II D Extreme

II D Extreme
Origin	Washington, D.C.
Genres	Hip hop, new jack swing, R&B
Years active	1993–1996
Labels	MCA Gasoline Alley
Past members	D'Extra Wiley Randy Gill Jermaine Mickey

II D Extreme was an American new jack swing R&B group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, ^[1] Randy Gill (Johnny Gill's brother) and Jermaine Mickey. They are known for the song "Cry No More", and their covers of "Up on the Roof" ^[2] and the Gap Band's "Outstanding". Their personal manager was Freda Mays. ^[3]

Alex Henderson, writing for AllMusic, described their sophomore album as a fusion of "hip-hop-type production with a healthy appreciation of the 1970s soul belting of Donny Hathaway and L.T.D. The album is more melodic than rap-focused with Two D Extreme "assert[ing] itself in the production style". Henderson characterized vocal delivery as "gospel-influenced". He summed up some of the songs on the record as not "terribly original or very distinctive", nevertheless "sincere and soulful". ^[4]

"Cry No More" charted in September 1993, peaking at No. 48 in Billboard Charts . ^[5]

Discography

Album information
II D Extreme Released: November 9, 1993 Chart positions: #115 US, #22 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Singles: "Cry No More", "Up on the Roof", "Let Me Love You"
From I Extreme II Another Released: October 29, 1996 Chart positions: Singles: "If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)", "You Got Me Goin'"

References

1. "Sons of NWA, Run-DMC Shop New Reality Show BET". BET. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
2. "It's the Same Old Song". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1993. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
3. "Freda Mays Celebrates 'My Naked Truth About Breast Cancer'". Eurweb. April 19, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
4. Alex Henderson. "II D Extreme – From I Extreme II Another". AllMusic .
5. "Billboard Chart on September 11 1993". Billboard Charts .