Deeper (Boss song)

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"Deeper"
Single by Boss
from the album Born Gangstaz
B-side"Drive By"
ReleasedMarch 16, 1993
Recorded1993 Beat Street Studios North Hollywood, CA
GenreHardcore hip hop, gangsta rap
Length3:59
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Lichelle Laws, Jeffrey Fortson
Producer(s)Def Jef
Boss singles chronology
"Deeper"
(1993)
"Recipe of a Hoe"
(1993)

"Deeper" is the first single released from Boss' debut album, Born Gangstaz. Produced by Def Jef, "Deeper" was the most successful single Boss would release during her short career, becoming a #1 hit on the Hot Rap Singles and was her only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

Single track listing[edit]

A-side[edit]

  1. "Deeper" (Radio Edit)- 3:57
  2. "Deeper" (Instrumental)- 3:54

B-side[edit]

  1. "Deeper" (LP Version)- 3:59
  2. "Drive By" (Rollin' Slow Remix)- 3:52

Charts[edit]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 65
US Billboard R&B Singles 28
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 25

Samples[edit]

  1. "Deeper" samples vocals from "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White.
  2. "Deeper" contains an interpolation of Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  3. "Fire It up" By Da Brat samples Boss's vocals from this song. "Fire It Up" also samples Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers.