II D Extreme

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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]

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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'"

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