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Crown City Rockers is a five-member hip hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston, Massachusetts and Pasadena. Formerly known as Mission, the name under which they released their first album,[1] they play old school hip hop music with live instrumentation[2][3][4] (similar to other hip hop groups like: Gym Class Heroes, The Roots, N.E.R.D, and Stetsasonic). They have been compared to groups such as: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, and De La Soul.[5] In 2009, the group released their third album, The Day After Forever.[6]
Crown City Rockers | |
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| Also known as | Mission |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Basement Records Insiduous Urban Records |
| Members | Raashan Ahmad Woodstock Headnodic Max MacVeety Kat Ouano |
| Website | www |
Members
edit- Raashan Ahmad – MC
- Woodstock – samples, percussion
- Headnodic – bass guitar, production
- Max MacVeety – drums
- Kat Ouano – keyboards
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- One (2001) (as Mission)
- Earthtones (2004)
- The Day After Forever (2009)
Compilation albums
edit- Unreleased Joints, Demos & B-Sides (2014)
EPs
edit- Mission (1999) (as Mission)
- Weekend Soul (2004)
- Kiss (2009)
Singles
edit- "Contagious" (2000) (as Mission)
- "Soul Chips" b/w "Strange Days" (2001) (as Mission)
- "Home" (2001) (as Mission)
- "Mission: 2" (2002) (as Mission)
- "Another Day (Rhyme Writing)" (2004)
- "B-Boy" b/w "Summersault" (2007)
- "Body Rock" b/w "Restless" (2008)
References
edit- ^ "Beantown Beats Move West; Crown City Rockers bring da conscious noize." Monterey County Weekly, February 4, 2004 .
- ^ "My Philosophy; Hiphop Ya Don't Stop", The Stranger, September 23, 2004 .
- ^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "Oakland's Rockers aim for hip-hop crown at SF's Independent", Oakland Tribune, July 19, 2007 .
- ^ Sarah Mauet and Gerald M. Gay, "Notes", Arizona Daily Star, May 18, 2006 .
- ^ Isamu Jordan, "Rockers put style into every show", The Spokesman-Review, September 24, 2004 .
- ^ Basiliere, Aaron (March 1, 2010). "Crown City Rockers: The Day After Forever". PopMatters. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
External links
edit- Crown City Rockers at AllMusic
- Crown City Rockers discography at Discogs
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