Anthem Inc. (album)
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Anthem Inc. represents the seventh full-length release by the American hip-hop group Naughty by Nature, arriving in December 2011 through Illtown Records and eOne. The production was led by the returning DJ KayGee, alongside contributors Tramp Baby, Brian "BK" Coleman, Rob Lewis, Youngboyz, Adam Miele, A-Rex, and Esteban "Cito" Crandle. This album commemorates both the reunion of the group and their twentieth year in the industry. It includes collaborations with artists such as Black, DoItAll, Balewa Muhammad, B. Wells, Dueja, Fam, Joe, Kate Nauta, Queen Latifah, Sonny Black, Syleena Johnson, and Tah G Ali.
Prior to releasing Anthem Inc., Naughty by Nature put out an EP in 2010 along with the single "Flags." Although initially planned for a Summer 2010 launch, the album's debut was postponed until November 15, 2011 due to complications with their record label. The official tracklist and cover artwork were revealed in October 2011.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Anthony "Treach" Criss – lead vocals, executive production
- Vinnie "Vin Rock" Brown – lead vocals, executive production
- Kier "DJ KayGee" Gist – turntables (tracks 16, 18), production, recording engineer (tracks 2, 9, 11, 12), executive production
- Tah G Ali – vocal performance (track 3)
- Christopher "Cannon" Mapp – supplementary vocals (tracks 3, 10)
- Sonny Black – vocal contribution (track 4)
- Joseph "Joe" Thomas – vocal feature (track 5)
- Balewa Muhammad – vocal appearance (track 6)
- Kate Nauta – vocals (track 7)
- Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens – vocal guest (track 8)
- Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – vocals (tracks 9, 12)
- Black, Dueja, B. Wells – vocalists (track 9)
- FAM – vocal group (track 12)
- Syleena Johnson – featured vocals (track 13)
- Ike Graham – introductory vocals (track 15)
- Marcella "Precise" Brailsford, Jason Dendy, Kortland Jackson – additional vocalists (track 16)
- Adam Miele – backing vocals and extra guitar (track 18), live guitar performances (tracks 7, 8), keyboards (tracks 7, 10, 18), producer (track 7), recording engineer (tracks 4, 6–8, 13), mixing engineer (track 4)
- Antonia Saint Dunbar, Eritza E. Laues – backing vocals (track 18)
- Renée Neufville – vocal feature (track 19)
- Rob Lewis – keyboardist (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 14, and 16–19), producer (tracks 3, 5, and 13)
- Dontae Winslow – live flute and horn instruments (track 3)
- Esteban "Cito" Crandle – keyboards (tracks 4, 9, and 12), producer role (track 12)
- Terence "Trampbaby" Abney – keyboards on track 4, turntables on track 13; production credits for tracks 2,4–8,12,13; recording engineer for tracks 2,3,5,7,9,11,12,18; associate producer
- Chris Davies – live drums on track 6; additional guitar on track15; recording engineer for tracks5 and18; mixing engineer for tracks2,3,5 and7–19
- Raymond Angry – keyboard performances on tracks6,8 and15–19
- Louis Cato – live guitar and bass contributions on tracks6 and14–19
- Jay Lifton – live saxophone on track6
- Andrew Williams – keyboardist for tracks9 and11
- Hyuk Shin and Sean Hamilton – keyboardists and producers on track10
- Brian "BK" Coleman – turntable work on track12; production on tracks8,11 and12
- Gerald Johnson and Kevin Batchelor – live horn players on tracks13 and19
- Joel Kipnis – live guitar performance on track16
- Young Boyz – producers for tracks9 and11
- Nat "DJ Gizmo" Robinson – mixing engineer for track6
- Rebekah Foster – executive producer role
- Paul Grosso – creative direction and design oversight
- @Wondertwinz – logo creation
- Maynard Snyder – photography services
- Bob Perry & Marleny Dominguez – A&R management