Ces Cru (often stylized as CES Cru) is an American rap duo from

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, signed to independent record label

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. 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

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'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. In 2021, both artists have since departed from the label.

Biography

The group went through a number of different group members before becoming the trio of Ubiquitous, Godemis and Sorceress in the early 2000s. In 2004, the group released its debut album, ''Capture Enemy Soldiers''. But while promoting the project, Sorceress wanted to fire the group’s then-manager. Ubiquitous and Godemis disagreed, and Sorceress departed the group. 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. Tech signed them to

in January 2012, and eight months later they released their Strange Music debut, the ''13'' EP on August 28, 2012. On March 26, 2013, the duo released their fourth album ''Constant Energy Struggles''. The album debuted at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On August 5, 2014, they released their fifth album ''Codename: Ego Stripper'' which debuted at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Guest appearances

Music videos

References

{{Strange Music American musical duos Hip hop duos Midwest hip hop groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups from Kansas City, Missouri Rappers from Kansas City, Missouri