Uptown Anthem
"Uptown Anthem" | ||||
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Single by Naughty by Nature | ||||
from the album Juice and Naughty by Nature | ||||
Released | January 22, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Soul Records | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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DJ Kay Gee | ||||
Naughty by Nature singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Uptown Anthem" on YouTube |
"Uptown Anthem" is a 1992 song by
2Pac, who stars in the film, is featured in the video.[1]
The song peaked at No. 27 on the
Hot Rap Singles chart and No. 58 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[2][3] It was also included as the final track and the last single from the group's 1991 second album Naughty by Nature
.
Jermaine Dupri sampled "Uptown Anthem" for the Jagged Edge track "Shady Girl" from the album Hard.
Rapper Tupac Shakur sampled the song for his "Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply)".[4]
The song appeared in the 2016 video game Watch Dogs 2.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-7792-4.
- ^ "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. July 18, 1992. p. 20.
- ^ "Naughty by Nature". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ISBN 978-0-9767735-0-4.