Crooklyn Dodgers

Not to be confused with the Crooklyn Clan, collaborators with Fatman Scoop.

Crooklyn Dodgers
Origin	Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1994–1995 2007
Labels	40 Acres and a Mule MCA
Past members	Buckshot Chubb Rock Jean Grae Jeru the Damaja Masta Ace Memphis Bleek Mos Def O.C. Special Ed

The Crooklyn Dodgers were a hip-hop supergroup based in Brooklyn, New York City, consisting of rotating members.

They appeared in three separate incarnations in 1994, 1995, and 2007. The first two incarnations recorded for the soundtracks for Spike Lee films, Crooklyn and Clockers, respectively. The theme connecting The Crooklyn Dodgers songs, aside from the Spike Lee films for which they were made, is their topical concerns, which comment on the state of affairs in and around urban New York City, as well as other issues affecting everyday life.

Discography

Singles

"Crooklyn"
Single by Crooklyn Dodgers (Buckshot, Masta Ace & Special Ed)
from the album Crooklyn, Volume 1: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	January 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:34
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Kenyatta Blake Duval Clear Edward Archer Jonathan Davis Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Producer(s)	A Tribe Called Quest

"Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers"
Single by Crooklyn Dodgers '95 (Chubb Rock, Jeru the Damaja & O.C.)
from the album Clockers soundtrack
Released	April 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:04
Label	40 Acres and a Mule MCA
Songwriter(s)	Richard Simpson Kendrick Davis Omar Credle Christopher Martin
Producer(s)	DJ Premier

• "Crooklyn" (1994), MCA
• "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers" (1995), 40 Acres and a Mule/MCA

Versions

Crooklyn Dodgers

The first group was composed of Buckshot, Masta Ace and Special Ed. Their first and only record was "Crooklyn", produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, and was featured in the 1994 film Crooklyn. The music video featured appearances by Brooklyn-born athletes Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson.

Crooklyn Dodgers '95

The second group was composed of Chubb Rock, Jeru the Damaja and O.C. Their first and only record was "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers", produced by DJ Premier, and was featured in the 1995 film Clockers.

Crooklyn Dodgers III

The third group consisted of Jean Grae, Mos Def and Memphis Bleek. North Carolina producer 9th Wonder resurrected the group concept in 2007 for a track on his album The Dream Merchant Vol. 2, titled "Brooklyn in My Mind".

External links

• Discogs: Crooklyn Dodgers (information on first group)
• Discogs: Crooklyn Dodgers '95 (information on second group)