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{{Infobox song

| name = Uptown Anthem

| cover = Uptown Anthem.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Naughty by Nature

| album = Juice Naughty by Nature

| released = January 22, 1992

| format =

| recorded = 1991

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

* Hip hop

* East Coast hip hop

| length = 3:03

| label = Tommy Boy Records/Soul Records

| writer =

| producer = DJ Kay Gee

| prev_title = Everything's Gonna Be Alright

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Hip Hop Hooray

| next_year = 1993

| misc =

}}

"'Uptown Anthem'" is a 1992 song by hip-hop group Naughty by Nature. It was made for the soundtrack for the movie 'Juice'. Naughty by Nature rapper Treach had a cameo acting role in the movie. Rapper 2Pac, who stars in the film, is featured in the video.

The song peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and No. 58 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. It was also included as the final track and the last single from the group's 1991 debut 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)".

The song appeared in the 2016 video game 'Watch Dogs 2'.

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Category:1991 songs

Category:1992 singles

Category:Naughty by Nature songs

Category:Tommy Boy Records singles

Category:Hardcore hip hop songs

Category:Songs written by Treach

Category:Songs written by KayGee

Category:Songs written by Vin Rock

Category:Song recordings produced by Naughty by Nature


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