II D Extreme

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]

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

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]

History

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'"