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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]

Members

• Raashan Ahmad – MC
• Woodstock – samples, percussion
• Headnodic – bass guitar, production
• Max MacVeety – drums
• Kat Ouano – keyboards

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

External links

• Crown City Rockers at AllMusic
• Crown City Rockers discography at Discogs

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