Studio Album · No. 1

Independent Leaders Songwriting Credits by Naughty by Nature

1989 MCA 10 tracks 38:10

Produced by The New Style, Swing, Unique  ·  Engineered by Ivan Rodriguez, David Darlington, Dwayne Sumal, Steve Hall

MCA East Coast Hip HopHip Hop
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Naughty by Nature carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
10 trackswritten by Naughty by Nature 0 tracksoutside writers
Naughty by Nature's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
3
Lyricists
5
Producers
1989
Released
Data Insight

All ten tracks are credited to the group and nobody else, which makes this the purest self-written record they ever made and the one nobody bought. Two years later, with a new name and Queen Latifah behind them, the same three people had a top ten single.

Independent Leaders came out on MCA in December 1989 under the group's earlier name, The New Style. It did not chart, and the group was dropped soon afterwards.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Scuffin' Those Knees
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
2
Start Smokin'
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
3
Picture Perfect
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist SwingTreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
4
Can't Win for Losing
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
5
Droppin' the Bomb
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
6
To the Extreme
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
7
Independent Leader
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
8
New Vs. Style
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
9
Smooth Mood
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist UniqueTreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)
10
Bring the Rock
TreachVin RockKay Gee Anthony Shawn CrissVincent BrownKeir Gist TreachVin RockKay Gee Treach (Performer)Vin Rock (Performer)Kay Gee (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors

KG
Kay Gee
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album10 written
T
Treach
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album10 written
VR
Vin Rock
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album10 written
AS
Anthony Shawn Criss
Writer
On this album10 written
KG
Keir Gist
Writer
On this album10 written
VB
Vincent Brown
Writer
On this album10 written
S
Swing
Producer
On this album1 produced
U
Unique
Producer
On this album1 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Independent Leaders

Who wrote Independent Leaders?
The Discogs release credits the writing and arranging to The New Style as a group. All ten tracks are recorded here as written by Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee.
Why is it credited to The New Style?
That was the group's name until 1991, when Queen Latifah took them on and they became Naughty by Nature.
How did it chart?
It did not enter the Billboard 200 or the R&B chart.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Who produced it?
The New Style themselves, with Swing and Unique on two tracks.
Was there a single?
"Scuffin' Those Knees", which registered no chart peak.
How long is the album?
38:10 across ten tracks.
Data note: The album came out under the group's earlier name, The New Style. Its Discogs release credits the writing to the group as a whole rather than to individual members, which is recorded here as all three of them.

Sources

Wikipedia: Independent Leaders Wikipedia: Naughty by Nature discography Discogs: The New Style - Independent Leaders Cover Art Archive: Independent Leaders by Naughty by Nature