National Anthem (album)

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.^[9][10] It was described by ALARM magazine as "a combination of consistent rhymes and better then [sic] stellar production".^[11]

National Anthem
Studio album by The Away Team
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 (exec.) Khrysis
The Away Team chronology
National Anthem (2005) Training Day (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
ALARM	(favorable)^[1]
Exclaim!	(favorable)^[2]
HipHopDX	^[3]
Hip Hop Galaxy	(favorable)^[4]
MVRemix	^[5]
Okayplayer	^[6]
Prefix	^[7]
RapReviews	^[8]

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"

References

1. ALARM review
2. Exclaim! review
3. HipHopDX review
4. Hip Hop Galaxy review
5. MVRemix review
6. Okayplayer review
7. Prefix review
8. RapReviews review
9. Cordor, Cyril "Away team Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
10. "No Place Like Home", MVRemix
11. LaCroix, Mike (2005) "The Away Team: National Anthem 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine", ALARM