Naughty By Nature
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Naughty by Nature is a African American hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1991, consisted of Treach, Vinnie, and the DJ Kay Gee. The group formed in East Orange, New Jersey (colloquially referred to as "Illtown" in the 1980s). The group first appeared on the music scene in the late 1980's releasing an album titled The Independent Leaders, under their then name The New Style. The album generated the minor hit "Scuffin' Those Knees". After the release of their first album, the group was subsequently mentored by fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah and consequently changed their name.
Their first hit as Naughty By Nature was a track titled "O.P.P", which sampled the Jackson 5's hit "ABC" and was released in 1991 on their self-titled debut album. The album also generated another hit titled "Ghetto Bastard" (the track is often referred to as "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"). Fellow New Jersey native Tony D, accused Naughty by Nature of stealing a sample from his breakbeat album Music Makes You Move and using it on their track "O.P.P.". The matter was settled out of court. Later they had multiple hits from their third and fourth albums, titled 19 Naughty III and Poverty's Paradise respectively.
"Hip Hop Hooray" was a success from the album 19 Naughty III. Its video was directed by Spike Lee and featured other hip-hop artists popular in the early 1990's, including Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, and Kriss Kross.
The group also scored a major hit with the track "Uptown Anthem", from the soundtrack to the 2Pac movie Juice.
In later years, Naughty by Nature started their own music imprint, Illtown Records, and released an album from their proteges the Rottin Razkals. The group (mainly Kaygee) worked closely with a number of RB groups over the years particularly Zhane and Next.
An ongoing dispute between Kaygee and Treach saw Kaygee leave Naughty by Nature in late 2000 to concentrate on his Divine Mill label. The remainder of the group released an album in 2002 titled IIcons, using a variety of different producers including the Beatminerz - the album however received a lukewarm reception from the public. Treach is rumoured to be releasing a solo album soon. Kaygee has been extremely successful building is Divine Mill imprint with 2 platinum plus albums on both (Divine Mill acts) Jaheim & Next as well as songs on albums from Syleena Johnson and Charlie Wilson among others.
Discography
- 1991 Naughty by Nature
- 1993 19 Naughty III
- 1995 Poverty's Paradise
- 1999 [[19 Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury]]
- 1999 [[Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits]]
- 2002 IIcons
- 2003 Naughty's Nicest
- 2004 IIcons DVD
Trivia
- Treach was friends with Tupac Shakur, and dedicated the song "Mourn You 'Til I Join You" to him.
- Naughty By Nature currently perform the WWE Entrance Song "'Here Comes The Money'" for WWE Superstar Shane McMahon.
- Vinnie is a cousin of boxer Mike Tyson.[link]
- The band's song "Pin The Tail On The Donkey" was featured on Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2.
- Treach is currently living in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Treach was born on 2 December 1970 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Vinnie was born on 17 September 1970 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Kay Gee was born on 15 September 1969 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA
External links
- [Naughty By Nature (official site)]
- [Naughty by Nature discography at Music City]
- [Naughty by Nature] at the All Music Guide
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