Moonshine Bandits

Coming at the hick-hop genre from an old-school angle, like Johnny Cash-meets-the Beastie Boys, Central California's Moonshine Bandits feature rappers Tex and Bird. Only Bubba Sparxxx, Haystak, and a handful of other artists were mixing country, rap, and rock when the group made its debut in 2003 with the album Soggy Crackerz. Sparxxx made a guest appearance on their 2006 effort Prohibition, as did Danny Boone from the group Rehab, while the Bay Area's slang king, E-40, lent his skills to 2009's Divebars and Truckstops. In 2011, they signed with the Suburban Noize label and re...