In 2004, former Battle-Axe recording artist, Mr. Brady, along with Johaz, Brea, and DJ Artistic came together to form the group Deep Rooted. The group was formed with a bigger perspective in mind - Originality and Making good music for the world to feel.
Deep Rooted has more then earned their place as one of California's top unsigned rap/soul groups. They’re not only known for providing good music, but for their extremely live high energy shows which include the Urban Dynamics dancers, ceSee and Boosie. Within their first year as a group, Deep Rooted went home in 2005 & in 2006 with a San Diego Music Award for Best hip-hop album, for their acclaimed "A New Beginning", as well as their sophmore album “The Second Coming”.They not only were nominated for best hip-hop album,but for best group as well.
Deep Rooted has been a part of multiple tours such as Vans Warped Tour in 2004, 2005, the Keep The Feel Tour, The Southern Comfort Music Festival and more. Attending three consecutive Urban Network Conferences, Deep Rooted took home the award for Best Performance, scoring a ten of ten from all judges, the only act ever to do so!
Deep Rooted has performed with acts such as The Roots, Common, Lupe Fiasco, KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan, Kurtis Blow, The Boot Camp Click, The Liks and more. They’ve collaborated with well-known names such as Killah Priest of Wu-Tang, Planet Asia, One BeLo, ROC of Boot Camp Click, Aloe Blacc, Jake One, OHNO, Exile, AbstractRude and more.
The groups musical projects are always highly anticipated. They have rocked some of the hottest venues. Performing at places like the House of Blues, CoorsAmphitheater, Lyceum Theatre, The Belly Up Tavern, andmore.
Their music is featured on the X-BOX and Play Station video game, NBA 2K6, NBA 2K7 and the XBOX television commercial for the game.
Their radio drops are aired on popular urban radio stations such as, Blazin 98.9, Jammin Z90, Jazz 88.3 and the L.A. based radio station Power 106.
They have released two albums under their indie label OpenMyndz Ent. "A New Beginning" and their sophomore album released in early 2006 titled "The Second Coming", which led to their single release, “Celebrate,” by Up Above Records. Produced mainly by Mr. Brady, this album is making its mark worldwide - putting the group on the map in the United States, Europe and Asia.
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