“Hick-hop” heroes Moonshine Bandits use rap music to tell tales of backwoods living, American pride, driving trucks, and pursuing women.
• Tex and Bird met as teenagers in high school and began writing music together, using karaoke machines to record their songs and performing at local house parties.
• In 2003, the Bandits released their debut album, Soggy Crackerz. The album’s “Crooked Swerve” boasted a feature from Bay Area rapper E-40 and offered a surprisingly harmonious blend of G-funk and country music.
• After signing to Suburban Noize Records, the Bandits dropped Whiskey and Women in 2011. Around that time, they cleverly announced the release of their own whiskey brand, Outlaw Moonshine.
• The Bandits’ 2015 album Blacked Out, went Top 20 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums and Top Country Albums charts.
• Proud patriots, the duo created Operation Packing Company, Inc., a non-profit initiative to send care packages to soldiers overseas.
Hometown
Los Banos, CA, United States
Genre
Country
Members of Moonshine Bandits
Moonshine Bandits was formed in 2003. Members of Moonshine Bandits include, or have included, the following 2 members.