Poverty's Paradise

The Jersey trio Naughty By Nature makes a strong play for album-of-the-summer honors with Poverty’s Paradise. Dominated by rollicking bass lines, chant-along choruses, and the catchy, tight rhyme schemes that are Naughty’s trademark, Poverty is tailor-made for low driving on the beach. Rappers Treach and Vinnie command attention without getting bogged down in weighty topics, and their vocals aren’t crowded out by a cluttered production. A