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.

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

Track listing

Personnel

• Anthony "Treach" Criss – vocals, executive producer
• Vinnie "Vin Rock" Brown – vocals, executive producer
• Kier "DJ KayGee" Gist – scratches <small>(tracks: 16, 18)</small>, producer, recording <small>(tracks: 2, 9, 11, 12)</small>, executive producer

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

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