Forgotten Quarantined Archives 2020 Album

Naughty By Nature

Most of these songs sound fairly modern and with some of the political references to Bush, Clinton and Obama they seem to be from between 'Icons' and 'Anthem Inc' and not anything from their heyday. A couple have been released before though. 'Respect' was on 'Naughty by Nature Featuring Garden State Greats Mixtape', and 'Wifey Material', is from 2000, and was also on a recently release unofficial release. I love NBN, they are my favourite group, but nothing here touches their best work and you won't be wondering why these didn't make any of their albums. 'Cold World' sounds a bit...unstructured, for want of a better word. Treach yelling over the hook doesn't fit. 'What Now' continues with more conscious rap. Anthony Hamilton blesses the hook. Again, I don't enjoy Treach as much as I usually do. The delivery of the verse is a bit underwhelming. 'The Projects' sounds more '90s, but also low quality. Maybe the mixing wasn't done... 'Respect' is the hardest song and one of my favourites. Vinnie and the others speak on their love and respect for hip hop. 'Hard Times' continues with more of a hardcore hip hop feel and is another strong song. Naughty and Treach were great at making pop rap, and 'Breezy' is another example of that. The chill beat suits Treach more here and he flows more naturally over his three verses. As mentioned, 'Wifey Material' is one I've heard before. It's decent pop rap. Best Track: Respect, Hard Times, Breezy