Crown City Rockers is a five-member
hip hop band from
Oakland,
California
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, by way of
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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and
Pasadena
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. Formerly known as Mission, the name under which they released their first album, they play
old school hip hop music with live instrumentation (similar to other hip hop groups like:
Gym Class Heroes,
The Roots,
N.E.R.D
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, and
Stetsasonic
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). They have been compared to groups such as:
A Tribe Called Quest,
The Roots, and
De La Soul. In 2009, the group released their third album, ''The Day After Forever''.
Members
* Raashan Ahmad -
MC
* Woodstock -
samples,
percussion
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* Headnodic -
bass guitar
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,
production
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* Max MacVeety -
drums
* Kat Ouano -
keyboards
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
One'' (2001)
* ''
Earthtones'' (2004)
* ''The Day After Forever'' (2009)
Compilation albums
* ''Unreleased Joints, Demos & B-Sides'' (2014)
EPs
* ''Mission'' (1999)
* ''Weekend Soul'' (2004)
* ''Kiss'' (2009)
Singles
* "Contagious" (2000)
* "Soul Chips" b/w "Strange Days" (2001)
* "Home" (2001)
* "Mission: 2" (2002)
* "Another Day (Rhyme Writing)" (2004)
* "B-Boy" b/w "Summersault" (2007)
* "Body Rock" b/w "Restless" (2008)
References
External links
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American hip hop groups
Musical groups from Boston
Musical groups from Oakland, California