On this date in 1991, the “Illtown(Irvington)” trio often called Naughty By Nature launched their self-titled debut LP on the now-defunct Tommy Boy imprint.

This album, which inside a six-month time span went platinum, dropped a sequence of singles that grew to become immediate anthems, making Naughty among the best hook makers in Hip Hop of that period. A few of these smash singles embrace the “Uptown Anthem”, which incorporates a rookie Tupac Shakur within the video as a promo for the cult traditional flick Juice, the rags-to-riches story of “All the pieces Is Gonna Be Alright” and the millennial traditional gem “O.P.P.”.

Salute to Treach, Vin Rock, and DJ Kay Gee for giving the tradition such a traditional piece of Hip Hop historical past!