Anthem Inc. (album)

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Anthem Inc.
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Recorded2010–2011
StudioPulse Music (New York, NY)
Genre Hip-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
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HipHopDX 3.5/5 [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.

Contents

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

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