Nature's new LP "Target Practice" in stores & online March 4th

Nature's latest LP "Target Practice" drops in stores and online March 4th! The LP was fully produced / engineered by BP (Twitter @BP11701) and is Nature's first release since signing to Prodigy's Infamous Records label. Three of the LP's 12 tracks have already been released at various sites online.... The full tracklist and the three leaks (Give It To Em, This is Easy, and Terminator) are included below. Preorder the LP over at UndergroundHipHop.com right here or cop it over at iTunes next week!





FULL TRACKLIST
01. Keep Frontin' (02:40)
02. Back to the Rap (02:34)
03. Queens Tale, Pt. 1 (01:32)
04. This Is Easy (feat. Royal Flush and Prodigy) (04:16)
05. The Second They See Him (02:51)
06. Snap (03:22)
07. Terminator (Crazy) (02:59)
08. Give It to 'Em (03:54)
09. No Retreat No Surrender (02:41)
10. Real Like Me (02:54)
11. She Loves Me (03:13) 12. Never Quit (02:29)

NEW Ali Vegas & Nature - Reppin Where I'm From

It's always dope when two slept on emcees get together for a track. When two of those emcees happen to be two of your favorite emcees... you can't click play fast enough. The good people over at Deep Concepts Media have gotten Nature and Ali Vegas for what from my count might be their 5th or 6th collaboration in the past 15-20 years. Lovers of classic NYC hip-hop fans will remember their first, the dope Nature & Ali Vegas track "It's Like That"). The latest offering from the due is entited Reppin Where I'm From has Vegas kicking things off spitting his wittiest rhymes as usual. The track has been picked up by all of the best hip-hop blogs including Audiomack, Boi-1da.net, DotGotIt, Spitfire and many more. Nature delivers the hook and reminds everybody that Nate & Veg have been putting it down for New York since the beginning. The track was produced by G Sparks and based on his Twitter I can't tell where he's reppin... but he put together a solid beat for this one so I've gotta show him some love. If you love this track get at Nature and Ali Vegas on Twitter and give Deep Concepts Media a follow too to stay up on all their latest projects. Oh and if you wanna hear ALL of the Nature and Ali Vegas collabos hit me up on twitter @QueensbridgeRap.

Top 10 Nature Tracks of 2013: #1 Big Blunts

Throughout his career Nature has definitely been known to be an "expert" when it comes to kicking rhymes about smoking weed. His relateable, smooth, storytelling flow has had fans enjoying his smoke tracks since the beginning of his career. Whether it was his first single "The Ultimate High" from his debut album For All Seasons, his classic mixtape freestyles like this gem with Half-A-Mil (RIP), or his recent work with Deep Concepts Media (like 2012's "Fly Away"), Nature has been churning out rhyme after rhyme paying homage to the world's most popular drug. How fitting that his most popular track of 2013 was a banger about the same subject..... puffing on some Big Blunts. As we wrote back in 2013, the track features top notch production from DJ Concept and a great guest verse from Fred Da Godson. The track has gotten tons of love as Nature's latest and possibly greatest smokers anthem.... peep it below. And make sure to cop the Seasons Changed Fall Edition EP on iTunes if you haven't already... Winter Edition coming very very soon.

Top 10 Nature Tracks of 2013: #4 Summer Breeze feat. Cormega & Tommy 2 Face

This was the absolute perfect track for the Seasons Changed: Summer Edition EP. DJ Concept absolutely crushes this beat, it makes me feel like I'm sitting at a cookout laughing with the crew. Nature & Mega deliver solid verses and one of Queensbridge's hardest working up and coming rappers Tommy 2 Face delivers a smooth summertime hook. Now that it's been over 10 years I think people sometimes forget how these Queensbridge greats have come full circle. Nature and Cormega on yet another track, showing Queensbridge unity. For those who don't know the full story, Cormega was originally supposed to be in Dr Dre's supergroup The Firm alongside Nas, AZ & Foxy Brown. When he refused to sign a production deal with Nas they dropped him from The Firm, replacing him with Nature. Up to that point Nature & Mega had never had any beef, but things heated up when Nature & Nas were doing a radio freestyle and Nature spit the line "mad cause I jacked ya spot" in reference to Cormega. Cormega & Mike Delorian released Fuck Nas & Nature (most of which was just off the top of the dome disses, not a recount of actual events).

Through all of that Nature & Mega never really had any true beef, and years later they first appeared together on Da Bridge 2001. They've both always been quick to show love, Mega has included Nate in a number of his shows over the years, and it has been great to see dope tracks like Professional Style (Cormega feat. AZ & Nature, produced by Alchemist) and Summer Breeze come from 2 of QB's best. FYI - Those who love this Queensbridge Connection probably don't have to wait much longer... Cormega's long anticipated next LP "Mega Philosophy" is dropping later this year and will feature Nature. AZ is on there too. Enjoy this one!

Always good 2 get an email like this from @StatikSelekt : “setting off my show with the Nature/Cormega tonight” http://t.co/e2WhVfAmml

— concept1200 (@concept1200) August 23, 2013

Top 10 Nature Tracks of 2013: #6 Never Fallin Off (feat. D.O.E.)

Nature has been slapping us in the face with dope new music lately so I need to get back on track with the countdown! This one is one of my personal favorites.... at #6 in our countdown is a dope joint off the Seasons Changed: Spring Edition EP. The track is called Never Falling Off and features D.O.E. Ya'll may remember D.O.E. from his days of making hits with NORE so it's nice to see him back on the scene and putting down a dope hook on this one. This wasn't the first time Nature and D.O.E. had linked up.... back when NORE released his unofficial 1 Fan a Day LP they had a track on there called For a Minute (audio below, courtesy of YouTube). If you're feeling this joint make sure to cop that Season Changed Spring EP and support DCMHipHip.com!

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)