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, they play old-school hip-hop music with live instrumentation (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. In 2009, Crown City Rockers released their third album, The Day After Forever.
Members Raashan Ahmad – MC Woodstock – samples, percussion Headnodic – bass guitar, production 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)
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