Crown City Rockers
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Also known asMission
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, U.S.
GenresHip-hop
Years active1997–present
Crown City Rockers | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Mission |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Basement Records Insiduous Urban Records |
| Members | Raashan Ahmad Woodstock Headnodic Max MacVeety Kat Ouano |
| Website | crowncityrockers |
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]
- Raashan Ahmad – MC
- Woodstock – samples, percussion
- Headnodic – bass guitar, production
- Max MacVeety – drums
- Kat Ouano – keyboards
