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Hip-hop does not look kindly on its veteran artists apart from anything other than lip service -- names are dropped all the time, but it's hard to sustain a career into a second decade for many rappers. Naughty by Nature acknowledge that situation with a wink on their fifth album, titling it Iicons and offering a definition of the word on the cover, thereby setting themselves up as icons, as titans of their genre. Which, in many ways, they are, as this rock-solid record proves. They might never have been innovators on the level of Public Enemy or Ice Cube, but they were always strong, forceful MCs and good songwriters who made strong records. Iicons is firmly within that tradition. There are a few things that make it feel modern -- some guest MC appearance, a production that is on the whole kind of spare, a stellar duet with Pink -- but the overall aesthetic is from the early '90s, when the group was at their popular peak. This doesn't mean it sounds outdated; it means that the group still crafts dynamic, varied albums, where the singles aren't the only songs that are memorable. Sure, it's a bit traditionalist, but in the best possible sense -- it keeps what's best about the form, giving the album a strong foundation, and builds on it, resulting a record that feels fresh and classic and thereby proving that it is possible to sustain a career in hip-hop without a loss of musical quality. Maybe these guys deserve to be called icons after all.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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℗ 2002 TVT Records
Clifford Smith, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Noble, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Method Man, MainArtist - Redman, MainArtist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Griff, Producer - Keith Watts, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Wok, Producer
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - P!nk, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Naughty By Nature, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jnod Ettienne, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Joel Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Shreve, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naughty By Nature, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, ComposerLyricist - ANDREW BLAKELOCK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - All Star, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr., ComposerLyricist - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dwayne Sumal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
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℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Wiggins, ComposerLyricist - Carl Wheeler, ComposerLyricist - Teron Beal, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joel Campbell, Producer, Additional Producer - Caleb Shreve, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naughty By Nature, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, ComposerLyricist - ANDREW BLAKELOCK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - All Star, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr., ComposerLyricist - 3LW, MainArtist - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nastacia C Kendall, ComposerLyricist - Clemon Timothy Riley Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Barry Smith, ComposerLyricist - Storm, Producer - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raheem Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - RahNyse, Producer
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Klaus Günter Neumann, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Thomas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Da Beatminerz, Producer - Walter V. Dewgarde Jr., ComposerLyricist - Klause Neuman, ComposerLyricist - Wally Stanke, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rottin Razkals, MainArtist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Moore, ComposerLyricist - Jose Matos, ComposerLyricist - Omar Williams, ComposerLyricist - Abdullah Barr, ComposerLyricist - Jefferey Ray, ComposerLyricist - Jonte Ray, ComposerLyricist - Road Dawgs, MainArtist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - King Shameek, Producer
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Dana Owens, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - Naughty By Nature, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, ComposerLyricist - ANDREW BLAKELOCK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - All Star, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr., ComposerLyricist - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dwayne Sumal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Raymond Grant, ComposerLyricist - Richard Grant, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Icarus, MainArtist - Bumpy Knuckles, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - DJ TWIN, Producer
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Mark Curry, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Woolfolk, ComposerLyricist - Dream Team, Producer - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - John Smith, ComposerLyricist - Stephanie Martin, ComposerLyricist - Lil Jon, Producer, MainArtist - Naughty By Nature, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jan Nerud, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob McDowell, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Kieklak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - chyna white, MainArtist - Nino Ramos, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Anthony Criss, ComposerLyricist - Naughty By Nature, Producer, MainArtist - Vinnie Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Artese Williams, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Da Beatminerz, Producer - Walter V. Dewgarde Jr., ComposerLyricist - Eric Steinen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dwayne Sumal, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dejuana Richardson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 TVT Records
Albumbeschreibung
Hip-hop does not look kindly on its veteran artists apart from anything other than lip service -- names are dropped all the time, but it's hard to sustain a career into a second decade for many rappers. Naughty by Nature acknowledge that situation with a wink on their fifth album, titling it Iicons and offering a definition of the word on the cover, thereby setting themselves up as icons, as titans of their genre. Which, in many ways, they are, as this rock-solid record proves. They might never have been innovators on the level of Public Enemy or Ice Cube, but they were always strong, forceful MCs and good songwriters who made strong records. Iicons is firmly within that tradition. There are a few things that make it feel modern -- some guest MC appearance, a production that is on the whole kind of spare, a stellar duet with Pink -- but the overall aesthetic is from the early '90s, when the group was at their popular peak. This doesn't mean it sounds outdated; it means that the group still crafts dynamic, varied albums, where the singles aren't the only songs that are memorable. Sure, it's a bit traditionalist, but in the best possible sense -- it keeps what's best about the form, giving the album a strong foundation, and builds on it, resulting a record that feels fresh and classic and thereby proving that it is possible to sustain a career in hip-hop without a loss of musical quality. Maybe these guys deserve to be called icons after all.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:44
- Main artists: Naughty By Nature
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 TVT Records ℗ 2002 TVT Records
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