Crown City Rockers Explained
| Crown City Rockers |
| Alias: | Mission |
| Origin: | Boston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, United States |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Label: | Basement Records
Insiduous Urban Records |
| Current Members: | Raashan Ahmad
Woodstock
Headnodic
Max MacVeety
Kat Ouano |
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]
Members
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)
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160301150544/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-622449981.html "Beantown Beats Move West; Crown City Rockers bring da conscious noize."
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160301154530/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-761070771.html "My Philosophy; Hiphop Ya Don't Stop"
- 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 .
- Web site: Crown City Rockers: The Day After Forever. PopMatters. Aaron. Basiliere. March 1, 2010. February 6, 2017.
