"Naughty Dread" is a hip-hop song by Kardinal Offishall.

It is his debut single, released in 1996 on Knee Deep Records, before being featured on the Rap Essentials Volume One compilation album.

The song contains a sample of "Natty Dread" by Bob Marley & The Wailers.

The song blends dancehall with hip-hop, and at the time, it didn't sound like anything else.

In December 1996, Kardinal signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music Canada, after one of the company's creative managers heard the song.