N2Deep

N2Deep
Background information
Origin	Vallejo, California
Genres	West Coast hip hop, Rap rock, Hip hop, Rap, Gangsta rap, Chicano rap, Latin Rap
Years active	1990-2000 2008-present
Labels	40 Ounce Records, Swerve Records, Bust It, Profile Records
Associated acts	Latino Velvet, Baby Beesh, Frost, Don Cisco, Mac Dre, Da' Unda' Dogg, A Lighter Shade of Brown, Young Dru, The Mossie
Website	The Band's MySpace Page
Members
Jay Tee - Vocals TL - Vocals Lofty - Vocals Big Mike - Guitar Drew Fox - Drums Ray Barlow - Bass

N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."

Formed by Jay Tee (James Trujillo) and TL (Timothy Lyon), they were signed to Profile Records in the early 1990s. Their debut album, Back to the Hotel, brought the group their lone mainstream success with the title track, which peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993 N2Deep began recording a follow-up to their successful debut album, Back to the Hotel. Unfortunately before the project was released or even finished, the album masters were stolen from the Profile Records studios during a break-in. After losing the nearly finished album and much of the studio's recording equipment, Profile proceeded to drop N2Deep from the label. Almost a decade later, the masters were recovered by the police. In 2002 the album was finally remixed and released on 40 Ounce Records^{[1] [2]}. The finished project was subsequently titled Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album.

In 2008 Jay Tee and TL reformed N2Deep and started performing with a band. They added a third rapper, longtime friend and hype man Lofty, as well as Drew Fox on drums, Big Mike on guitar and Ray Barlow on bass. the group successfully started performing shows across the Bay Area to promote their upcoming new album The Movement^[3]. The album was released on November 18, 2008 on Jay Tee's own label 40 Ounce Records.

For almost two decades Jay Tee and N2Deep have remained an underground presence in Northern California and The Bay Area rap scene, releasing several group and solo albums on a host of small independent labels.

Discography

• 1992: Back to the Hotel
• 1994: 24-7-365
• 1997: The Golden State
• 1998: The Rumble
• 1999: The Best of N2Deep
• 2000: Slightly Pimpish/Mostly Doggish
• 2002: Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album
• 2008: The Movement

See also

Jay Tee's Solo Discography

References

External links

• N2Deep - Allmusic.com
  
• The Real N2Deep MySpace Page
  
• 40 Ounce Records - Office Site
  
• Vimeo Page - Vimeo Page

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