Nature: Seasons Changed Fall Edition EP released Tuesday 11/19/2013!

After only a few hours Nature's new Seasons Changed: Fall Edition EP is already making an impact on the iTunes Hip Hop / Rap new release charts. When I copped the EP this morning he was right behind E-40 in the #3 spot. Pretty dope news. The EP is only $5.99 and contains 7 new tracks plus an intro & outro. From beginning to end this might be my favorite installment of the Seasons Changed EP series to date... right off the bat beats are dope and the lyrics are on point. The first single, Big Blunts, features top notch production from DJ Concept and a great guest verse from Fred Da Godson. The track is already getting tons of love as the latest smokers anthem to come from Nate.




The rest of the EP tracklist is below along with the official trailer, I'll update with production credits as I have em. I'm a big fan of the Movie Star track, it takes me back to the 1999 Black Showbiz days (peep this YouTube vid if ya never heard that track before... shout to HipHopGiant). Fantasy and Miracle are two of my other favorites! My only complaint about this EP is that he didn't lay a verse down over that Outro... I kept waiting. Everybody make sure to cruise on over to iTunes and lay down the $5 to support Nature, real hip hop and a really dope label Deep Concepts Media!


1 Intro (1:15)
2 Music I Bang (3:14) (produced by Skammadix)
3 Big Blunts feat. Fred the Godson (2:55) (produced by DJ Concept)
4 Miracle (3:01) (produced by Velotz)
5 Movie Star (2:29) (produced by Supa Dave)
6 Genocide (2:45) (produced by Sick Luke)
7 Fantasy (2:34) (produced by BP)
8 Magic (2:32) (produced by Sickness)
9 Outro (Candle Light) (produced by PoundAProblem) 2:05

NATURE - SEASONS CHANGED FALL EDITION TRAILER from HOSTAGE MEDIA on Vimeo.

Shout to my homie Chadd over at Life Outside the Queensbridge Blocks

DJ Skizz - Metal Bars ft. Masta Ace & Nature (Video)

One of the best things we've noticed from Deep Concepts Media over the past several years is their collaborative work ethic, hustling hard and doing whatever it takes to get other artists on their projects and getting their production team and artist lineup onto other projects. The latest fruit from all of that labor has materialized in the form of a very dope concept track from DJ Skizz featuring Masta Ace and Nature. The track is a back and forth phone conversation between Masta Ace, who is still hustlin on the block, and Nature, who is doing a bid and wondering how things are going on the outside. The track is real for Nature, who has done plenty of time in the past... so it's no surprise that the track flows smoothly back and forth between Ace and Nate.

The video follows the same concept, with the duo rapping / conversating over a prison pay phone and a burner. The track is from the brand new DJ Skills collaborative LP "B.Q.E. (Brooklyn-Queens Experience)". As the title indicates it features a bunch of Brooklyn and Queens collaboration tracks... and it is very very dope. It also features Lil' Fame (of M.O.P.), ILL BILL, Roc Marciano, A.G., O.C., Steele (of Smif-n-Wesson), Torae, F.T., Cormega, Big Noyd, Big Twins, Craig G, Reks, Problemz, Al Tariq, Maffew Ragazino, Jakk Frost, Malik B. (of the Roots), Rasheed Chappell & many more... Cop it on iTunes here. Support and enjoy! Holla at DJ Skizz, Masta Ace and Nature on Twitter and tell em you like the track.

Nature & Noreaga - TIME IS MONEY (Official Video)

We're pretty late with this one... the web has already been blowing up over the latest Nature & Noreaga visual "Time is Money". NORE(aka P.A.P.I. aka Mr. Superslime) had been mentioning the video shoot all the way back in August and the final product has been getting hyped by all of the blogs since September. This is the second video from the dope new Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP from Nature. If you haven't seen checked the video out yet we've included it below. Track was produced by platinum producer Xtreme Beatz and is just the latest dope track coming from Nature since he's been signed to Deep Concepts Media. We can't reiterate this enough.... iff you've ever been a fan of Nature and want to show some support for a production company doing it for the absolute LOVE of the music, please make sure to hit up iTunes and cop that Seasons Changed Summed Edition EP for $6.99. Good music and you're supporting the creation of more in the future. Peace.

Bout to film my Nilla @THEREALNATURE video no haircut bent and all that

— P.A.P.I. (@noreaga) September 1, 2013

New Video: Nature Feat. N.O.R.E. – “Time Is Money” - http://t.co/BC0YgCF5Rv

— 57thave (@57thave) September 25, 2013

Nature: Seasons Changed - Summer Edition EP out NOW

The hightly anticipated follow up to his Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP, Nature dropped his Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP TODAY! I am absolutely loving this Summer Breeze joint featuring Tommy 2 Face and Cormega. This is the first time I've heard Mega on a Nature album and it's refreshing to not only see but hear Queensbridge unity in a track. Fellow Queensbridge rapper Tommy 2 Face on there too, if ya'll don't know him head over to darkageent.com where he has a number of tapes available for download with about 5 or 6 joints featuring Nature.

The Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP also features Noreaga... who might be able to take just as much credit as Nas for helping introduce Nature to the hip-hop world. It was NORE who got Nature on Banned From TV so we've gotta show him some love for helping get us a classic verse on one of the all time great hip-hop collaboration joints. Noreaga and Nature... aka Magic and Bird.... have worked together countless times in their careers but this EP also marks the first time NORE has landed on an official studio Nature project. Nice to know NORE is still in Nature's corner 15 years later, hopefully we'll see more NORE / Deep Concepts Media collaboration in the future.

I'll have a complete review of the LP coming soon but for now I'll leave you with the tracklis, a link to purchase the LP on iTunes for $6.99, and the full video for the "Some Fake, Some Real" track which was produced by Undefined. Cameo by longtime Nature fan Ron Artest in the video too. Enjoy!

Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP full tracklist
01 Intro 00:18
02 Long over Due 03:41
03 Summer Breeze (feat. Tommy 2 Face & Cormega) 02:47
04 Fever 02:54
05 I Can Tell 03:06
06 Paranoia 02:51
07 Some Fake Some Real 03:04
08 Time Is Money (feat. Noreaga) 03:51
09 Outro (Time Peace) 00:36

First leak off Nature's Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP - "Fever" prod. by Skammadix

Hot off the presses from the Deep Concepts official Soundcloud is the brand new Nature joint "Fever". This is the first official leak from the upcoming Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP which I'm fully expecting to drop by early to mid August. The track is produced by Skammadix and features some top notch verses by Nature. 2013 has definitely been his best year that I can remember for a long time. The buzz keeps building, a ton of blogs have already picked up this joint including 2dopeboys, antisellout, lavalordz, dotgotit, and many others. Listen and download the track below.



Speaking of Seasons Changed..... a little birdie (aka Little Vic) seems to have spilled the beans that we might be able to expect Noreaga and Cormega features on Nature's upcoming Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP. Word on the street is that DJ Concept produced the joint with Mega (Concept has been crushing the production game lately, pay attention) and both the N.O.R.E. and Mega joints were mixed by Little Vic. All I can say is... dope. I've been fiending for another Mega and Nature collabo for awhile now, this will be the first Nature/Mega joint that is featured on one of Nate's projects and I'm expecting Mega to bring the heat.

After the NORE feature.. I am mixing @THEREALNATURE featuring @realcormega ... Today is a historical day for me as a producer/engineer

— The Closer (@IAmLittleVic) July 15, 2013

Nature - East Coast Party (Video)

Nature just dropped a dope new video for the track "East Coast Party" off his recent Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP. A lot of people have been saying this is their favorite track on the EP. Dope production on the track from Little Vic, a lot of slick one liners, and now a shiny new video produced by Hostage Media. This track is going to continue to get a lot of attention over the next few weeks, shout to all of the bloggers and fans who have been spreading the word about this one.

“@DeepConcepts: @noreaga DRIVE DRUNK TO THIS! Nature- East Coast Party Video http://t.co/Pq65xpG4qq”HARD

— P.A.P.I. (@noreaga) June 9, 2013

Nature - East Coast Party (Dir By Hostage Media) http://t.co/UMzgtFY6D0

— 256up (@256up) June 7, 2013

RapReviews: Video: @TheRealNature - "East Coast Party" (@DJMickeyKnox): Video: Nature - "East... http://t.co/jGqKy6mlsp #hiphop #rapreviews

— RapReviews (@RapReviews) June 24, 2013

Nature - Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP AVAILABLE NOW on iTUNES!

Nature dropped his first true release in over 5 years today... Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP. The title is obviously a play on the name of Nature's classic and slept on 2000 debut LP "For All Seasons". If you've ever appreciated Nature's music please take the time to cruise on over to iTunes and pick up the EP for just $5.99. This is one of the few times in the last few years that the MASSES have had the change to support Nature and his music. Just like track #5 explains lot of hard work went into the EP from Nature and his new Deep Concepts Media label and production team. They're all doing it out of straight love for real hip-hop so take some time to give back and support a classic artist and a great up and coming label!

My favorite track on the LP is Never Falling Off, which features old friend D.O.E. Many of you will probably remember D.O.E. from the Timberland produced track "For a Minute" which featured Nature, Noreaga, and D.O.E. The D.O.E. assisted hook on Never Fallin Off is really dope and definitely has me hoping he'll be linking up with Nature and Deep Concepts Media again in the future. The full tracklist is below

Click here to purchase the Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP!

Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP
1. Intro (0:25)
2. Never Falling off feat. D.O.E. (4:09)
3. Where I Belong feat. Little Vic (3:55)
4. Rock Like This (3:55) (check out the video here)
5. Hard Work (2:49)
6. Money (3:26)
7. New York N****z (3:32)
8. East Coast Party (3:07)
9. Outro (0:27)

Nature - Rock Like This (Video)

Nature dropped the first visual from his brand new EP "Seasons Changed - Spring Edition" which drops TOMORROW, April 30th, 2013 on iTunes. With the New York Islanders headed to the NHL playoffs for the first time in YEARS... it's only fitting that the video opens with scenes featuring Nature watching and rapping in the Isles practice facility. The track is called "Rock Like This" and was produced by Skammadix. Watch the video and download the track below.

From the official Deep Concepts Media page: "Nature is back with his new single Rock Like This produced by Skammadix. Nature lost no touch in his rhyming pattern and Rock Like This proves it. Word is, Rock Like This is the first single off of Nature’s upcoming project Seasons Changed: Spring Edition." Enjoy this ya'll and make sure to cop Seasons Changed: Spring Edition on iTunes tomorrow.

Nature - The Ashtray Effect 2 (free mixtape download)

Coming right on the heels of the announcement of the Seasons Changed 4 part EP series (part 1 dropping April 30th on iTunes), Nature has dropped another dope new mixtape called The Ashtray Effect 2. The tape is hosted by DJ Big Mike and DJ Mickey Knox and has been offered for stream or download courtesy of AudioMack.com. Similar to the first installation of the Ashtray Effect the tape is a nice mix of dope Nature tracks past and present. For the hardcore Nature fans out there I've tried to add some details on each track. The mixtape has been getting tons of burn on the blogs and social media, with features from SOHH.com, HipHopGame, 2DopeBoys, RealHipHopDaily, HipHopReviwsForDummies, EliteMuzik, The 9 Elements, Rap Reviews, The Dope Academy, and many many more.






Ashtray Effect 2 Tracklist (with additional details)
01 - Thug Ali Baba (unsure of release date, prior to mixtape I hadn't heard this joint)

02 - Fly Away (2012 track, produced by Sickness. Peep the video here.)

03 - Welcome To My World (2012 track, produced by SupaDave. Peep the video here)

04 - Spit feat. Red Cafe & Pretty Ugly (originally appeared on the 2001 Stretch Armstrong "Spit" LP)

05 - Love Is All We Need (REMIX) w/ Mary J Blige (1997 unreleased track, DJ Smooth Denali first aired it)

06 - Take It On (Classic, various versions released on 90's clue tapes including one called I'll Fuck You up)

07 - American Dream (2012 track, produced by BP, released by Nature on Obama's election day 2012)

08 - Metal Cuff Links w/ Beneficence (from the 2012 Beneficence - Concrete Soul LP)

09 - Magazine Covers (unsure about this one, hadn't heard it til the mixtape)

10 - They Just Dont Know w/ Madd Rapper & Black Rob (late 90's track that was on the Madd Rapper "Tell Em Why You Madd" LP released early in 2000)

11 - Magic & Bird w/ Noreaga (unreleased 90's heat with NORE)

12 - Itz Yours freestyle (don't recall when this one was recorded)

13 - The Hurt w/ P Dap & Matt Fingaz (Produced by Sha Self in 2000, released on vinyl only)

14 - Too Hot w/ 50 Cent & Nas (appeared 50 Cent's 2002 Guess Who's Back release)

15 - Magic (released by Nature on Halloween 2012)

16 - Something In The Air (track sounds older, I hadn't heard this one prior to mixtape release)

17 - Back Against The Wall w/Reek Da Villian & Peter Leo (produced by Sickness, 2013 track)

18 - Charisma w/ Mercy (2011 joint, produced by Solidified. peep the video here)

19 - Miracle (produced by Velotz, 2012 release from Deep Concepts Media)

20 - Round One (I know I've heard this previously... just not sure where)

21 - From The East w/Rap P (2010 track produced by Live, released in early 2011)

22 - Da Rockwilder freestyle w/ Little Vic (2012 track DCP did for Doo Wop's The Source mixtape)

23 - No Money (Demo Version) (brand new 2013 track)

Nature - Seasons Changed EP Series Announced

According to Deep Concepts Media (www.dcmhiphop.com) and Nature's official Twitter page he will be releasing a "Seasons Changed" EP series. For those living under a rock since 1998 the EP series plays off the name of Nature's classic 2000 LP "For All Seasons". The EP series will be released in 4 installments, 1 EP dropping per season for the upcoming year. The first installment, Spring, is dropping April 30th.

I don't have any official details on the tracklist but it's a pretty safe bet the dope homegrown Deep Concepts Media production team will be all over the LP. I'm guessing Sickness and DJ Supadave for sure, probably Skammadix and maybe production and a feature from Little Vic. I've also seen Nature interacting with some other dope producers on Twitter lately, namely Marco Polo, Buckwild, Xtreme Beats, and Red Spyda.... so I'm pretty excited to hear some new tracks. I think an official announcement will be coming soon. Follow @DeepConcepts, @TheRealNature, and @QueensbridgeRap for all the latest.


Click here to purchase For All Seasons from iTunes


Click here to purchase For All Seasons from Amazon