Icons [PA] - Naughty By Nature

Naughty By Nature: Treach, Vinnie Brown.
Additional personnel includes: 3LW, Road Dawgs, Redman, Method Man, Pink, Rottin Razkals, Carl Thomas.
Producers include: Allstar, Griffin, WOK, DJ Twinz,
Naughty By Nature: Treach, Vinnie Brown.
Additional personnel includes: 3LW, Road Dawgs, Redman, Method Man, Pink, Rottin Razkals, Carl Thomas.
Producers include: Allstar, Griffin, WOK, DJ Twinz.
Personnel: Rob McDowell (guitar, keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Dwayne Sumal; Vinnie Brown; Artese Williams; Jan Nerud; Andy Blakelock; All-Star.
Recording information: Battery Studios, NY; D&D Studios, NY; Head Up Recording, Oakland, NJ; Hit Factory Miami, FL; Larrabee West, CA; Millennium Studios, NJ; Quad Studios, NY; Sony Studios.
Arrangers: Junod Ettienne; Naughty by Nature.
Against all odds, that salacious crew that declared itself "Down with O.P.P." back in the '80s managed to survive the ups and downs of the mercurial hip-hop world and make it into the 21st century. For those who only know Vinnie and Treach by that aforementioned Jacksons-sampling hit, IICONS may come as a bit of a revelation. While NBN still has the wild thing on its collective mind (as exemplified most effectively by "What You Wanna Do," to which Pink adds some sensuous crooning), there's more than unfettered carnality at work here.
From the complex imagery and polysyllabic rhyming of the opening title cut to the cutting sociological critique of "Let Me Find Out," Naughty By Nature displays an impressive lyrical facility for themes that reach beyond the call of booty. Incendiary guest shots from Redman, Method Man, Queen Latifah, and others help spice things up, making IICONS an impressive offering from these rap veterans.

• Format: CD
• Genre: R&B
• Genre: R&B
• Released: 5/7/2002
• Released: 05/07/2002
• Released: 5/7/2002
• Format: CD