Ces Cru

CES Cru
CES Cru
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Strange Music
Associated acts	Tech N9ne; Krizz Kaliko; JL B.hood; Info Gates; Liz Suwandi;
Members	Ubiquitous, Godemis
Past members	Sorceress; Mad Dog 20/20; General Ali; Perseph One; Kutty Slitz;

Ces Cru (often stylized as CES Cru) is an American rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri, signed to independent record label Strange Music. The duo currently consists of members Donnie "Godemis" King and Mike "Ubiquitous" Viglione, but has had numerous members throughout the years. Ces Cru released their debut album Capture Enemy Soldiers in 2004. They went on to release Cesphiles, Vol. 1 Codename:irongiant (2008) and The Playground (2009). In 2010, the duo signed to Tech N9ne's record label Strange Music and have released the EP 13 (2012) and Recession Proof (2015). Their first two studio albums on the label are Constant Energy Struggles (2013), and Codename: Ego Stripper (2014). The most recent release from Ces Cru is their sixth studio album Catastrophic Event Specialists, released in February 2017.

Biography

The group went through a number of different group members before becoming the trio of Ubiquitous, Godemis and Sorceress in the early 2000s.[1] In 2004, the group released its debut album, Capture Enemy Soldiers.[1] But while promoting the project, Sorceress wanted to fire the group’s then-manager. Ubiquitous and Godemis disagreed, and Sorceress departed the group.[1] They returned as a duo in 2009 with The Playground, an album they hand delivered to Strange Music label boss Tech N9ne when he witnessed the group opening for Devin the Dude at a Kansas City show.[1] Tech signed them to Strange Music in January 2012, and eight months later they released their Strange Music debut, the 13 EP on August 28, 2012.[2] On March 26, 2013, the duo released their fourth album Constant Energy Struggles.[3] The album debuted at number 98 on the Billboard 200.[4] On August 5, 2014, they released their fifth album Codename: Ego Stripper which debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	US Rap
Capture Enemy Soldiers	Released: January 1, 2004 (US)[6] Label: Commercial Entertainment Syndicate Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Cesphiles, Vol. 1 Codename:irongiant	Released: August 14, 2008 (US)[7] Label: Commercial Entertainment Syndicate Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
The Playground	Released: August 28, 2009 (US)[8] Label: Commercial Entertainment Syndicate Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Constant Energy Struggles	Released: March 26, 2013 (US)[3] Label: Strange Music Formats: CD, digital download	98	14	9
Codename: Ego Stripper	Released: August 5, 2014 (US) Label: Strange Music Formats: CD, digital download	40	4	2
Catastrophic Event Specialists	Released: February 10, 2017 (US) Label: Strange Music Formats: CD, digital download	150	—	—

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	US Rap
13	Released: August 28, 2012 (US)[2] Label: Strange Music Formats: CD, digital download	156	26	18
Recession Proof	Released: October 30, 2015 Label: Strange Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	26	19

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Livin' Like I'm Dyin'"	2010	Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko	Bad Season
"Give It Up"	2011	Tech N9ne, Lebowski	All 6's and 7's
"Wiked Bizness"		JL	Just Landed
"Unfair"		Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko	Welcome to Strangeland
"Test You"	2012	Nesto The Owner	Career Killer 3
"Strange March"	2012	¡Mayday!, Brotha Lynch Hung	Thrift Store Halos EP
"Reckless"	2013	Krizz Kaliko	Son of Sam
"Colorado"	2013	Tech N9ne, B.o.B, Krizz Kaliko, ¡Mayday!, Rittz, Stevie Stone	Something Else
"Nobody Cares: (The Remix)"	2014	Tech N9ne, Wrekonize, Bernz, Stevie Stone, Krizz Kaliko	Strangeulation
"Great Night"		Tech N9ne
"American Horror Story"		Tech N9ne
"DIBKIS (Remix)"		JL, Joey Cool, Info Gates	Brain Scatter 2
"Young Dumb Full of Fun"	2015	Tech N9ne, Mackenzie Nicole	Special Effects
"Fun-eral"		Felt	Have a Nice Life
"Wait On It"		Stevie Stone	Malta Bend
"One Wing"		¡Mayday!	Future Vintage
"War Within"		Prozak	Black Ink
"PBSA"		Tech N9ne	Strangeulation Vol. II
"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher II"		Tech N9ne, Stevie Stone	Strangeulation Vol. II
"Orangutan"	2016	Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne, JL, Wrekonize, Rittz	GO
"Stop Breathing"		Rittz, Stevie Stone	Top of the Line
"It Don't Go"		Bernz	See You on the Other Side
"Out There"		Joey Cool, JL, Tech N9ne	Swank Sinatra
"Casket Music"	2017	Tech N9ne, Wrekonize	Dominion
"The Answer"		Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko	Dominion
"Plenty"		Krizz Kaliko, Stevie Stone	Strange Reign
"One, Two"	2018	Joey Cool	Joey Cool
"Kcmo vs. Everybody"	2018	Info Gates, JL, Joey Cool, Bre the 1st Lady	Thankful

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Artist(s)
As main performer
2012	"The Playground"		N/A
2013	"Lotus"
	"When Worlds Collide"
	"Juice"		featuring Tech N9ne
	"Seven Chakras		N/A
2014	"Smoke”		featuring Liz Suwandi
	"Sound Bite"		N/A
	"Power Play"		featuring Tech N9ne
	"Jimmy Stewart"		N/A
	"Double OT"	Marmo Films
2015	"Letterman"
2015	"Famished"
2016	"Ricochet"
As featured performer
2015	"PBSA"		Tech N9ne featuring Ces Cru
2015	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher II"		Tech N9ne featuring Stevie Stone and Ces Cru
Cameo appearances

References

Company, The (2012-08-31). "CES Cru Announces Strange Music Album Title, Details "Colosseum" Concept". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"iTunes – Music – 13 by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"iTunes – Music – Constant Energy Struggles (Deluxe Edition) by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"Ces Cru – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"iTunes – Music – Codename: Ego Stripper (Deluxe Edition) by Ces Cru". iTunes. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
"iTunes – Music – Capture Enemy Soldiers by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"iTunes – Music – Cesphiles, Vol. 1 Codename:irongiant by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
"iTunes – Music – The Playground by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

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[hiphopdx1-1] Company, The (2012-08-31). "CES Cru Announces Strange Music Album Title, Details "Colosseum" Concept". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[apple1-2] "iTunes – Music – 13 by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[apple2-3] "iTunes – Music – Constant Energy Struggles (Deluxe Edition) by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[4] "Ces Cru – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[5] "iTunes – Music – Codename: Ego Stripper (Deluxe Edition) by Ces Cru". iTunes. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[6] "iTunes – Music – Capture Enemy Soldiers by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[7] "iTunes – Music – Cesphiles, Vol. 1 Codename:irongiant by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

[8] "iTunes – Music – The Playground by Ces Cru". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.