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Naughty by Nature

Hip Hop Hooray

1992 · via Naughty by Nature

Naughty by Nature’s 1992 recording of “Hip Hop Hooray” is the earliest release on file. Vincent Brown, Kay Gee, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Treach are credited as its writers.

Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
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Flip the sleeve on Hip Hop Hooray and the credits run nine names deep, with Treach and Kay Gee sharing space with Ronald Isley, four other Isleys, and Chris Jasper. That list is a map, and it points somewhere worth digging.

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Credited writers: Vincent Brown, Kay Gee, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Treach.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1992.

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Naughty by Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray" carries a long writing credit. Besides Treach and Kay Gee, which of these names shares it?Ronald Isley
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