Anthem Inc. (album)

Anthem Inc.
Studio album by
Naughty by Nature
ReleasedDecember 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Recorded2010–2011
StudioPulse Music (New York, NY)
GenreHip-hop
Length1:06:30
Label
Producer
Naughty by Nature chronology
IIcons
(2002) 		Anthem Inc.
(2011)
Singles from Anthem Inc.
  1. "Flags"
    Released: September 23, 2010
  2. "Perfect Party"
    Released: September 20, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.5/5[2]

Anthem Inc. is the seventh studio album by American hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature. It was released in December 2011 via Illtown Records and eOne. Produced by the returning member DJ KayGee, Tramp Baby, Brian "BK" Coleman, Rob Lewis, Youngboyz, Adam Miele, A-Rex and Esteban "Cito" Crandle, the album marks Naughty by Nature's reunion and the group's twentieth anniversary. It features guest appearances from Black, DoItAll, Balewa Muhammad, B. Wells, Dueja, Fam, Joe, Kate Nauta, Queen Latifah, Sonny Black, Syleena Johnson and Tah G Ali.

Prior to Anthem Inc., in 2010 the trio released an extended play[3] and a single for the song "Flags".[4] Scheduled to be released in Summer 2010, the release date was postponed to it was postponed to November 15, 2011 due to label politics.[5] The album's tracklist and cover art were revealed in October 2011.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anthem Inc. (Intro)"  0:37
2."Naughty Nation"
3:34
3."Throw It Up" (featuring Tah G Ali)
3:57
4."I Gotta Lotta" (featuring Sonny Black)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Abney
  • Brailsford
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
3:39
5."Perfect Party" (featuring Joe)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Abney
  • Lewis
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
  • Rob Lewis
4:09
6."Flags" (featuring Balewa Muhammad)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Balewa Muhammad
  • Abney
  • Brailsford
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
3:31
7."Name Game (Remember)" (featuring Kate Nauta)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Abney
  • Adam Miele
  • Brailsford
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
  • Adam Miele
3:38
8."God Is Us" (featuring Queen Latifah)
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
  • Brian "BK" Coleman
3:47
9."Gunz & Butta" (featuring DoItAll, Black, Dueja and B. Wells)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Dupré Kelly
  • Malik Hall
  • Samuel Mobley
  • Samuel Wells
  • Andrew Williams
  • Esteban Crandle
  • Coleman
  • Abney
  • KayGee
  • Young Boyz
4:12
10."I Know What It's Like"
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Hyuk Shin
  • Sean Hamilton
  • Brailsford
  • Abney
  • KayGee
  • A-Rex
4:52
11."Ride"
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Coleman
  • Williams
  • Abney
  • KayGee
  • Brian "BK" Coleman
  • Young Boyz
4:05
12."Impeach the Planet" (featuring DoItAll, Black and Fam)
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Kelly
  • Hall
  • Abdullah Barr
  • Abney
  • Coleman
  • Crandle
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
  • Brian "BK" Coleman
  • Cito
3:57
13."Doozit" (featuring Syleena Johnson)
  • KayGee
  • Tramp Baby
  • Rob Lewis
3:37
14."Uptown Anthem" (20th Anniversary Version)
  • Criss
  • Vincent Brown
  • Gist
 3:02
15."Hip Hop Hooray" (20th Anniversary Version)
 4:11
16."O.P.P." (20th Anniversary Version)
 4:10
17."Feel Me Flow" (20th Anniversary Version)
 3:21
18."Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (20th Anniversary Version)
 4:11
Total length:1:06:30
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Jamboree" (20th Anniversary Version)
3:20
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
19."Perfect Party" (Instrumental)4:08
20."Name Game" (Instrumental)3:36
21."God Is Us" (Instrumental)3:47

Personnel

  • Anthony "Treach" Criss – vocals, executive producer
  • Vinnie "Vin Rock" Brown – vocals, executive producer
  • Kier "DJ KayGee" Gist – scratches (tracks: 16, 18), producer, recording (tracks: 2, 9, 11, 12), executive producer
  • Tah G Ali – vocals (track 3)
  • Christopher "Cannon" Mapp – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 10)
  • Sonny Black – vocals (track 4)
  • Joseph "Joe" Thomas – vocals (track 5)
  • Balewa Muhammad – vocals (track 6)
  • Kate Nauta – vocals (track 7)
  • Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens – vocals (track 8)
  • Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – vocals (tracks: 9, 12)
  • Black – vocals (track 9)
  • Dueja – vocals (track 9)
  • B. Wells – vocals (track 9)
  • FAM – vocals (track 12)
  • Syleena Johnson – vocals (track 13)
  • Ike Graham – intro vocals (track 15)
  • Marcella "Precise" Brailsford – additional vocals (track 16)
  • Jason Dendy – additional vocals (track 16)
  • Kortland Jackson – additional vocals (track 16)
  • Adam Miele – backing vocals & additional guitar (track 18), live guitar (tracks: 7, 8), keyboards (tracks: 7, 10, 18), producer (track 7), recording (tracks: 4, 6–8, 13), mixing (track 4)
  • Antonia Saint Dunbar – backing vocals (track 18)
  • Eritza E. Laues – backing vocals (track 18)
  • Renée Neufville – vocals (track 19)
  • Rob Lewis – keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 14, 16–19), producer (tracks: 3, 5, 13)
  • Dontae Winslow – live flute & live horns (track 3)
  • Esteban "Cito" Crandle – keyboards (tracks: 4, 9, 12), producer (track 12)
  • Terence "Trampbaby" Abney – keyboards (track 4), scratches (track 13), producer (tracks: 2, 4–8, 12, 13), recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18), associate producer
  • Chris Davies – live drums (track 6), additional guitar (track 15), recording (tracks: 5, 18), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7–19)
  • Raymond Angry – keyboards (tracks: 6, 8, 15–19)
  • Louis Cato – live guitar & live bass (tracks: 6, 14–19)
  • Jay Lifton – live saxophone (track 6)
  • Andrew Williams – keyboards (tracks: 9, 11)
  • Hyuk Shin – keyboards & producer (track 10)
  • Sean Hamilton – keyboards & producer (track 10)
  • Brian "BK" Coleman – scratches (track 12), producer (tracks: 8, 11, 12)
  • Gerald Johnson – live horns (tracks: 13, 19)
  • Kevin Batchelor – live horns (tracks: 13, 19)
  • Joel Kipnis – live guitar (track 16)
  • Young Boyz – producers (tracks: 9, 11)
  • Nat "DJ Gizmo" Robinson – mixing (track 6)
  • Rebekah Foster – executive producer
  • Paul Grosso – creative director, design
  • @Wondertwinz – logo design
  • Maynard Snyder – photography
  • Bob Perry – A&R
  • Marleny Dominguez – A&R

References

  1. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Anthem Inc. - Naughty by Nature | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (December 14, 2011). "Naughty By Nature - Anthem, Inc". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Young, Alex (July 2, 2010). "Naughty By Nature drops EP, album to follow". Consequence. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Lundy, Kadeem (March 29, 2011). "Naughty By Nature Plans Comeback With 'Anthem' Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Allen (October 28, 2011). "Naughty By Nature Reveals Tracklist, Cover Art For "Anthem, Inc"". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 27, 2024.