Question 1

Did Naughty by Nature write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, at a rate few of their peers matched. Members are credited on 95 of the group's 106 studio tracks, and 46 of those have no writer outside Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee. The eleven with nothing are mostly interludes and skits.

Question 2

Who wrote "O.P.P."?

Accepted Answer

Anthony Shawn Criss, Vinnie Brown and Kier Gist, with Berry Gordy credited because the track samples the Jackson 5's "ABC". It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

Question 3

Who wrote "Hip Hop Hooray"?

Accepted Answer

The group. The Discogs release for 19 Naughty III credits the writing to Anthony Shawn Criss, Kier Gist and Vinnie Brown as a unit rather than track by track. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Question 4

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Seven studio albums: Independent Leaders (1989, as The New Style), Naughty by Nature (1991), 19 Naughty III (1993), Poverty's Paradise (1995), Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury (1999), IIcons (2002) and Anthem Inc. (2011).

Question 5

Who is in the group?

Accepted Answer

Treach, born Anthony Shawn Criss; Vin Rock, born Vincent Brown; and DJ Kay Gee, born Keir Gist. Kay Gee produces as well as writes.

Question 6

Did they win a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, for Best Rap Album for Poverty's Paradise in 1995. They were nominated three other times for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Question 7

What was The New Style?

Accepted Answer

The name they released their 1989 debut Independent Leaders under, before Queen Latifah took them on and the group was renamed.

Question 8

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Naughty by Nature and 19 Naughty III are both certified platinum by the RIAA. No sales figure for any album is published on the cited pages.

Question 9

Why do several albums credit the group rather than a member?

Accepted Answer

Independent Leaders and 19 Naughty III have no per-track writer list anywhere. Their Discogs releases name the writers of the record as a whole, which is recorded here as all three members on every track.

Question 10

Are they still going?

Accepted Answer

The group split in 2002 and reformed in 2006. Anthem Inc. in 2011 is the most recent studio album in this catalogue.