Naughty by Nature (album)

Naughty by Nature
Studio album by Naughty by Nature
Released	September 3, 1991
Recorded	1990-1991
Genre	East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	60:15
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Naughty By Nature, Louie Vega
Naughty by Nature chronology
Independent Leaders (1989) Naughty by Nature (1991) 19 Naughty III (1993)
Singles from Naughty by Nature
"O.P.P." Released: August 24, 1991 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" Released: November 26, 1991 "Uptown Anthem" Released: January 22, 1992

Naughty by Nature is the self-titled second album from Naughty by Nature, released on September 3, 1991 through Tommy Boy Records. It was a critical and commercial success, having been certified platinum on February 6, 1992, thanks in large part to the hit single, "O.P.P.", which reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. The album is now out of print.

Additional singles released from the album were "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" and "Uptown Anthem", both of which were minor hits on the Billboard charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Stanton Swihart of Allmusic claims that it was the most "contagious crossover radio smash in the autumn of 1991."^[1] In addition, Swihart considers Naughty by Nature to be "both a pop and a rap classic," as well as a "must-have album for fans of East Coast rap."^[1]

In 1998, the album was selected as one of the 100 Best Rap albums by The Source.

Track listing

1. "Yoke the Joker" – 5:13
2. "Wickedest Man Alive (feat. Queen Latifah)" – 4:21
3. "O.P.P." – 4:31
4. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" – 4:51
5. "Let the Ho's Go" – 4:16
6. "Every Day All Day" – 5:41
7. "Guard Your Grill" – 5:02
8. "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" – 3:47
9. "1, 2, 3 (feat. Lakim Shabazz and Apache)" – 4:44
10. "Strike a Nerve" – 6:22
11. "Rhyme'll Shine On (feat. Aphrodity)" – 3:56
12. "Thankx for Sleepwalking" – 5:26
13. "Uptown Anthem" – 3:04

• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is known as "Ghetto Bastard" on certain explicit releases.
• "Uptown Anthem" first appeared on the Juice soundtrack and did not appear on early releases of the album.
• "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" appears on the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Samples

"Yoke the Joker"

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

"Wickedest Man Alive"

• "Big Beat" by Billy Squier

"O.P.P."

• "ABC" by The Jackson 5
• "Oh Honey" by Delegation
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"

• "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
• "I'll Take You There" by Staple Singers
• "No Woman, No Cry" by Boney M

"Let the Ho's Go"

• "Housequake" by Prince
• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James

"Every Day All Day"

• "Pride and Vanity" by Ohio Players

"Guard Your Grill"

• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown

"Pin the Tail on the Donkey"

• "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by Wattstax
• "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy

"1, 2, 3"

• "Candy Man" by Quincy Jones
• "The Last Song" by Above the Law
• "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.

"Rhyme'll Shine On"

• "Devotion (Live)" by Earth, Wind & Fire
• "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic
• "For the Love of You" by Isley Brothers

"Thankx for Sleepwalking"

• "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" by The Beatles

Chart performance

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions

References