Ces Cru

Ces Cru is an underground hip-hop duo from Kansas City, Missouri, composed of Donnie «Godemis» King and Mike «Ubiquitous» Viglione. The group built its reputation through dense, technically demanding wordplay and a willingness to push into dark, occult-tinged imagery, earning them a devoted following in the battle-rap and underground scenes before signing to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label.

Their sound sits at the intersection of aggressive Midwest rap and horrorcore-adjacent theatrics, with Godemis bringing a nihilistic, sacrilegious persona full of violent and occult imagery, while Ubiquitous counters with a smoother, more cerebral flow. Tracks like «Klick Clack Bang» and «Seven Chakras» showcase this contrast, and the duo has often used their group name as an acronym for album titles, a recurring bit of wordplay that signals their obsessive attention to craft.

As part of the Strange Music roster, Ces Cru has collaborated extensively with labelmates and toured heavily, cementing a reputation as one of the most technically skilled duos in independent hip-hop. Albums such as Catastrophic Event Specialists reflect their continued evolution while staying rooted in the raw, lyric-driven style that built their name.