CRU – Just Another Case (1997)

CRU was an American hip hop group formally signed to Def Jam Recordings composed of three members, The One Chadio, Mighty Ha and Yogi. The group’s first appearance was the “We Got It Goin’ On” remix by R&B group Changing Faces in 1995. They released their debut album, Da Dirty 30, in 1997. After the release of the album, the group disbanded with Yogi becoming a hip hop producer when he joined Puffy Combs’s Hitmen Production Team. After a long hiatus, The One Chadio resumed his career, this time as a solo artist, releasing an album titled Internal Insurgency and soon thereafter releasing an album titled External Insurgency. During an online interview, The One Chadio said he was working on another project that was tentatively set to be released in the first half of 2023 titled And Still. And Still was released in May of 2023 on Digital Streaming Platforms and was produced entirely by Talat ILgar.

Da Dirty 30 is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Cru. It was released on June 15, 1997, as a joint production by Def Jam Recordings and Violator Entertainment, with the entire production of the album coming from the group’s producer Yogi. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Anthony Hamilton, Antoinette, Jim Hydro, Ras Kass, Slick Rick, The Lox and Tracey Lee. The album was met with positive reviews but was not a huge commercial success, peaking at number 102 on the Billboard 200, number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Top Heatseekers.