Genres: East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Pop-Rap, Golden Age Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1991 in East Orange, NJ
Cypress Hill, N.W.A., Ice Cube, Black Sheep, Apache, The Beatnuts, Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, Digital Underground, Zhané, B.O.N.E. Enterprise, Rob Base, Public Enemy, Paris, Gang Starr, Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, Hitman Sammy Sam |  |
Naughty by Nature pulled off the neat trick of landing big, instantly catchy anthems on the pop charts while maintaining their street-level credibility among the hardcore rap faithful; one of the first groups to successfully perform such a balancing act. The group was formed in East Orange, NJ, in 1986, while all three members -- MCs Treach (born Anthony Criss) and Vinnie (born Vincent Brown), and DJ Kay Gee (born Keir Gist) -- were attending the same high school. Initially called New Style, they began performing at talent shows and were discovered by Queen Latifah a few years later; she signed the group to her management company and helped them land a deal with Tommy Boy Records. Naughty by Nature's self-titled debut was released in 1991 and produced an inescapable Top Ten hit in "O.P.P." (which supposedly stood for "other people's property," though a close listen to the lyrics revealed that the second P represented male or female genitals).
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Release: October 27, 2009
Label: Collectables Records, Flashback Records
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Release: June 21, 2005
Label: Tommy Boy
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