Hip Hop Hooray

"Hip Hop Hooray" is a song by American hip hop group, Naughty by Nature. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart.[2] It contains samples from "Funky President" by James Brown, "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps, "Make Me Say it Again, Girl" by Isley Brothers, "You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia Striplin and "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel. Pete Rock made a remix that samples Cannonball Adderley's "74 Miles Away". It was certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,100,000 copies in the United States.[3]

"Hip Hop Hooray"
Single by Naughty by Nature
from the album 19 Naughty III
B-side"The Hood Comes First"
ReleasedDecember 1992
Recorded1992
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreHip hop
Length4:26
LabelTommy Boy Records
Songwriter(s)Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Marvin Isley, Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir Gist
Producer(s)DJ Kay Gee
Eazy-E
Naughty by Nature singles chronology
"Uptown Anthem"
(1992)		 "Hip Hop Hooray"
(1992)		 "It's On"
(1993)
Music video
"Hip Hop Hooray" on YouTube

The song contains lyrics boasting the group's love of hip hop and their fascination with good-looking women. The Seattle Mariners would play the song after Ken Griffey Jr. was officially announced coming to bat at the Kingdome, especially in 1995, the year of the Mariners' first Major League Baseball playoff appearance. It plays at Yankee Stadium after a Yankees player hits a home run from 2017 until the middle of the 2019 season. It was brought back for the 2020 season. Kids Incorporated covered "Hip Hop Hooray" in 1993 in the Season 9 episode "Writing on the Wall".

Critical reception

Jesse Ducker from Albumism said the song is "just about as ubiquitous" as "O.P.P.". He added, "Most people remember the "Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho!" hook, but Treach and Vinnie Rock do a solid job trading four bar stanzas through the song's three verses. And Treach using "Tippy-tippy, pause, tippy-tippy pause" to describe him sneaking up on wack emcees is, if nothing else, creative."[4] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "invigorating", noting that "once again, an anthemic chorus is the anchor for clever rhymes and a contagious melody. Rap purists will dig raw groove/lyrical undercurrent, though glossy production will glide right into the hearts of radio programmers."[5] In his review of 19 Naughty III, James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly stated, "Yes, there's an "O.P.P." on this one. "Hip Hop Hooray" is as catchy as the charttopper this New Jersey rap trio rode to superstardom, only the new flavor is not quite as frisky."[6] Music & Media commented, "One of the golden rules for a hit is a good hook. When these rappers repetitively shout "Hey Hoo," like cheerleaders, everyone will join in automatically. "Hot hit hurray!" if you ask us."[7] Johnny Lee from Smash Hits said that the song "sounds a bit" like Jazzy Jeff's "Summertime".[8]

Music video

The music video was directed by Spike Lee, who also appears in it. Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, Monie Love, Da Youngsta's, Kris Kross, Tupac Shakur and Run–D.M.C. also make appearances in the video.

Rita Wilson, actor, singer, and wife of another A-List entertainer, Tom Hanks, while in Australia, recovering from a bout with COVID-19, submitted a social media clip of herself performing the song. She later collaborated with members of Naughty By Nature to produce a remix of the song that posted on Youtube, to support a campaign, "Musicares COVID-19 Relief Fund."

Track listing
  1. "Hip Hop Hooray" (LP Version)
  2. "Hip Hop Hooray" (Extended Mix)
  3. "The Hood Comes First" (LP Version)
  4. "Hip Hop Hooray" (Instrumental)
  5. "The Hood Comes First" (Instrumental)

Charts and certifications

See also

References
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  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 424.
  3. "American certifications – Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. Ducker, Jesse (February 21, 2018). "Naughty By Nature's '19 Naughty III' Turns 25: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  5. Flick, Larry (January 23, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 80. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. Bernard, James (March 5, 1993). "19 Naughty III". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. February 13, 1993. p. 9. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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