Artist's albums
Da Dirty 30
1997 · album
Bud (Cru Ver.)
2023 · single
Heartbeat ~sing on~
2023 · single
Source of fire
2023 · single
TATALI-LA
2023 · single
BEGIN!!! (Cru Ver.)
2023 · single
Myth to the Future
2023 · single
The Brand
2020 · album
Popular Demand
2010 · EP
Fazes
2010 · album
I Swear To God
2005 · album
Chicago Gangsters Versus The Rap Industry
2003 · compilation
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Biography
Cru's dark and explosive debut album in 1997, Da Dirty 30, was embraced by the hardcore set. The entirely in-house-produced album named after an investigation into New York City's corrupt 30th police precinct, is fiercely stark and eclectic, lifting samples from Portishead, Sade and Stevie Wonder. Cru's lyrical content deals with the perils of life in the South Bronx and the hip-hop game. While much of their storytelling gratuitously glorifies the hip-hop gangsta lifestyle, their music is not without morals and messages as well. The various rhyme styles range from Onyx-like howling to b-boy notepad recitations. ~ Michael Di Bella, Rovi