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Poverty's Paradise

Poverty's Paradise
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Studio album by Naughty by Nature
Released May 30, 1995
Recorded 1994–1995
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 62:41
Label Tommy Boy
Producer Naughty by Nature, Minnesota, Brice, Kid Nyce
Naughty by Nature chronology
19 Naughty III
(1993)
Poverty's Paradise
(1995)
Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
(1999)
Singles from Poverty's Paradise
  1. "Clap Yo Hands"
    Released: February 17, 1995
  2. "Craziest"
    Released: April 4, 1995
  3. "Feel Me Flow"
    Released: July 23, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 3/4 stars
Entertainment Weekly A
Q 3/5 stars
Robert Christgau A−
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
The Source 4/5 stars
Sputnikmusic (3.5/5)
Vibe (positive)

Poverty's Paradise is the fourth album from Naughty by Nature, released on May 30, 1995 as their final album under Tommy Boy Records. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. A single released from the album, "Feel Me Flow", achieved major success, peaking at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, two other singles "Craziest" and "Clap Yo Hands, achieved minor success, the former peaking at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100.

At the Grammy Awards of 1996 it won the award for Best Rap Album, which was a new category that year.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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