NaughtyByNature

T.I. managed to reach No. 2 on Billboard's 200 chart, making Trouble Man his eighth top ten album, with 179,000 copies sold first week. Can't beat Taylor Swift, though. Meanwhile, guess how T.I.'s ringing in the new year? Mariah Carey recently received a $1,500 8-hour massage, which sounds pretty good to us, but anyway, here are some details about the massage, and why it should have been cheaper

Twenty years ago, three New Jersey wordsmiths dared to ask a question that continues to reverberate around the world: "You down with O.P.P.?" Now, said Garden State greats -- Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee, better known as Naughty by Nature -- are back in action and celebrating their 20th anniversary with their first full-group album in more than a decade...

A Wisconsin hip-hop show featuring Cypress Hill, Naughty by Nature and Warren G has been called off, after it was revealed that the concert's organizers had been conned by a fraudulent booking agent. Although fans had reportedly shelled out as much as $100 to attend the 2011 Monsters of Hip Hop Show -- scheduled to take place in La Crosse, Wis...

With a new album in the books, Naughty by Nature made their way to the Essence Music Festival to showcase new music but to also pay tribute to slain hip-hop pioneers Tupac Shakur and Biggie, Saturday (July 2). Naughty frontman Treach, who was a longtime friend of Shakur, addressed the unsolved murders of both rappers, which occurred at the height of an East Coast West Coast beef...

Derrick Jones has never lost his appreciation for the music he has been a part of since he was a teen. Known to most as D-Nice, he's parlayed his trusted status as a lifelong member of the hip-hop community into a flourishing career in photography, finding exclusive opportunities to capture his subjects -- mainly fellow rappers and R&B stars -- at their most candid, and most at ease. ... Read

Naughty by Nature will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a group with the release of their sixth studio album 'Anthem Inc.' on May 17. The new album, the first since 2002's 'Illcon Anthems Inc.' will also coincide with the 15th anniversary of their 1996 Grammy win for Best Rap Album with 'Poverty's Paradise...

The Grammy Foundation honored the hip-hop genre with its special event Word Revolution: A Celebration of The Evolution of Hip-Hop in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 10). The showcase, held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, included performances and appearances from past Grammy winners and hip-hop pioneers, and celebrated the year's Music Preservation project which explores hip-hop as an art form... Rea

Rapper Treach of Naughty by Nature will star in a new film about a young boy's struggle to avoid the dangers of gang life, called 'Flags.' The mini-movie was written, directed and produced by Treach (credited as Trigger Treach) and Naughty by Nature...

Naughty by Nature -- Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee -- dropped their latest street project, 'Naughty by Nature featuring Garden State Greats: The Mixtape,' on Tuesday, September 21. The seven-track street compilation was released via the group's official website NaughtyByNature...

Last night, thousands of fans flocked to Brooklyn's Wingate Field to catch old school night as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series. The free event featured performances from Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick and headliners Salt-N-Pepa, who brought out special guest Busta Rhymes to the surprise of those in attendance...