East Orange, NJ’s own Naughty by Nature hit it big with their track “O.P.P” in 1991, which sampled The Jackson 5 song “ABC.” Here’s the video:
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Rapper and actor Treach a.k.a Anthony Criss appeared in the season 6 episode of The Sopranos entitled “The Fleshy Part of the Thigh.” Treach played a rapper who was looking for a career boost and Bobby Baccalieri was just the man to help him out…by shooting him in his ass.