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35-476: In 1995, the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album. The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of tracks with newly recorded rapped performances". Award recipients often include

70-539: A " Uranium disc" granted by Hispavox and SGAE in 1980, Luis Miguel received in 1999 a " Lapislazuli disc" for his sales of over 1.7 million in Chile, and Luis Fonsi received the " Plutonium disc" from Universal Music Group recognizing the global sales of " Despacito " in 2017. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) was founded in 1933, and since 1996, has granted

105-554: Is an American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey , consisting of Treach (Anthony Criss), Vin Rock (Vincent Brown), and DJ Kay Gee (born Keir Lamont Gist). Treach formed Naughty by Nature with Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee in 1986 as The New Style in East Orange, New Jersey , where they attended the same high school. The group first appeared on the music scene in 1989, releasing an album called Independent Leaders , and

140-477: The Billboard Hot 100 , and was named one of the top 100 rap singles of all time in 1998 by The Source magazine, and being ranked the 20th best single of the 1990s by Spin magazine. The album generated another hit with a reworking of Bob Marley 's " No Woman No Cry " called " Everything's Gonna Be All Right " (the track was also called "Ghetto Bastard" on some explicit releases). That song detailed

175-745: The RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials ( gold , platinum and diamond ). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download ). The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize their sales achievements. The first silver disc

210-511: The Recording Industry Association of America introduced its gold record award program for records of any kind, albums or singles , which achieved one million dollars in retail sales. These sales were restricted to U.S.-based record companies and did not include exports to other countries. For albums in 1968, this would mean shipping approximately 670,000 units; for singles the number would be 1,000,000. In 1976,

245-548: The Rottin Razkals . In 1999, the group released its fifth album, titled Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury . The album was fairly successful, being certified Gold by the RIAA, and spawned the hit "Jamboree" that peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 . After the release of Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury , a dispute regarding finances developed between Kay Gee and Treach. Treach blamed Kay Gee for squandering

280-463: The producers , engineers , and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists. As of 2023, Eminem holds the record for the most wins in this category, with six. Lauryn Hill was the first female artist to win in this category, when she won in 1997 with the Fugees . The duo Outkast and rapper Tyler, The Creator have both received the award twice. Jay-Z holds

315-524: The Block being billed as the headline performers. Grammy Awards American Music Awards Platinum certification Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications ). Almost all countries follow variations of

350-546: The Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Album , becoming the first album to win this award. It also spawned a hit song in " Feel Me Flow " which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . They produced a remix of the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song " Scream " in 1995. In the mid-1990s, Naughty by Nature started their own music imprint, Illtown Records, and in 1995 released an album from their protégés

385-655: The IFPI Platinum Europe Award for album sales over one million within Europe and (as of October 2009) the Middle East. Multi-platinum Europe Awards are presented for sales in subsequent multiples of one million. Eligibility is unaffected by time (from date of release), and is not restricted to European-based artists. The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) was founded in April 2000 to grow

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420-488: The RIAA certified its first gold record, Perry Como 's hit single " Catch a Falling Star ". The Oklahoma! soundtrack was certified as the first gold album four months later. In 1976, RIAA introduced the platinum certification, first awarded to the Eagles compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) on 24 February 1976, and to Johnnie Taylor 's single " Disco Lady " on 22 April 1976. As music sales increased with

455-559: The RIAA introduced the platinum certification for the sale of one million units for albums and two million for singles, with the gold certification redefined for sales of 500,000 units for albums and one million for singles. No album was certified platinum prior to this year. The 1958 RCA Victor recording by Van Cliburn of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto would eventually be awarded a platinum citation, but this did not occur until two decades after its release. In 1999,

490-589: The US since 2013, and the UK and Germany since 2014. In the US and Germany, video streaming services like YouTube, VEVO , and Yahoo! Music also began to be counted towards the certification, in both cases using the formula of 100 streams being equivalent to one download. Other countries, such as Denmark and Spain, maintain separate awards for digital download singles and streaming. Other recording artists have received special and symbolic recognitions, including Raphael with

525-467: The United States, United Kingdom, Canada and France. The numbers in the tables are in terms of "units", where a unit represents one sale or one shipment of a given medium. Certification is often awarded cumulatively, and it is possible for one release to be certified silver, gold, and platinum in turn. An album that becomes Platinum twice over, for example, an album which has sold 2,000,000 copies in

560-596: The United States, is said to be "Double Platinum", or sometimes "Multi-Platinum". Since 2013 in the U.S., and 2014 in the UK and Germany, streaming of songs counts towards certification of singles with 150 streams being the equivalent of 1 unit sold. Since February 2016, RIAA includes on-demand audio and video streams and a track sale equivalent in Gold and Platinum Album Award. The program count both sales and streams for single and album certifications. The plaques themselves contain various items under

595-548: The actual final retail sales figures. This became much less common once the majority of retail sales became paid digital downloads and digital streaming. In most countries, certifications no longer apply solely to physical media but now also include sales awards recognizing digital downloads (in the US and UK since 2004). In June 2006, the RIAA also certified the ringtone downloads of songs. Streaming from on-demand services such as Apple Music , Spotify , Tidal and Napster has been included into existing digital certification in

630-542: The album generated the minor hit "Scuffin' Those Knees". After the release of their first album, the group was mentored by fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah , and subsequently changed their name. Queen Latifah introduced them to her label Tommy Boy Records and her management company. Naughty by Nature's first hit was " O.P.P. ", which sampled the Jackson 5 's hit " ABC " and was released in 1991 on their self-titled album Naughty by Nature . The track peaked at #6 on

665-603: The award, and in 2017, Chance the Rapper 's Coloring Book became the first mixtape to win the award. Cardi B became the first solo female rapper to win for Invasion of Privacy . Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. 11 nominations 8 nominations 7 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations General Specific Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature

700-612: The day, you going out to win. That's what we doing", Treach said. Although the two were cordial, he said another Naughty by Nature album was unlikely. In January 2016, in celebration of their 25th anniversary, Naughty by Nature posted the video for their song "God Is Us" from Anthem Inc. to their YouTube channel. On May 2, 2019, the Mixtape Tour commenced in Cincinnati, Ohio. Performers included Naughty by Nature, Salt-N-Pepa , Debbie Gibson , and Tiffany , with New Kids on

735-497: The diamond certification was introduced for sales of ten million units. In the late 1980s, the certification thresholds for singles were dropped to match that of albums. The first official designation of a "gold record" by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was established for singles in 1958, and the RIAA also trademarked the term "gold record" in the United States. On 14 March 1958,

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770-400: The experiences of Treach growing up in poverty, and now rising up to live a better life. Powered by the success of that song and "O.P.P.", their self-titled album went platinum . Fellow New Jersey native Tony D accused Naughty by Nature of stealing a sample from his album Music Makes You Move and using it on "O.P.P." The matter was settled out of court. Naughty by Nature scored a hit with

805-550: The first hip-hop group to perform at Fenway Park . They performed "Hip Hop Hooray" as part of the mega boyband NKOTBSB 's concert. In March 2012, following the release of a documentary on fellow New Jersey–based hip hop group Sugar Hill Gang , Naughty by Nature performed in Asbury Park, NJ at the Garden State film festival. In May 2013, frontman Treach shocked fans when he revealed that Vin Rock had been "fired" from

840-672: The glass. Modern awards often use CDs instead of records. Most gold and platinum records are actually vinyl records which have been vacuum metallized and tinted, while trimmed and plated metal "masters", "mothers", or "stampers" (metal parts used for pressing records out of vinyl) were initially used. The music in the grooves on the record may not match the actual recording being awarded. Individual plaque-makers produced their awards according to available materials and techniques employed by their graphic arts departments. The plaques, depending on size and elaborateness of design, cost anywhere between US$ 135 and $ 275, most often ordered and purchased by

875-425: The gold records awarded in 1956 by RCA Victor to Harry Belafonte for his album Calypso for being the first LP record album to sell more than one million copies and Elvis Presley for one million units sold of his RCA Victor single " Don't Be Cruel ". Also in 1956, Decca 's presented a gold record award to Jerry Lewis for the single " Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody ". At the industry level, in 1958

910-401: The group after failing to put in the same amount of energy as himself and DJ Kay Gee. At the time, Treach said he and Vinnie had not been on speaking terms for around two years. In April 2015, Treach said he and Vinnie had resolved their issues, but now their relationship was strictly "business". "You got teammates, sometimes, that's on the same team, they may not feel each other. At the end of

945-458: The group had multiple hits from its third and fourth albums, called 19 Naughty III and Poverty's Paradise respectively. Both albums reached the #1 spot on the R&;B/Hip-Hop Charts. " Hip Hop Hooray " was a success from the album 19 Naughty III . Its video was directed by Spike Lee and featured cameos by Queen Latifah, Eazy-E , Run-D.M.C. , and Da Youngstas . Poverty's Paradise won

980-452: The group used a variety of different producers including Da Beatminerz . The album, however, received a lukewarm reception from the public. In 2002, the group disbanded. In May 2006, Kay Gee reunited with Treach and rejoined Naughty by Nature at a concert at B.B. King 's nightclub. In April 2010 they released the single "Get to Know Me Better", featuring rapper Pitbull , while the B-side of

1015-473: The group's finances. Due to these disagreements DJ Kay Gee decided to leave Naughty by Nature in late 2000. He started to develop his own record label Divine Mill. In 2001, the group released a song 'Here Comes The Money' that has constantly been used as the entrance theme for Shane McMahon in WWE . The remainder of the group, Treach and Vin Rock, released an album in 2002 called IIcons . Due to Kay Gee's absence,

1050-501: The independent music sector and promote independent music in the interests of artistic, entrepreneurial and cultural diversity. IMPALA launched sales awards in 2005 as the first sales awards recognising that success on a pan-European basis begins well before sales reach one million. The award levels are Silver (20,000+), Double Silver (40,000+), Gold (75,000+), Double Gold (150,000+), Diamond (200,000+), Platinum (400,000+) and Double Platinum (800,000+). Below are certification thresholds for

1085-508: The introduction of compact discs, the RIAA created the Multi-Platinum award in 1984. Diamond awards, honoring those artists whose sales of singles or albums reached 10,000,000 copies, were introduced in 1999. In the 20th century, and for a part of the first decade of the 21st, it was common for distributors to claim certifications based on their shipments – wholesale to retail outlets – which led to many certifications which outstripped

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1120-423: The record for the most nominations, with eleven. Drake became the first non-American winner in this category when he won in 2013. The Roots have received the most nominations without a win, with five. Eminem and West are the only artists to win the award in consecutive years, with Eminem achieving the feat twice. In 2016, Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late became the first mixtape to get nominated for

1155-409: The single was called "I Gotta Lotta". Later in 2010 they released the group's first mixtape, Naughty by Nature: Tha Mixtape . In 2011 the three worked on their long-delayed seventh group album, and it finally saw release. Titled Anthem Inc. , it came out December 13, 2011. It featured brand new material as well as re-recordings of the group's past hits. On June 11, 2011, Naughty by Nature became

1190-454: The track " Uptown Anthem " from the soundtrack to the 1992 film Juice , in which Treach had a cameo appearance. Treach began to pursue an acting career after befriending Tupac Shakur on the set of Juice , and Naughty by Nature appeared in the 1993 film The Meteor Man as a street gang. After Shakur's murder in 1996, Treach recorded a tribute song titled " Mourn You Til I Join You ". Later,

1225-483: Was awarded by Regal Zonophone to George Formby in December 1937 for sales of 100,000 copies of " The Window Cleaner ". The first literal gold record award was presented to Glenn Miller and His Orchestra by RCA Victor (for subsidiary label Bluebird Records ) on February 10, 1942, celebrating the sale of 1.2 million copies of the single, " Chattanooga Choo Choo ". Further examples of company awards are

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