Naughty by Nature Vinyl Records

East Orange, NJ. They didn't want rap — they needed it.

Naughty by Nature — Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee — came out of East Orange, New Jersey in 1991 with one of the most immediate debut singles in hip-hop history. "O.P.P." flipped the Jackson 5's "ABC" into a street anthem that spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The self-titled debut on Tommy Boy is a stone classic.

19 Naughty III (1993) pushed harder: "Hip Hop Hooray" became the crossover moment, but the deep cuts — "The Hood Comes First," "Daddy Was a Street Corner" — showed the range. Poverty's Paradise (1995) won the Grammy for Best Rap Album and remains underrated relative to what came before it.

Tommy Boy Records 12" singles are what crate diggers chase. "O.P.P." original pressings show up on Discogs regularly. The albums are accessible and affordable — strong entry point for East Coast collectors who want catalog depth without the premium prices of the elite tier.

Essential Records

• Naughty by Nature (1991, Tommy Boy)
• 19 Naughty III (1993, Tommy Boy)
• Poverty's Paradise (1995, Tommy Boy)
• O.P.P. (12" single) (1991, Tommy Boy)
• Hip Hop Hooray (12" single) (1993, Tommy Boy)
• Feel Me Flow (12" single) (1995, Tommy Boy)

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