Catastrophic Event Specialists

Catastrophic Event Specialists is the sixth and final studio album by American hip-hop duo Ces Cru. It was released on February 10, 2017, via Strange Music, marking their third album for the label. Production was handled by Michael "Seven" Summers, The Xtraordinair$, Anthony Cruz, DJ Rek, Kato and OhGoshLeotus, with co-producer Josh Barber. It features guest appearances from Info Gates, J.L., Joey Cool, Krizz Kaliko, Mackenzie Nicole, Murs, Rittz and Tech N9ne. The album debuted at number 150 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Music videos were released for the songs "Average Joe" and "Slave".

Catastrophic Event Specialists
Studio album by Ces Cru
Released	February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	57:34
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Anthony Cruz DJ Rek Kato OhGoshLeotus Seven The Xtraordinair$ Josh Barber (co.)
Ces Cru chronology
Codename: Ego Stripper (2014) Catastrophic Event Specialists (2017)
Singles from Catastrophic Event Specialists
"Gridlock" Released: December 9, 2016

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Calamity (Act I)"	Kyle Dykes Dominique Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	1:40
2.	"Combustible"	Mike Viglione Donnie King Michael Summers	Seven	3:15
3.	"Highlander"	Viglione King Dykes Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	3:16
4.	"Rubble" (featuring Rittz)	Viglione King Jonathan McCollum Chris Ju	Kato	3:56
5.	"Tidal Wavy"	Viglione King Dykes Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	2:42
6.	"Average Joe"	Viglione Dykes Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	2:40
7.	"Entropy (Act II)"	Dykes Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	1:25
8.	"The Process (Guillotine)"	Viglione King Summers	Seven	3:14
9.	"Purge"	Viglione King Summers	Seven	4:40
10.	"Gridlock"	Viglione King Summers	Seven	4:05
11.	"Slave"	King Leoren Davis	Oh Gosh Leotus	3:10
12.	"Rock Out" (featuring Tech N9NE)	Viglione King Aaron D. Yates RaShann Chambliss Josh Barber	DJ Rek Josh Barber (co.)	3:10
13.	"Metal and Flesh" (featuring Murs)	Viglione King Nicholas Carter Summers	Seven	3:25
14.	"Scourge (Act III)"	Dykes Sanders	The Xtraordinair$	1:32
15.	"Deja Vu"	Viglione King Summers	Seven	3:46
16.	"Hero" (featuring Mackenzie Nicole)	Viglione King Mackenzie O'Guin Anthony Cruz	Anthony Cruz	3:57
17.	"Hangout" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Viglione King Samuel Watson Summers	Seven	4:06
18.	"Ghetto Celebrity" (featuring JL, Joey Cool and Info Gates)	Viglione King Jason Varnes Taven Johnson Justin Gillespie Summers	Seven	3:35
Total length:				57:34

Bonus pre-order download track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"The Routine" (featuring Mac Lethal)	Viglione King David McCleary Sheldon Lee Gresh	DJ Hoppa	3:36

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Same Same"	Viglione King Summers	Seven	3:06
20.	"Famished (Remix)" (featuring PERSEPH1, Kutty Slitz, Trizz and JL)	Viglione King Ilea Ashley Henderson Sterling W. Brown Arthur Lea III Varnes Ju		4:58

Personnel

• Mike S. "Ubiquitous" Viglione – vocals
• Donnie H. "Godemis" King – vocals
• Dave Weiner – additional vocals (track 3), A&R
• Jonathan "Rittz" McCollum – additional vocals (track 4)
• Anthony Devera – additional vocals (track 5)
• Stephen "Stevie Stone" Williams – additional vocals (track 6)
• Dominique Sanders – additional vocals (track 6), producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 14)
• Aaron Sutton – additional vocals (track 6)
• David "Mac Lethal" Sheldon – additional vocals (track 9)
• Michael Retana – additional vocals (track 9)
• James Cerven – additional vocals (track 9)
• Jeff Nelson – additional vocals (track 9)
• Josh Barber – additional vocals (track 9), bass guitar (track 1), co-producer (track 12), recording
• Carrine Spinks – additional vocals (track 9)
• Aaron "Tech N9NE" Yates – additional vocals (track 12)
• Nicholas "Murs" Carter – additional vocals (track 13)
• Mackenzie Nicole O'Guin – additional vocals (track 16)
• Samuel "Krizz Kaliko" Watson – additional vocals (track 17)
• Bre The 1st Lady – additional vocals (track 18)
• Jason "J.L." Varnes – additional vocals (track 18)
• Taven "Joey Cool" Johnson – additional vocals (track 18)
• Justin "Info Gates" Gillespie – additional vocals (track 18)
• Lee "DJ Hoppa" Gresh – scratches (track 4)
• Mark Lowrey – piano (tracks: 9, 10)
• Kyle "Lnrd D$troy" Dykes – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 14)
• Michael "Seven" Summers – producer (tracks: 2, 8–10, 13, 15, 17, 18)
• Christopher "Kato" Ju – producer (track 4)
• Leoren "OhGoshLeotus" Davis – producer (track 11)
• RaShann "DJ Rek" Chambliss – producer (track 12)
• Anthony Cruz – producer (track 16)
• Ben "Bengineer" Cybulsky – mixing
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Travis O'Guin – executive producer, A&R

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	150
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3]	9