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Naughty By Nature - Craziest

Music Video
ArtistNaughty By Nature
SongCraziest
DirectorHype Williams
GenreRap and Hip Hop
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

The video opens with an out-of-control car tearing through the streets before spinning to a stop. From there, Naughty by Nature deliver the track with rapid-fire energy on a stark square platform, filmed from dramatic overhead and low angles. The performance is broken up by quick cuts, guest appearances, urban imagery, and flashes of the group's New Jersey identity. The result is a forceful, crowded showcase for the song's roll call of cities, neighborhoods, and hip-hop affiliations.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Craziest" was released in 1995 as the second single from Naughty by Nature's album "Poverty's Paradise." The single reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and No. 5 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
  • The video's guest lineup includes Andre 3000, Big Boi, Coolio, Big Gipp, Benzino, and members of South Central Cartel, among others.
  • The performance setup uses a square stage as a graphic visual motif. Overhead shots reduce the rappers to moving shapes within the frame, while lower angles emphasize Treach and Vin Rock's aggressive delivery.
  • Treach's line about "hitting Jermaine in Atlanta" refers to producer Jermaine Dupri. The lyric was widely understood as a complaint over money allegedly owed for Naughty by Nature's work connected with Kris Kross.
  • The song's chorus functions as a geographical roll call, naming hip-hop communities across the United States before closing with references to Illtown, Jersey City, and Newark.
  • Tommy Boy later released both clean and explicit versions of the video through its official online channels.

Lyrics

Verse 1: Treach

My thoughts are thundering, tumblin
Sons of bitches, switches, from yelling ta mumbling
You ain't a pal of me, my family ties but not wit Mallory
My analogy ain't for salary, as I roll reality thru galaxies
Four centuries, it's sent to me with the scent of oiu
Witta chain representing penitentiaries
from Roman town to Borentown
From Newark to Illtown
And all you know from
lifers, Rikers ta foesome
Wasn't driving to fast, I was flying to low
...
© Naughty By Nature - Craziest. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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