo von lol

    • @KevinLuper99
      @KevinLuper99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Frank's Toeknife love it.

    • @marileedenr8473
      @marileedenr8473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Frank's Toeknife true..❤

    • @brandondavis1232
      @brandondavis1232 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I grew up in Chicago. I moved to SC in 97. I saw more racism and segregation up north than I have down here. Not speaking for all whites or blacks but you do make a good point.

    • @skullribcage6803
      @skullribcage6803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Love Theo as well as these guys. You must have an impeccable taste. Cheers

    • @lacysorber
      @lacysorber 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Flippin A man it dang sure is, exactly how it is down here!!

  • @mattydoogs3768
    @mattydoogs3768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    From a history of bluegrass musicians and a mac dre, wutang, ugk, zro and Houston rap fan, this slaps.

  • @sagebrushhillbilly4655
    @sagebrushhillbilly4655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    No need to justify or explain why this hits. Down to the soul, it'll move you. 🔥

  • @rpmrunner
    @rpmrunner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    10 seconds in and this is my new favorite genre

    • @tonyh4638
      @tonyh4638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm with you on that!

  • @tyrellstrouth3805
    @tyrellstrouth3805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I was today years old when I realized my favorite genre was bluegrass rap. You all absolutely killed it, this is amazing!

  • @scottcarter4388
    @scottcarter4388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Grew up in the woods here in the south my dad always listened to country and bluegrass I listened to rock and heavy metal also gravitated to some rap and reaggae.. but this has to be some of the most creative music of two genres combined I've ever heard!!

  • @mundanaess-haghabadi8199
    @mundanaess-haghabadi8199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Omg this is everything!!! Why has this been out 5 years and I am just now hearing it! Amazing!! Inspired!!!!

  • @godswatcher
    @godswatcher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    I just like seeing black and white coming together, in America.

    • @mirkohernandez1171
      @mirkohernandez1171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Real artist don't care what you look like as long as you are good.

    • @oneabove1111
      @oneabove1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Life is shades of grey, black and white are only there for contrast.

    • @bertsbug5757
      @bertsbug5757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell yes

    • @tombuchanan7302
      @tombuchanan7302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That how it should be

    • @livinagoodlife
      @livinagoodlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I can't wait for these kind of comments to be a thing of the past.

  • @JTMcphever
    @JTMcphever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People coming together making great music from different walks of life. Love, not hate.

  • @salamkhalifa
    @salamkhalifa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was listening to this in an autogenerated playlist in youtube music, I was amazed by how good it is, I immediately came for the comments and wasn't disappointed :') this country is still a good place

  • @montygraham145
    @montygraham145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a 58 year old southern guitarist that mixed it up with funk metal country rap bluegrass... All I can say is amen! I'm of Shawnee heritage and hate boundaries...

  • @ForrestGabor
    @ForrestGabor ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did 13 years. FELT THIS.

  • @mootologist
    @mootologist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    FINALLY! Someone did the damn math. This is the best thing I've heard...ever. No one's done this that I can think of. Perfect.

    • @TheOfficialKC
      @TheOfficialKC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings and Alexander King have brought a lot of country (and rock) into their rap. And it's awesome. This is a little different with the more real bluegrass and a full band. I sure hope this stuff continues and grows.

    • @blujay2family1
      @blujay2family1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nelly and Tim McGraw

    • @TapYouKillYou
      @TapYouKillYou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There's a lot of bands out there like this, but it's still a niche genre. There are lots of bands that weave elements of country, rap & hip-hop into their music. Everlast & Kid Rock are two big ones.

    • @TapYouKillYou
      @TapYouKillYou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/QOCOBiCuZnw/w-d-xo.html listen to this, it's even better than Gangstagrass. & another big time artist that's done this is Rehab.

    • @jamesbond5423
      @jamesbond5423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait till you all get judged by the real judge and then you'll see the real math

  • @spacewormable
    @spacewormable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Best music I've heard for along time. Sweet hilly Billy hip hop. These guys absolutely rocked it at shambala Festival 🤙

  • @teetime9789
    @teetime9789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You could argue the TH-cam rabbit hole is the best thing to happen to mankind! Great song

  • @ericjones7380
    @ericjones7380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Been jamming to these guys around 10 years. Glad to see the recognition

  • @jindonuts5301
    @jindonuts5301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I’m a second generation American born Korean-American, I feel this song. Love it!

    • @Id0N0tH4te
      @Id0N0tH4te 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good to know that an ambassador for a race likes this.

  • @christopherrobertson8085
    @christopherrobertson8085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    WE NEED THIS NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!

    • @mace8873
      @mace8873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Damn straight, Christopher!

    • @stevespyder
      @stevespyder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      a cross country tour to build more bridges...

    • @thomasabney4898
      @thomasabney4898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      We need a lot of things now, more than ever. This is definitely on the list. Be better humans!

    • @eringkelly
      @eringkelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True as fuck

    • @johncgw4011
      @johncgw4011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Remember he first word is 'UNITED' and these criminals want us DIVIDED.
      the UNITED states of america.

  • @kaseycobb3545
    @kaseycobb3545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    16 years old is when this realization hit me.
    Locked up for a year with 2 more to go.
    Never to live at home again.
    Never to feel the warmth of safety again.
    Forever feeling like nowhere you go will ever give that back.

  • @cameronb2148
    @cameronb2148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The whole world needs to take note how 2 totally different worlds collide to make this one of a kind collaboration. If this is possible we should try harder to create peace on earth.

  • @jasondammen8675
    @jasondammen8675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm blown away by this...getting away from the country pop. It's real, break down the walls of your racial insecurities and realize that the best music is made unified. Keep it up Ganstagrass, this is how we move forward in the best way possible....we make music! #$% the haters!

  • @joshuaslawncare5672
    @joshuaslawncare5672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank u for telling my family the pain I had leaving prison. Love and respect

  • @hollyhood8654
    @hollyhood8654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't wait until 2.24.22
    Bijou theater knoxville Tennessee,
    I'm spreading the gospel 🙌

  • @kingherotv
    @kingherotv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is music. This is humanity. Well done.

  • @larryanderson8067
    @larryanderson8067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm generally not a fan of country or bluegrass, or even rap, but something about this song really resonates with me.
    If you have ever been to prison, you will get it.
    I broke my Mama's heart.

  • @jerimahstonebreaker7236
    @jerimahstonebreaker7236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an awesome song singing group I'm glad people are coming together in bluegrass music and hip hop we need this more than ever right now

  • @brendapatterson2332
    @brendapatterson2332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song reminds me of my son. He got 20 years 4 years ago. I feel like his momma cause I was so happy that he was home and now he's locked up again. Bless his heart. I pray I'm still alive when he gets out so he'll have a home to come home to. Cause he'll always have a home to come to as long as I'm alive.

    • @FrankBailey-mg9uo
      @FrankBailey-mg9uo วันที่ผ่านมา

      20 years is a serious sentence given only for serious crimes. What did he do?

  • @margyoan97
    @margyoan97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3 day binge on this song... Southern twang and fiddle underpinning a lyrically graced story... Addicted through and through.

  • @phanson96
    @phanson96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I feel as though when everyone seems to go down the same youtube rabbit hole is similar to doing a little acid and finding a whole group of people who are on EXACTLY the same wavelength

  • @zombiewulfgrlwalker5599
    @zombiewulfgrlwalker5599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    I love when worlds collide. We are all sharing the planet, sharing experiences, and if you’re lucky like me, sharing Love and Life with ALL people. This is Dope on sooo many levels! Thank you💞

    • @BigJyeTV
      @BigJyeTV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was bound to happen.

    • @bringitbackagain7884
      @bringitbackagain7884 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truly love your comment.

    • @stevesellers2341
      @stevesellers2341 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZombieWulfgrl Walker well said bradda!!!

    • @zenbyo
      @zenbyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now i just need some R&B covers of Goth music

    • @lukehartshorne3035
      @lukehartshorne3035 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nuff said blud if in you please.

  • @jamesshaw3500
    @jamesshaw3500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the true power of America... something the rich will never understand!

  • @lizzypooh3536
    @lizzypooh3536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Truly love this song... Their voices compliment each others very well!!!

  • @ironclad0331
    @ironclad0331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hells the fuck yes. TH-cam finally did somethin good for me.
    I'm a new fan gents and miss. Great collabs.

  • @astronomicalacademia8567
    @astronomicalacademia8567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Make Love and Music not war. Come together as a collective peace is our directive. Richmond,Va

    • @zamorapakalolo6699
      @zamorapakalolo6699 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh! Martinsville va here!

    • @romanace3432
      @romanace3432 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Astronomical Academia Chester Virginia here.

  • @josipvujica7915
    @josipvujica7915 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That violin, and her voice, send this song through the clouds!!!! Absolutely epic,! The 5 of you are unbelievable!!! ❤

  • @pudgeallday1265
    @pudgeallday1265 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i cried all thru this. my husbands served 20 of a life sentence and hes a gang member from ca and im a country girl from iowa. this is a perfect mix of us. not only can he never go home i cant either bc i chose him. boy this messes me up.lol beautiful.

    • @pudgeallday1265
      @pudgeallday1265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joslyn Evanson i just now read that. its soooooo sweet. thank you hugs

    • @pudgeallday1265
      @pudgeallday1265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joslyn Evanson and ps. i left.

  • @travisweimer1296
    @travisweimer1296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That's right! Y'all, That's a sound people want to hear.

  • @anonymouse7095
    @anonymouse7095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Music has no rules. It’s the best way to be who we truly are.

    • @JackEBigE
      @JackEBigE 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🙂

  • @DinasioCurry
    @DinasioCurry 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i beg you put this EXACT version on spotify the other ones dont capture the song the right way youtube version is stellar

  • @cap_n_munch3139
    @cap_n_munch3139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Finally. A song that speaks to those of us that can never see their home again. Both hypothetically and realistically

  • @ImPenE1
    @ImPenE1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Sitting here bored, clicking through videos and came across this gem and now I want more!

  • @kristinhateley2566
    @kristinhateley2566 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favourite two genres combined and it actually works.

  • @forgottenfathers
    @forgottenfathers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never forget the day I was hooking up a tape deck in my Toyota, needed a tape to play, the old one ate Hank, JR. and so I grabbed one off the floorboard of a car my buddy and I just picked up...... It was titled .....Easy-E..... I thought, wtf is this? Never heard of it. That was somewhere around 90-91'... Been listening ever since. These kinds of genres coming together has produced some of the most amazing music I've ever heard! People love it and despite what you may be told, people love each other. Enemies at war, caught together forced to survive working together become lifelong friends.....why? People love each other, they don't hate. Hate is LEARNED, taught and manufactured by some. My point, put the labels down America and talk to each other. Give someone a hug or random smile today....and everyday. Love, ya'll!

  • @vbear8501
    @vbear8501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This will save America.

    • @jasonredepenning
      @jasonredepenning 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Trump will save America

    • @MelinWisconsin
      @MelinWisconsin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ‘Merica 🇺🇸

    • @christopherfisher128
      @christopherfisher128 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's part of the equation most surely

    • @jasonredepenning
      @jasonredepenning 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @GAMST3R No thankfully Democrats probably wont win. We will be ok from the race division and fascism .

  • @jennyrose6245
    @jennyrose6245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Lyrics:
    I remember 20 years ago I was sitting in that court room
    My charges I could not defend
    The last thing the judge said to me as he handed down my sentence
    Was you can never go home again
    Never go home, never go home
    You can never go home again
    And I agreed with everything that the judge said
    If you come back around, I'm going out like Judge Dredd
    What was in your head when you made those choices?
    I can only hope that you were played by voices
    And you made the decision not to listened to the one
    That was on your side when you started to slide
    But mama brought you back home
    She was broken down to the bone, 'cause you were gone so long
    But now her baby boy is back in the house
    You can see the smile on her mouth
    I ain't never seen her this happy
    Then all of a sudden you disappeared again
    She's crumbling down, the smile is gone from her chin
    And she doesn't know where
    And I don't even care
    'Cause you broke mama's heart twice and it ain't even nice
    Now I'm surprised as heck that she's wondering where you went
    And I don't give a damn friend
    When you've done your time and you come back out that doorway
    You will not find a loved one or a friend
    You may return to the place where the people used to know you
    But you can never go home again
    Never go home, never go home
    You can never go home again
    The things I have seen would horrify the strongest
    When I left home I haven't been to in the longest
    Led a life by the sword, was supposed to fall upon it
    The kite flew, there was nobody left to correspond with
    The million faces either passed or they flipped
    So there wasn't much for me to do except dip
    Too many years lost off the lives of a snitch
    Who is lying in a ditch now
    Left to walk across he land as a mystery
    Every new town, reinvent a new history
    I turned my back on my past just to get to see a new day
    Reframe my identity
    Get to sleep at night? Man I need a fifth at least
    The dirty deeds that I did just to get to eat
    Melancholy and emptiness
    The unseen consequence of the conditions of release
    We found a man the other day, just hanging from the ceiling
    His sentence was almost at an end
    And there on his bed was a note so sad and simple
    Saying You can never go home again
    Never go home, never go home
    You can never go home again
    Never go home, never go home
    You can never go home again

    • @joyfulspirit22
      @joyfulspirit22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome

    • @mysibs5666
      @mysibs5666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @justinharp5717
      @justinharp5717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you ! I learned this on guitar and this makes it a hell of a lot easier to sing and play along ! ✌️From Arkansas

    • @BulletToothboo
      @BulletToothboo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for posting this. Incredible song.

    • @chosenwon1887
      @chosenwon1887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah you messed up the first line, and a few others. Nothing major, but still mistakes

  • @gregoryfrolov2537
    @gregoryfrolov2537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    YES!
    This song is so insanely true, n speaks to me so verry deeply.
    I actually cried when I first heard it.
    N now its one of my main favorites.
    Keep it up guys.

  • @Louis6439
    @Louis6439 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Simply amazing! If you haven't listened closely to the lyrics, listen to this song again, and make sure you do.

  • @AnyMotoUSA
    @AnyMotoUSA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember coming across this a while back and listened to it again, and again, and again and was just floored by how good it was. Its on my regular go to's

  • @unsane7188
    @unsane7188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sometimes you find gold searching through the labyrinth of TH-cam.
    They did a great job.
    Most people can’t pull this off and it actually sound good.

  • @TheWizOfKeyz
    @TheWizOfKeyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    these people are straight up doing the lords work right here. combining different musical genres, people, minds, & hearts alike. anything that helps people to see that in reality, all of us... no matter where we come from, our current financial situation, wether or not english is our 1st language, or what color our skin happens to be....WE ALL SHARE ALOT MORE SIMILARITIES THAN WE HAVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US. this world desperately needs unity & music is the key. it brings people together. its our best hope for the future of humanity. 🎵🎼🎶🎻🎹🎸🎧🎤🎺🎷 good song too btw. beautiful. love it.

  • @tyrelgeorge5373
    @tyrelgeorge5373 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is beautiful. Buried my mom o. Mother’s Day 2024…. She got to see her baby Boy get clean and sober

  • @grayh7529
    @grayh7529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of my ancestors was sentenced deportation to Australia after being married for just two weeks, never to return to his homeland or wife. This song makes me think of his story. Charles Oates, deported to Tasmania, Australia.

    • @thecraplordsell4575
      @thecraplordsell4575 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Australia is awesome. Not sure why that’s upsetting to be deported there.

  • @jaime667
    @jaime667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    wow....I´ve been listening so much new americana and old school hip hope lately (Í´m mostly metal). This is another blessings from todays music and the internet.

    • @KevinLuper99
      @KevinLuper99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jaime Correa same

    • @StandingInHisWind
      @StandingInHisWind 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, fully. Playlist crosses this with Breaking Benjamin to the Civil Wars to Black Violin. Everything but country lol.

    • @skullribcage6803
      @skullribcage6803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here. Metal is my main squeeze but this. . this is like a rare shiny jewel

    • @humanresearchtestsubject4c75
      @humanresearchtestsubject4c75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel the same as I like mostly metal. The rappers of today mostly suck amd sound the same. There are a few good ones but just a few!

    • @CarynDPrescott
      @CarynDPrescott 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

  • @frankieg8117
    @frankieg8117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is so much diverse talent in this band it's ridiculous.

  • @willzender119
    @willzender119 ปีที่แล้ว

    Twenty years ago to the day it was my sentencing in lake county Illinois I was 17 and though I'm free of their shackles and living in beautiful Oregon the judge said you should never go home again, well old man I'm finally here thank you and thank you to gangstagrass for this beautiful song

  • @DanGross_MusicJournalism
    @DanGross_MusicJournalism ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There’s nothing we can’t do when the hood and the wood unite.

  • @toddwhite3580
    @toddwhite3580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky That's the place where I trace my blood line And its there that I read on a hillside gravestone .......you'll never leave Harlan alive !

    • @stevespyder
      @stevespyder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes they used the music just came up with some new lyrics

    • @tuckerkennedy5016
      @tuckerkennedy5016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny. They do the theme for Justified that takes place in Harlan

    • @festmkiv
      @festmkiv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tuckerkennedy5016 Huh full circle. I must have seen the name a hundred times in the credits but never made the connection.

    • @teanytraciable
      @teanytraciable 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My pawpaw pike county. Gramma mingo county west Virginia 🌺

    • @anthonyheade7202
      @anthonyheade7202 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I can Banjo this I was just thinking how familiar it sounded. Thanks!

  • @rusteshackleferd8115
    @rusteshackleferd8115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This group is fragging awesome! I just discovered them but they are now one of my top five favorite bands.

  • @mysteyify
    @mysteyify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just goes to show how united we all actually are! Some don't want us to believe that, but real folk get it. Rap, and blue grass. Holy smokes we are more united than ever! This is great!

  • @topolm9158
    @topolm9158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This sounds...great.
    Greetings from fellow Bosnia.

  • @Kerdis
    @Kerdis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow. It's like someone took everything great about America and bottled it...and it tastes amazing.
    Cheers from Canada!

  • @Eddi369
    @Eddi369 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is soul music
    No limits.....

  • @dansemacabre8692
    @dansemacabre8692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes! Yes! New and freshly unique we love it!! More please✌🚸♥♥