Naughty By Nature Planning New CD!!!!!!!

Two years after officially reuniting, Naughty By Nature is in the final
stages of completing their first album as a trio in eight years.



Tentatively titled Anthem, Inc., the group exclusively tell
AllHipHop.com that music from the album will be available to fans
before the end of the year.







“It’s all about when the album is done, to be honest with you,”
revealed producer DJ Kay Gee, who departed from the group in 2000 over
a financial disagreement.







“There’s no set date, but before this New Year comes in, you’re
definitely gonna be hearing some exclusives, some appetizers to let
them know we coming,” added the group’s frontman Treach. “We’re gonna
be giving the people stuff to let them know the music is there, the
group is there.”







According to Vin Rock, the three members of Naughty by Nature have been
toying with the idea of releasing a new album for the last two summers,
since Kay Gee publicly rejoined the group during a performance by
Treach and Vin in New York.







While the album was delayed in coming, the three took the time to
repair the fractured bond created by accusations of financial
impropriety following the release of the group’s fourth major label
release, Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature’s Fury.







Despite the fact that it has been over five years since even Treach and
Vinny released a studio project, the group continues to be as popular
as ever, with the two continuing to perform over 100 shows a year.







It is that active touring schedule which makes Naughty by Nature confident that their return will be welcomed.







“When people are still willing to buy Naughty boxers from us, or
wanting to buy Naughty By Nature t-shirts or Naughty By Nature hoodies
to this day, that says that you’re still marketable in some type of
way,” Kay Gee told AllHipHop.com. “I haven’t been out there with them,
but the fact that they’re able to do hundreds of shows per year still,
without an album. That says that people are still into your music,
people are still into your brand and people still wanna see you. So
with that being said, it only makes sense to now feed the brand and
give them something that’s current.”







As they put the finishing touches on the music and lock in
collaborators, Naughty By Nature is turning to the business side of
their project.







The group has maintained control of their brand since first emerging on the scene in seventeen years ago.







Now they say that the release of the album will also hinge on finding
the proper partner to make the release a success, an arrangement which
will be far from the traditional record deal model.







“The industry is going through a little bit of changes,” explained Kay
Gee. “But for people like us that have some kind of brand, and where we
feel like we could service to just our fans, you have more control over
what you can do and what you can ask for. For better or worse, we can’t
just go in and do your typical deal anymore.”







Naughty By Nature is also currently preparing for next month’s taping
of the fifth annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, which are set to air on October
6.







The New Jersey vets will be celebrated alongside Cypress Hill, De La
Soul, Slick Rick and Too $hort with performances and appearances by
artists including Big Boi, Biz Markie, Bun B, Ghostface Killa, Kid
Rock, MC Lyte, Lil Jon, Lil’ Wayne, Q-Tip, Scarface and Wyclef Jean.







While some have wondered why it took so long for the group to be chosen
for the VH1 tribute, Treach sees it as an untarnished milestone.







“Put it like this: we got Grammys, we got AMAs, we got everything
else,” he reflects. “Our folks ain’t seen us yet with none of them
awards. So for a Hip-Hop Honors to come out and give us love like that
man: I’m overwhelmed. I love it. It’s a Grammy to me. All the way, all
day. It ain’t nothing like it’s just a TV show. It’s like a Super Bowl
ring for me.”