Naughty by Nature - Nature's Finest: Naughty by Nature's Greatest Hits

Though they were ostensibly a part of the latter-day extended Native Tongues posse (a loose association of groups that involved De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, the Jungle Brothers, and Queen Latifah), Naughty by Nature always were a square peg for that round hole. Looking back on NBN's career on the eve of the release of Nature's Finest, it makes more sense to see them as harbingers of a new era of hip-hop: their mix of hardcore posing (lead MC Treach waved a machete around onstage) and pop hooks foreshadowed the rise of Puff Daddy and Jay-Z. They had only two bona fide hits--"O.P.P." and "Hip Hop Hooray," both of which were huge--and the rest of the 17 tracks here follow much the same formula, matching a pop-hook backing track with a big chorus. If there were truth in advertising, Nature's Finest would have been released as a single, but fans may enjoy having all these songs together on one collection. --Bucky Wunderlick Amazon.com

Good hits from naughty by nature!!!!!!!

I like almost all of these songs. Get This!!!!!!!! July 21, 2005

worth it for the hits

i bought this because two of my favorite three rap songs ever were naughty by nature songs, the undeniable anthems "hip hop hooray" and "o.p.p." they also had the lesser hit "everything's gonna be alright" which included the immortal (and hard-to-argue) line, "if you ain't nevah BEEN to tha ghetto, don't evah COME to tha ghetto, 'cuz you wouldn't underSTAND the ghetto." and plus, i just need more quality rap music (without having too much, mind you). i like these guys, what they stood for: you got your streetwise gangsta-element, and your catchy, danceable, pop grooves in one package. no more pretending to like NWA, hooray! sadly, only about half of this greatest hits package is worth listening to, but then again, that's a pretty damn fine ratio for a best-of compilation in this genre. August 2, 2004

Needs Some Work

This album wasn't exactly packed with what I consider Naughty By Nature's greatest hits, but it wasn't all too bad. I picked it up figuring that it would be packed with hits from their previous albums, but was somewhat dissapointed once I started listening to it. Overall I'd say that it wasn't too bad, but unless you're a die-hard N.B.N fan, I'd suggest you stick to IICons or one of their better albums. June 23, 2002

BUY THIS ALBUM!

This is the only NBN album you will ever need 2 have! It has all the classics: Hip Hop Hooray, OPP, Feel Me Flow, Clap Yo Hands, and more! Buy it if U R a true hip-hop fan! March 20, 2000

all that you will ever need by nbn

it seems that every summer that naughty has a catchy song and then disappears.and this disc sums up their careers perfectly.catchy and something to bounce to like hip hop hooray,opp&feel me flow but nothing that is classic or essential still give them credit for surviving the rap game for a solid decade. January 23, 2000

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