Naughty by Nature

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Naughty by Nature (2009)
Treach (left) and Vin Rock (right) in Toronto

Naughty by Nature ( NBN for short ) is an American hip-hop duo that originally consisted of three members Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee. The group was founded in 1988, in 2000 DJ Kay Gee separated from the group due to financial differences.

The members come from East Orange , New Jersey (also known colloquially as "Illtown"). Her biggest hits include OPP (Other People's Property) (1991), Ghetto Bastard (Everything's Gonna Be Alright) (1992) and Hip Hop Hooray (1993). Treach was a good friend of the late Tupac Shakur and dedicated a song to him called Mourn You Til I Join You . OPP (Other People's Property) was part of the soundtrack of the 2005 war drama Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck . The album Poverty's Paradise received the award in the newly introduced Best Rap Album category at the 1996 Grammy Awards .

Discography

Naughty by Nature (2016)

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1989 Independent Leaders (as The New Style) - - - - -
First published: 1989
1991 Naughty by Nature - - - - US16
platinum
platinum

(54 weeks)US
Initial Publication: September 3, 1991
US Sales: 1,000,000+
1993 19 Naughty III DE41 (14 weeks)
DE 		- CH40 (1 week)
CH 		UK40 (2 weeks)
UK 		US3
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)US
Initial Publication: February 23, 1993
US Sales: 1,000,000+
1995 Poverty's Paradise DE39 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH44 (1 week)
CH 		UK20 (4 weeks)
UK 		US3
gold
gold

(18 weeks)US
First published: May 2, 1995
US sales: 500,000+
1999 19 Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury DE94 (1 week)
DE 		- - - US22nd
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First published: April 27, 1999
US sales: 500,000+
2002 IIcons - - - - US15 (10 weeks)
US
First published: May 7, 2002
2011 Anthem Inc. - - - - -
First published: December 13, 2011

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1999 Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits - - - - -
First published: March 9, 1999
2003 Greatest Hits: Naughty's Nicest - - - - -
First published: June 10, 2003

Mix tapes

  • 2010: Naughty by Nature: Tha Mixtape

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1989 Scuffin 'Those Knees
Independent Leaders 		- - - - -
First published: 1989
as The New Style
1991 OPP
Naughty by Nature 		DE25 (15 weeks)
DE 		- CH6 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK35 (13 weeks)
UK 		US6th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(20 weeks)US
First published: Aug 24, 1991
US sales: 2,000,000+
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Naughty by Nature 		- - - - US53 (20 weeks)
US
First published: November 26, 1991
1992 Uptown Anthem
Naughty by Nature 		- - - - -
First published: January 22, 1992
Hip Hop Hooray
19 Naughty III 		DE19 (17 weeks)
DE 		- - UK20 (14 weeks)
UK 		US8th
platinum
platinum

(22 weeks)US
First published: December 10, 1992
US sales: 1,000,000+
1993 It's On
19 Naughty III 		- - - UK48 (2 weeks)
UK 		US74 (12 weeks)
US
First published: June 8, 1993
Written on Ya Kitten
19 Naughty III 		- - - - US93 (3 weeks)
US
First published: October 12, 1993
1995 Clap Yo Hands
Poverty’s Paradise 		- - - - -
First published: February 17, 1995
Craziest
Poverty’s Paradise 		- - - - US51 (10 weeks)
US
First published: April 4, 1995
Feel Me Flow
Poverty's Paradise 		- - - UK23 (3 weeks)
UK 		US17th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
First published: May 23, 1995
US sales: 500,000+
1997 Mourn You Til I Join You
Ride OST 		- - - - US51 (12 weeks)
US
First published: October 28, 1997
1999 Dirt All by My Lonely
Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 		- - - - -
First published: March 23, 1999
Live or Die
Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 		- - - - -
First published: May 11, 1999
feat. Master P , Mystikal , Silkk the Shocker and Phiness
Jamboree
Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 		- - - UK51 (2 weeks)
UK 		US10
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First release: June 15, 1999
feat. Zhané
Sales US: 500,000+
Holiday
Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 		- - - - -
First published: October 20, 1999
2002 Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)
IIcons 		- - - UK44 (2 weeks)
UK 		US53 (20 weeks)
US
First published: April 30, 2002
2010 Flags
Anthem Inc. 		- - - - -
First release: September 23, 2010
feat. Jaheim and Balewa Muhammad
2011 Perfect Party
Anthem Inc. 		- - - - -
First release: September 20, 2011
feat. Joe

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 7,000,000 riaa.com
All in all Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5

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  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

Web links

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