Naughty By Nature is coming to Las Vegas, with the classics and the new banger “Get To Know Me Better.” at Jet NightClub.

The Hip Hop Legends pay homage to Tupac & the West Coast, with this track:

This was my first concert at the Ambassador. I must say, if you don’t mind getting a “St. Louis Ice-breaker” (my new name for a thorough pat-down at the door), it’s really not a bad venue.

The floor space is generous and the sound system was adequate, with several small bars around the perimeter and an “on-top-of-it” wait staff. Thanks to the recession, I didn’t try the food, but I never had to wait in line for a drink (possibly thanks in-part to the freezing cold weather, which undoubtedly kept some fans at home). Smoking is still allowed on the floor, which is a definite plus in my book. Read the rest of this entry »

From Dirty Jerz to the dirty South? Naughty by Nature are coming with a brand-new sound on their single “Know Me Better.” Vin Rock takes the reins for most of the new record experimenting with Southern delivery while trying to lure a woman to his bedroom. “You’ll find out you played with toys/ Until you had a Naughty boy,” Vinnie raps.

The beat has a club thump over heavy bass and synths. Meanwhile, Naughty’s street leaker “I Got” samples Method Man’s voice from his timeless theme song “Method Man.” Treach commands the record. “I got a chip on my shoulder that Bill Gates ain’t make,” he raps. “I got a connect up in Harlem, got a great weight rate.”

“When the people hear this new album, Anthem Inc., they’ll see that Naughty hasn’t gone anywhere,” Treach advised on a recent visit to the MTV News offices. Read the rest of this entry »