▁a ▁f amed ▁jazz ▁family , ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Te ane ck , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁moving ▁to ▁that ▁sub urban ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁community ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁piano ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁song , ▁" I ' m ▁on ▁My ▁Way ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁his ▁uncle ▁C annon ball ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁album ▁Why ▁Am ▁I ▁Tre ated ▁So ▁Bad ! ▁by ▁the ▁C annon ball ▁Ad der ley ▁Quint et ▁when ▁the ▁young ▁Nat ▁Ad der ley ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁old . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁F ior ello ▁H . ▁La Gu ard ia ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁& ▁Art ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Ad der ley ▁first ▁met ▁Luther ▁V and ross , ▁who ▁attended ▁T aft ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁It ▁is ▁with ▁V and ross , ▁who ▁Ad der ley ▁would ▁later ▁spend ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁musical ▁career . ▁He ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁African ▁American ▁studies . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁music ▁arr anger ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁album ▁Never ▁To o ▁Much ▁which ▁became ▁V and ross ' s ▁first ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁which ▁reached ▁number ▁ 3 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁fourth ▁on ▁the ▁dance ▁charts . ▁He ▁continued ▁working