Naughty By Nature entered the game in '91 with an anthem. "OPP" the lead single from their debut self-titled album not only put them on the map, but it also became a pop culture acronym and gave them their first hit. There was no sophomore jinx with their next album with its lead single, the anthem "Hip-Hop Hooray."
"Hip-Hop Hooray" contained everything that makes a hit song - a dope beat with a catchy melody, and a catchy hook. Naughty always went beyond the catchy hook and made theirs infectious. "Hip-Hop Hooray" served as Treach, Vinny, and Kay-Gee's love letter to and celebration of Hip-Hop, and it was the perfect lead single to set up the album 19 Naughty III. The single sold over one million copies in the U.S. and reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart. It also reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.