Anuthatantrum

Anuthatantrum is the second studio album by Da Brat. It was released in 1996 and went Gold in 1997. A single culled from the album was "Ghetto Love", which featured TLC member Tionne Watkins. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200.

Anuthatantrum
Studio album by Da Brat
Released	October 29, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	KrossWire Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	33:39
Label	So So Def Columbia Sony
Producer	Jermaine Dupri
Da Brat chronology
Funkdafied (1994) Anuthatantrum (1996) Unrestricted (2000)
Singles from Anuthatantrum
"Sittin' on Top of the World" Released: September 24, 1996 "Ghetto Love" Released: March 1, 1997

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C[3]
Muzik	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
The Source	[6]

AllMusic writer Steve Huey called it "a slight improvement" over her debut record Funkdafied, praising Dupri's beats for going into an "early-'80s urban funk direction" and Da Brat's lyricism being bereft of any "old-school quotes and obvious Snoop Dogg bites" and having more of a focused identity, concluding that, "[I]t's another brief album, but Anuthatantrum does show Da Brat making subtle progress, and Dupri's production is inviting once again."^[1] J. D. Considine, writing for Entertainment Weekly, gave credit to the "funky foundation of [Jermaine] Dupri's tuneful, efficient backing tracks" for making Da Brat's "bluster than menace" gangster boasts come across as more tolerable.^[3] Martin Johnson of the Chicago Tribune wrote that: "On her debut recording, her flow worked solely with basic George Clinton samples, but on the follow-up she rhymes in a variety of styles and her vocabulary has improved. Sadly, these skills are wasted on narrow and cliched subject matter, such as people who don't like her and people who don't respect her."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Anuthatantrum"	Da Brat Jermaine Dupri Sting	Jermaine Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	1:10
2.	"My Beliefs"	Da Brat Dupri	Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	4:03
3.	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Da Brat Dupri Rick James	Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	4:16
4.	"Let's All Get High" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	Da Brat Dupri Krayzie Bone Roger Troutman	Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	3:44
5.	"Westside Interlude"		Dupri	0:13
6.	"Just a Little Bit More"	Da Brat Dupri Isaac Hayes Adrienne Anderson	Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	3:26
7.	"Keepin' it Live"	Da Brat Dupri	Dupri	3:36
8.	"Ghetto Love" (featuring Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins)	Da Brat Chuck D. El DeBarge Hank Shocklee B. Wright	Dupri Carl-So-Lowe[c]	3:21
9.	"Lyrical Molestation"	Da Brat Dupri Ian Carr Sean "Puffy" Combs Hubert Magidson Nasheim Myrick Christopher Wallace Allie Wrubel	Dupri	3:47
10.	"Live it Up"	Da Brat Dupri Chris Stein Akinyele	Dupri	2:32
11.	"Make it Happen"	Da Brat Dupri David Snell	Dupri	3:30

Notes

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer
• "Sittin' on Top of the World" features additional vocals from Manuel Seal
• Just a Little Bit More" features background vocals from Trey Lorenz
• "Keepin' it Live" features background vocals from Manuel Seal

Sample credits

• "Anuthatantrum" contains a sample of "The Soul Cages" by Sting^[7]
• "Sittin' on Top of the World" contains a sample of "Mary Jane" by Rick James^[7]
• "Let's All Get High" contains a sample of "Be Alright" written by Roger Troutman, performed by Zapp^[7]
• "Just a Little Bit More" contains a sample of "Déjà Vu" written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson, performed by Dionne Warwick^[7]
• "Ghetto Love" contains samples of "All This Love" by DeBarge and "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy^[7]
• "Lyrical Molestation" contains samples of "Roots" by Ian Carr and "Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B.I.G.^[7]
• "Live It Up" contains a sample of "Put It in Your Mouth" by Akinyele^[7]
• "Make It Happen" contains a sample of "Crab Apple Jam" by David Snell^[7]

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Disc 1

1. "Fa All Y'All"
2. "Funkdafied"
3. "Mind Blowin'"
4. "Give it 2 You Remix"
5. "Da B Side"

Disc 2

1. "Sittin' on Top of the World"
2. "Let's Get High"
3. "Just a Lil' Bit More"
4. "Ghetto Love" (feat. T-Boz)
5. "Make it Happen"

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Anuthatantrum.^[7]

• LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (3, 7)
• Carl-So-Lowe – keyboards (3)
• Phil Tan – engineer, mixing
• John Frye – assistant engineer
• Brian Frye – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Erwin Gorostiza – art direction and design
• Silvia Otte – photography
• Byron Gillison – Anuthatantrum logotype design

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Anuthatantrum

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8]	90
US Billboard 200[9]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	5

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Anuthatantrum

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.