Anthem Inc. (album)

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.

Anthem Inc.
Studio album by Naughty by Nature
Released	December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Recorded	2010–2011
Studio	Pulse Music (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:06:30
Label	Illtown eOne
Producer	Adam Miele A-Rex Brian "BK" Coleman DJ Kay Gee Esteban Crandle Rob Lewis Tramp Baby Young Boyz
Naughty by Nature chronology
IIcons (2002) Anthem Inc. (2011)
Singles from Anthem Inc.
"Flags" Released: September 23, 2010 "Perfect Party" Released: September 20, 2011

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[2]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Anthem Inc. (Intro)"			0:37
2.	"Naughty Nation"	Anthony Criss Keir Gist Terence Abney Marcella Brailsford	KayGee Tramp Baby	3:34
3.	"Throw It Up" (featuring Tah G Ali)	Criss Gist Rob Lewis Dontae Winslow Abney	KayGee Rob Lewis	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)	Criss Gist Abney Brian Keith Coleman Raymond Angry Brailsford Christopher Mapp Eritza Laues	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)	Criss Gist Syleena Johnson Abney Lewis Mapp Laues Brailsford	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)	Criss Brown Gist Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Ernest Isley Marvin Isley Kelly Isley Christopher Jasper		4:11
16.	"O.P.P." (20th Anniversary Version)	Criss Brown Gist Berry Gordy Dennis Lussier Alphonso Mizell Frederick Perren		4:10
17.	"Feel Me Flow" (20th Anniversary Version)	Criss Brown Gist Arthur Neville Cyril Neville George Porter Joseph Modeliste Leo Nocentelli		3:21
18.	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (20th Anniversary Version)	Criss Brown Gist Vincent Ford		4:11
Total length:				1:06:30

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
19.	"Jamboree" (20th Anniversary Version)	Criss Brown Gist Benny Golson	3:20

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
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.

External links

• Naughty By Nature – Anthem Inc. at Discogs (list of releases)