Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album is an album of unreleased material by American rap group N2Deep

N2Deep

N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...

. Although recorded in 1993, It wasn't released until October 22, 2002, subsequently on Jay Tee

Jay Tee

James Trujillo, better known by his stage name Jay Tee, is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California. He has been a part of the city's scene since the early 90's as the lead member of N2Deep and Latino Velvet along with Baby Beesh...

's own label, 40 Ounce Records. The album was produced by Johnny Z and Jay Tee, in 2002. It features an early performance by Baby Beesh and his group Potna Deuce.

Background

In 1993 N2Deep began recording what would eventually become Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album. The album was planned as a follow-up to their successful album debut, Back to the Hotel

Back to the Hotel

Back to the Hotel is the debut album by American rap group N2Deep, released June 1, 1992 on Profile Records. The album was produced by N2Deep and Johnny Z. The only guests on the album were fellow Vallejo, California artists B-Legit and E-40. Along with singles, music videos were released for...

. Unfortunately before the project was released or even finished, the album masters

Master recording

A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...

 were stolen from the studio during a break-in. After losing the nearly finished album and much of the studio's recording equipment, Profile

Profile Records

Profile Records was a record label that specialized in many types of urban-oriented music, such as hip hop, active until 1996..- History :In 1980, at 23 years old, after working briefly for MCA, Cory Robbins was looking to start a record label. He invited his songwriter friend Steve Plotnicki to be...

 proceeded to drop N2Deep

N2Deep

N2Deep is a rap group from Vallejo, California best known for their 1992 hit single "Back to the Hotel."-Biography:Formed in 1989 in Vallejo, CA by Johnny Z , Jay Tee , and TL...

 from the label. Almost a decade later, the masters

Master recording

A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...

 were recovered by the police. In 2002 the album was finally remixed and released on 40 Ounce Records . The finished project was subsequently titled: Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album. Some of the verses that appear on Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album were used on what became N2Deep's official sophomore album, 24-7-365.

Track listing

1. "In Demand" (featuring Baby Beesh & Rube of Potna Deuce) - 4:57
2. "Unemployed" - 3:43
3. "Say Hoe" - 4:34
4. "Bigg Ship" - 4:16
5. "Doin' It" - 4:05
6. "V-Town Brotha" (featuring Mac Lee & Cameosis) - 5:30
7. "Set 'N Up Shop" - 4:14
8. "Step on the Gas" - 4:34
9. "Life Without Music" - 4:32
10. "Blaze" - 3:24
11. "Ciggin'" - 4:23

External links

• [ Unreleased Game 1993: The Lost Album] at Allmusic.