Guest Blogger: Chris #1

One rap group I listen to is Ces Cru; it is comprised of Ubiquidous and Godemis. They were signed to Tech N9ne’s label Strange Music in 2012. The first album they released was their Ep 13 album. This album featured songs like “klick clack bang” and “it’s not over” which have more of an aggressive feeling to them. They also have other songs like “One bomb state” that is more laid back and relaxed. There second album Constant Energy Struggles there is also a mixture of slower and more fast paced songs within it. Ces Cru sounds a lot like the other artist in Strange Music, like Tech N9ne or Krizz Kaliko. In their song “When Worlds Collide” Ubiquidous says I've done nothin' but crush whatever the f was in front of me. This line is memorable because he is saying that he has overcome and surpassed every obstacle or challenge that he has faced while trying to make something of him. In their song “Lotus” Godemis says; they might be local for ever but tech swooped em, and later says; took a look around the room and it feels like I finally made it. Both of these are his way of saying thank you to Tech N9ne for giving them the chance to prove themselves on his label, they are saying that if Tech wouldn’t have signed them they would have been stuck on a lower level. The person, who wrote the review, David “Rek” Lee, said “Many of the punch lines are well put-together rhythmically, but they fail to excite. At worst, they end up sounding something like battle rhymes from Rap message boards in the early days of Hip Hop on the Internet.” I along with many of the others who left comments on the site completely disagree with this statement. He later goes on to say “It’s a shame because these guys have skill.” I disagree with the first part of this statement but strongly agree with the last part that they do have skill. I would definitely recommend people to listen to these guys. I give them an 8 out of 10.