Crown City Rockers

Crown City Rockers
Also known asMission
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, U.S.
GenresHip-hop
Years active1997–present
LabelsBasement Records
Insiduous Urban Records
MembersRaashan Ahmad
Woodstock
Headnodic
Max MacVeety
Kat Ouano
Websitecrowncityrockers.com

Crown City Rockers is a five-member hip-hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston and Pasadena, California. 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 including Gym Class Heroes, The Roots, N.E.R.D, and Stetsasonic). They have been compared to A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, De La Soul, and other groups.[5] In 2009, Crown City Rockers released their third album, The Day After Forever.[6]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

  • One (2001) (as Mission)
  • Earthtones (2004)
  • The Day After Forever (2009)

Compilation albums

  • Unreleased Joints, Demos & B-Sides (2014)

EPs

  • Mission (1999) (as Mission)
  • Weekend Soul (2004)
  • Kiss (2009)

Singles

  • "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

  1. ↑ "Beantown Beats Move West; Crown City Rockers bring da conscious noize." Monterey County Weekly, February 4, 2004 .
  2. ↑ "My Philosophy; Hiphop Ya Don't Stop", The Stranger, September 23, 2004 .
  3. ↑ Dino-Ray Ramos, "Oakland's Rockers aim for hip-hop crown at SF's Independent", Oakland Tribune, July 19, 2007 .
  4. ↑ Sarah Mauet and Gerald M. Gay, "Notes", Arizona Daily Star, May 18, 2006 .
  5. ↑ Isamu Jordan, "Rockers put style into every show", The Spokesman-Review, September 24, 2004 .
  6. ↑ Basiliere, Aaron (March 1, 2010). "Crown City Rockers: The Day After Forever". PopMatters. Retrieved February 6, 2017.


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