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Released: Nov 30, 2010
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  • Genre: Hip Hop

    Location the bay, California, US

    Profile Views: 460409

    Last Login: 12/19/2012

    Member Since 7/25/2005

    Website crowncityrockers.com

    Record Label Unknown Indie

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Raashan Ahmad has been on the grind since his first release as one of the lead MCs in the group Mission, who released the self titled album in 1999 (which quickly became a underground fan favorite) and more recently, as the front man for the live hip-hop group Crown City Rockers, who released the albums Earthtones and The Day After Forever which garnered both critical acclaim from press worldwide as well as becoming a strong favorite among music lovers looking for musicality and substance in lyrical content. With his reputation growing as one of hip-hop’s finest MCs, Raashan then released his first solo album The Push which solidified his place as one the most innovative and versatile MC’s to look out for. He has toured extensively through cities, states and continents, performing in front of thousands, rocking festivals and dive bars alike while remaining intimate and sweaty with every performance. Raashan has collaborated with the some of the genres brightest and most respected artists (over 50 to date) collecting a tremendous quality discography with multiple releases in Japan, France, Australia, the U.K., and North America. Now Raashan returns with his newest album and best material to date. For What You’ve Lost is a heavily collaborative, musical journey sure to give his fans what they’ve been waiting for. This album is rooted in classic hip hop tradition as well as jazz, soul and funk while continuing to push musical boundaries into the future of the genre. Guest appearances ranging from the new soul heroes like Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw) and Noelle Scaggs (The Rebirth) and hip hop veterans like Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), and Count Bass D alongside new school MC’s like Rita J (All Natural) and Stro the 89th key (The Procussions) make this album both diverse and a spectrum of sound and culture. Quickly becoming one of the most sought after MC’s, this new album shows Raashan’s evolution and growth. As pitchfork media puts it, “Raashan Ahmad emerges as one of the West Coast’s premiere MC’s, his flow effortless and vocabulary expansive. He brings an everyman context to his rhymes making the mundane dramatic with a subtle righteousness and around-the-way likeability.” Get Familiar !

  • Members

    Crown City Rockers

  • Influences

    Too many ... Rakim, D.O.C., KRS 1, Nas, Donny Hathaway, Organized Konfusion, MF Doom, Michael Jackson, Sade, Yusef Lateef, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Black Star, Boot Camp Clik, Jimi Hendrix, Gang Starr, Portishead, D.J. Krush, Boo Williams, J-Live, Billie Holiday, Big daddy kane, Anita Baker, NWA, Luther Vandross, U.M.C.'s, Busta Rhymes, Prince, Gang Starr, John Coltrane, Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Nina Simone, Dr. Dre, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Outkast, Jodeci, Tha Alkaholiks, Bill Withers, New Edition, RUN DMC and Jam Master Jay!, Ghostface Killah, Nonce, Beatnuts, Mark Farina, De la soul, A Tribe called quest, Jungle Brothers, X-Clan, Last Poets, Bjork, Dogg Pound, J.Dilla, Teedra Moses, Gil-Scott Heron, James Brown, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth and Zapp .....

  • Sounds Like

    Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz

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Discographie / Featured Releases



Raashan Ahmad "For what you've lost" Album
Release Date: November 3th, 2010


Raashan Ahmad "Soul Power" Album
Release Date: May 23th, 2009
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I-tunes || Here
Amazon || Here


Raashan Ahmad "The Push" Album
Release Date: May 20th, 2008
Purchase
iTunes.com || Here
Amazon.com || Here
UGHH.com || Here
Access || Here
Om Records || Here

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Click Here To Check Out Raashan's releases with Crown City Rockers



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  1. Raashan Ahmad

    Traveling through the desert and look what I found at the goodwill! My first solo album!!!! snap! Opened this cd... http://t.co/mnAMc9GcmH

  2. Raashan Ahmad

    Its me! Big up Jinks from Nantes France for the painting! http://t.co/Fuczep8s0X

  3. Raashan Ahmad

    Perseverance. lol http://t.co/alyzrAUy8m

  4. Raashan Ahmad

    Google translate has it's flaws but I'm so happy it exists... Google translate a ses défauts, mais je suis... http://t.co/Te9RHmbU0R

  5. Raashan Ahmad

    Ceremony http://t.co/578DEa3Mdg

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Labels


A Champion Sound in U.S. and Europe
Trad Vibe in France
Milkdipper in Japan
Paper Chain in Australia / New Zealand

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Biography


Raashan Ahmad has been on the grind since his first release as one of the lead MCs in the group Mission, who released the self titled album in 1999 (which quickly became a underground fan favorite) and more recently, as the front man for the live hip-hop group Crown City Rockers, who released the albums Earthtones and The Day After Forever which garnered both critical acclaim from press worldwide as well as becoming a strong favorite among music lovers looking for musicality and substance in lyrical content.

With his reputation growing as one of hip-hop’s finest MCs, Raashan then released his first solo album The Push which solidified his place as one the most innovative and versatile MC’s to look out for. He has toured extensively through cities, states and continents, performing in front of thousands, rocking festivals and dive bars alike while remaining intimate and sweaty with every performance. Raashan has collaborated with the some of the genres brightest and most respected artists (over 50 to date) collecting a tremendous quality discography with multiple releases in Japan, France, Australia, the U.K., and North America.

Now Raashan returns with his newest album and best material to date. For What You’ve Lost is a heavily collaborative, musical journey sure to give his fans what they’ve been waiting for. This album is rooted in classic hip hop tradition as well as jazz, soul and funk while continuing to push musical boundaries into the future of the genre. Guest appearances ranging from the new soul heroes like Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw) and Noelle Scaggs (The Rebirth) and hip hop veterans like Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), and Count Bass D alongside new school MC’s like Rita J (All Natural) and Stro the 89th key (The Procussions) make this album both diverse and a spectrum of sound and culture. Quickly becoming one of the most sought after MC’s, this new album shows Raashan’s evolution and growth. As pitchfork media puts it, “Raashan Ahmad emerges as one of the West Coast’s premiere MC’s, his flow effortless and vocabulary expansive. He brings an everyman context to his rhymes making the mundane dramatic with a subtle righteousness and around-the-way likeability.” Get Familiar!


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What people are saying


“This is what Passion sounds like.”
XLr8r

“Chairmans Choice.”
XXL

“for Ahmad it’s all about the struggle, love, truth, and the message itself.”
Nu soul

“solid, conscious hip-hop that doesn't sound soft.”
Other music.com

“Highly recommended overall.”
Billboard.com

“in my opinion gets a nod for best independent album from an artist”… and it also made me feel good about myself. It lifted my appreciation once again towards underground Hip-Hop, a sub-culture I can see is evolving with the music industry…spread the word.” - DA Big Playback
“Raashan maintains that old school, golden era hip hop vibe in his style while simultaneously somehow always managing to stay new and fresh.”
Amoeba Records

“Raashan Ahmad inhabits a particulary tenuos position in the current hip hop scectrum : somewhere between the conscious stylings of early Mos Def and the mainstream mindset of Kanye West.” - Pop Matters

"Raashan Ahmad is a nice reminder of how good Hip Hop can get.”
Vapors

Next 100
Urb Magazine

“…premium delivery top to bottom. His ability to deliver a message without pretense or compromising the flow and overall feel of the song is perhaps Raashan's greatest strength.”
Crave Online

“Without a doubt, after listening to Raashan Ahmad… it is clear that his soul is the window to his music and his music is the window to his soul.”
word is bond.com

“Ahmad has seen much success as a solo artist.”…”Lyrically, Ahmad provides colorful content that teeters the boundary between poetic and absurd.”
Okayplayer.com

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