Nature Sounds
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Nature Sounds is a record label
based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop
and reggae
music.
MF DOOM
Masta Killa
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music.
Discography
- AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Fingertips (2011) - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Live From The MPC 60 (2010) - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Cocoon (2010) (digital only) - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- The Quixotic (2010) (digital only) - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Drum Machine (digitial only) - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Louder - AyatollahAyatollah (producer)Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip-Hop producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as...
- Now Playing (2006) - Big City (Psycho Les, Al Tariq, Problemz) - The City Never Sleeps (2007)
- Blu - Her Favorite Colo(u)r
- Black Market MilitiaBlack Market MilitiaBlack Market Militia is a rap group composed of Killah Priest, Timbo King, Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi and William Cooper. They released their first - Black Market Militia - in 2005, through Performance Records, invisioned and initiated by Mitchell Serbes, Gary Hertzan and Mariel Maffetone. They...
- Black Market MilitiaBlack Market MilitiaBlack Market Militia is a rap group composed of Killah Priest, Timbo King, Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi and William Cooper. They released their first - Black Market Militia - in 2005, through Performance Records, invisioned and initiated by Mitchell Serbes, Gary Hertzan and Mariel Maffetone. They... - Chris Lowe - 'The Black Life (2004)
- Copywrite - Cruise Control Mixtape Vol. 1 (2005)
- DJ BabuDJ BabuDJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
- The Beat Tape Vol. 2 - DJ BabuDJ BabuDJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
- Duck Season Vol. 3 - Hell RazahHell RazahHell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
- Heaven RazahHeaven RazahHeaven Razah is the latest solo album by rapper Hell Razah, released on September 28,2010 through Nature Sounds Records. Razah is most famed as a member of Wu-Tang Clan affiliate groups Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia. The album features production from Dev 1, Rainmayqah, Jordan River Banks,...
(2010) - Hell RazahHell RazahHell Razah is an American rapper, best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan...
- Renaissance ChildRenaissance ChildRenaissance Child is the solo debut album by rapper Hell Razah, released on February 20, 2007 through Nature Sounds Records. Razah is most famed as a member of Wu-Tang Clan affiliate groups Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia. The album features production from MF DOOM, Dev 1, Shuko, Fabrizio... - MathematicsMathematics (producer)Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. As well as producing many tracks for the Wu-Tang Clan and for its solo and affiliate projects, Math has released two solo albums.-Biography:Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York Mathematics was...
- Mathematics Presents Wu-Tang Clan & Friends UnreleasedMathematics Presents Wu-Tang Clan & Friends UnreleasedWu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased is a compilation produced by Mathematics. It contains unreleased songs by Wu-Tang Clan and their affiliates.-Track listing:...
(2007) - MathematicsMathematics (producer)Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. As well as producing many tracks for the Wu-Tang Clan and for its solo and affiliate projects, Math has released two solo albums.-Biography:Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York Mathematics was...
- The ProblemThe Problem (album)The Problem is an album by Wu-Tang Clan DJ Mathematics. The album was released on 28 June 2005 by the company Nature Sounds. Most tracks feature cameos by members of the Wu-Tang Clan... - MathematicsMathematics (producer)Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. As well as producing many tracks for the Wu-Tang Clan and for its solo and affiliate projects, Math has released two solo albums.-Biography:Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York Mathematics was...
- Soul of a Man (2006) - O.C. & A.G. - Oasis (2010)
- Omega One - The Lo-Fi Chronicles (2005)
- Pete RockPete RockPeter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
- NY's FinestNY's FinestNY's Finest is a studio album by hip hop producer and emcee Pete Rock. The album was Rock's first studio album since 2004's Soul Survivor II, and was released on February 26, 2008 through the Nature Sounds record label. The album's cover art was created by Fuse Green and inspired by the cover of... - ScientistScientist (musician)Scientist, born Hopeton Brown in Kingston, Jamaica, 1960 , was a protégé of King Tubby , one of the originators of dub music.-Biography:...
- [Dub 9/11 - Strong Arm SteadyStrong Arm SteadyStrong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a rap/hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California, and Phil Da Agony and probably the most visually distinct member, Krondon, who is albinistic...
- Deep HeartedDeep Hearted-Track listing:... - TermanologyTermanologyDaniel Carrillo , better known as Termanology is a rapper from Lawrence, Massachusetts. He first came to wide attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, Politics As Usual, was released in 2008...
- Politics As UsualPolitics As Usual- Bonus track :- External links :* * Mosi Reeves. "", Spin, October 2008.* Chris Faroaone. "", Boston Phoenix, October 1, 2008.* Michele Centeno. "", URB, October, 2008.* Felicia J. Barclay. "", AllHipHop, October 3, 2008.... - Immortal TechniqueImmortal TechniqueFelipe Andres Coronel , better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent as well as an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics...
- Revolutionary Vol. 1Revolutionary Vol. 1Revolutionary Vol. 1 is the debut album by rapper Immortal Technique in 2001, and re-pressed in 2004. The first edition had no distribution and no bar code; it was sold by the artist on the streets and at his shows. The album re-press was manufactured with a bar code and is being distributed... - Immortal TechniqueImmortal TechniqueFelipe Andres Coronel , better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent as well as an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics...
- Revolutionary Vol. 2Revolutionary Vol. 2Revolutionary Vol. 2 is the second album released by rapper Immortal Technique and is a follow-up to his debut album, Revolutionary Vol. 1.Revolutionary Vol...
(2003) - Tragedy KhadafiTragedy KhadafiPercy Chapman IV, known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, and formerly known as Intelligent Hoodlum, is an American rapper and producer who hails from the Queensbridge housing projects in Queens, New York, which has spawned other hip hop artists such as Nas, Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga,...
- Intellegent Hoodlum + Saga Of A Hoodlum (Re-Issue) (2007) - Illmind - Behind The Curtain
- R.A. The Rugged ManR.A. The Rugged ManR. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.-Career:At 18, R.A. signed with Jive Records and then in the mid-1990s signed with Priority Records/EMI. His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording...
- Die, Rugged Man, DieDie, Rugged Man, DieDie, Rugged Man, Die is an East Coast rap album by rapper R.A. the Rugged Man, released in 2004.This debut was over a decade in the making. R.A. the Rugged Man recorded his first album, Night of the Bloody Apes, for Jive Records in 1992 and "American Lowlife for Priority Records in 1999...
(2004) - R.A. The Rugged ManR.A. The Rugged ManR. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.-Career:At 18, R.A. signed with Jive Records and then in the mid-1990s signed with Priority Records/EMI. His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording...
- Legendary Classics vol. 1Legendary Classics vol. 1Legendary Classics Vol. 1 is a collection of unreleased and rare tracks R.A. The Rugged Man has created that deserve notable mention. Several of these records come in the form of previous collaborations, such as the raw, east coast gem “Who’s Dat Guy” with Mobb Deep’s Havoc. Over dark piano keys,... - Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - Convexed (2003)
- Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - Natural Selection (2006)
- Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - Too Stoned For TV (2005)
- Vordul MegaVordul MegaRapper Vordul Mega is one-half of underground hip hop duo Cannibal Ox and a member of the hip hop group Atoms Family. Vordul's debut solo album, Revolution Of Yung Havoks, was released in 2004...
- The Revolution of Yung Havoks (2004) - Havoc - The KushThe KushThe Kush is the debut solo album by Havoc of the hip-hop group Mobb Deep. It was released on September 18, 2007 on Nature Sounds Records. The lead single "I'm the Boss" was released on August 14, 2007...
(2007) - J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
- Jay Stay PaidJay Stay PaidJay Stay Paid is an album from the late hip hop musician J Dilla, mixed like a radio show by Pete Rock. It is a posthumous album, but is his fourth album overall. It was released June 2, 2009 on Nature Sounds...
(2009) - Earl "Chinna" Smith - Dub It! (2004)
MF DOOM
- Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9This limited edition box set of Metal Fingers' Special Herbs is made up of 3 CDs. The first two CDs are mixed extracts from the ten volumes of the instrumental Special Herbs series. The last disk is collection of KMD instrumentals....
(2003) - Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora....
(2003) - Best of KMDBest of KMDBest of KMD is a compilation album by KMD, featuring tracks from the albums Mr. Hood and Black Bastards.-Track listing:# "Mr. Hood Meets Onyx/Subroc's Mission"# "Who Me?"# "Trial & Error"# "Hard Wit No Hoe"# "Mr...
(2004) - Live from Planet XLive from Planet XLive from Planet X is a live album by MF DOOM, released on March 5, 2005 through Nature Sounds. It was recorded live in San Francisco, California, on 15 August 2004. Originally titled Live at the DNA Lounge, the album was initially given away with Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6, an instrumental hip hop...
(2005)
Masta Killa
- No Said DateNo Said DateNo Said Date is the solo debut album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, an American hip hop musician. With dark and dramatic beats and samples from martial arts films , the album has a sound reminiscent of Enter the Wu-Tang as it features all nine of the original Wu-Tang Clan members,...
(2004) - Made in BrooklynMade in BrooklynMade in Brooklyn is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, released on August 8, 2006 on Nature Sounds Records. Recording sessions took place during 2004 to 2006. Production was handled by Pete Rock, Bronze Nazareth, Whyz Ruler and MF Doom, as well as guest appearances...
(2006) - Loyalty Is Royalty TBA
- No Said Date Live DVD TBA