National Anthem (album) explained

National Anthem
Type:Studio album
Artist:The Away Team
Cover:AwayTeamNationalAnthem.jpg
Released:17 May 2005
Recorded:2003–2005
Studio:Chopp Shopp Studios
(Durham, North Carolina)
Genre:Hip hop
Label:6 Hole, Caroline
Producer:Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess
Khrysis
Next Title:Training Day
Next Year:2007

National Anthem is the debut album by North Carolina hip hop duo The Away Team, released on 6-Hole Records in 2005. The album features guest appearances from Joe Scudda, Chaundon, Smif-n-Wessun, and Little Brother's Big Pooh and Phonte.[1] [2] It was described by ALARM magazine as "a combination of consistent rhymes and better stellar production".[3]

Release history

The album was originally issued in 2005 on 6-Hole Records. It was later issued as part of the National Mayhem Justus League box set.

Track listing

  1. "And Now Folks..."
  2. "The Competition"
  3. "Likka Hi (Last Call)"
  4. "The Shining"
  5. "Come on Down" (featuring Smif-n-Wessun)
  6. "The Blah Blah"
  7. "So I Tells the Bitch Right..."
  8. "Fuck You"
  9. "Let Off a Round"
  10. "Me and My Fellows..."
  11. "Make It Hot" (featuring Phonte and Joe Scudda)
  12. "The End of the Day"
  13. "UpNAtem"
  14. "One-N-Only" (featuring Percy Miracles)
  15. "Always Be Around"
  16. "On the Line" (featuring Joe Scudda, Chaundon and Rapper Big Pooh)
  17. "Caution" (featuring Impact)
  18. "Lights Out"

Notes and References

  1. Cordor, Cyril "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p522099/biography|pure_url=yes}} Away team Biography]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. "No Place Like Home", MVRemix
  3. LaCroix, Mike (2005) "The Away Team: National Anthem ", ALARM