Rapper NATURE Was Supposed to Be Next Up! Stunted Growth Music

[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

Takes a lot more than just talent. Everything else counts too.

[@theapex8973]

IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

[@BiznessRecaliBrated]

Ras kass

[@jaymac8421]

People don’t understand the term Music Business, Business are into generating profits and revenue no matter what industry it is. Marketable artists generate revenue.

[@TheDumontShow]

I swear on everything that I didn't know it went down this way. Nature dropped the ball heavy. He threw away his potential for 60,000. I would have never signed that deal. Never. This is why Nas is still around and owns his masters and label. Because he never looked at short term money. Nature is a huge disappointment. Possibly the biggest disappointment ever in the genre. Everybody back then knew he was next. Throw away because he couldn't wait on Nas to get back off tour? What? A guy that is considered a hip hop legend at this point wants to throw everything but the kitchen sink on your project and it is squandered. What a failure

[@seanjean3560]

Ray Cash

[@stann.3408]

“Regardless of rain or snow, sleet or hail…”

[@jaimainelee3609]

That’s all time right there. Up there with Bomb Atomically.

[@Kelvin-jr1mz]

Banned from TV....N.O.R.E.

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

I Play That Til This Day!

[@boris_toejoe]

"I kick street tales, choking suckas like I'm Sprewell, Golden State, holding ya fate, in the palm of my hands........." - Nature

[@boris_toejoe]

​@@HatersHaveOpinion1word up!

[@toreyjoseph1286]

Cormega was't a main stream artist, but he sold a lot of records independently, and made millions. Every artist is not to be mainstream.Nature was a cool artist, but only in a group setting.

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

You definitely have been delivering with these stunted growths lately. NATURE was long overdue and highly anticipated to see on this page.

[@daboolaj]

This should have been a 3 part SG. One with Cormega/Nature/Firm since all 3 connect.

[@rapgamepapi]

Cormega's growth was never stunted. He was dropped from Def Jam before his 1st album even dropped. He then flourished as an independent artist. Peace to Nas, Nature, and Cormega

[@silversoulken]

Cormega is one of the most successful completely independent rappers of the 90s

[@TheRealest127]

Man the way he set it off on Banned from TV will FOREVER Be Legendary! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗽

[@maroon9273]

Nature would've fit better as a bravehearts than part of the firm.

[@Afrocypher9590]

Maybe, his verse on _I Wanna Live_ was 🔥 tho.

[@whotheproducer]

Nature “we ain’t friends “

[@cecilpusey5989]

Lord Jamar on production

[@bobbybrand9353]

The voiceover though 😂

[@JayDaReactor]

Gotta do Cuban Link or even the whole Terror Squad

[@v.m.m101]

Fat Joe already summarized Cuban Link’s career. “He’s washed up, wakes up and has Hennessy for breakfast”

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

He did the whole Terror Squad and even Remy Ma already

[@Kev_-qm1je]

Nature's 2nd verse on "The Foulness Pt. 4" go CRAZY!!!!!!

[@rasx]

good one. i was waiting for this one. I think if For All Seasons dropped in 98, his career woulda looked a lot different. Nate set the tone on Banned From TV with one of the most flawless verses I've eva heard and all his features were krazzzyy too. By 2000, the rap scene had changed a bit

[@evancollier7972]

For All Seasons is a 🔥 album

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@Afrocypher9590]

Most definitely a classic.

[@josefelix9022]

Best first verse guy of all time every feature

[@wzg8804]

Nature's freestyle in GTA 3🔥🔥🔥

[@giffymoney3832]

Ion care what nobody say…Nature had one of the hardest versus on Banned From TV

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@e5141981]

nah, he made the right choice in that moment. what if Nas never delivered? he would have missed an opportunity that was right in front of him. he made the decision he thought was best at the moment , i honestly don't blame him. much love and respect to him. his verse on banned from tv is underrated.

[@brazy6191]

Nas got you that far trust the process

[@MoroccanRose85]

Dave East is signed to NaS on his second album and has a plethora of features, freestyles and mixtapes.

[@guillermomclean8657]

​@@MoroccanRose85that's now because Nas finally got his situation right now with mass appeal before that what he had when he was working himself...... That's why I find it funny how Nas fans always want to compare him to Jay Z when they where in two different lanes.... Nas doing now what jay was doing in 2001 Ong it's different but love them all 🗽🗽🗽🗽

[@TheDumontShow]

This is why I always say Black folks are always going to be at the bottom. That mindset you have. Short term money. 60,000 dollars is small to sign your life away to a contract. That deal with Nas would have put in front of more people and helped him way better with getting features, production and budget. For All Seasons was dreadful. Only two songs were good on it. Hands down. I had the album and being so disappointed.

[@jonathancoleman6482]

@@guillermomclean8657jay z had help

[@machomusprime50]

Was listening to Exclusive New Sh## on DJ Clue's album yesterday. Very underrated.

[@jaymac8421]

Nature was one of them dudes that’s would always give you a good 16 bars and that’s it, outside of that he didn’t have it.

[@SmooveBsoPhilly]

Always had the best verse on every track!

[@damfunk.]

What would waiting for Nas have done for Natures career? Nas never had a single artist under him who had any measurable success. And this is coming from a Nas fan.

[@MoroccanRose85]

Dave East so far is his biggest success considering how much output every artist under NaS did back in the day. Bravehearts, Nashawn, Quan etc. doesn’t have as much motion as DE.

[@TheDumontShow]

I am a Nas fan and I disagree. Mobb Deep and Noreaga were helped by Nas and they had great success. Especially the latter. Foxy Brown did in a way as well but not fully. Jay had a part in it too. Dave East and RTJ are under Mass Appeal and they have had great success.

[@Afrocypher9590]

Sadly, dat can be said for most artist on Nas' level from back then who had other protégé types under them.

[@Afrocypher9590]

​@@TheDumontShowDude, Mobb Deep & Nore had thier own lane, they were never had or needed help from Nas. Dat go for Foxy too.

[@jbameagamontana7774]

Dave East

[@p4rt_t1me_g0d]

How about Herb McGruff?

[@mringram]

Some people don't care about mainstream

[@shawnanderson466]

This channel been hittin lately...even more than usual...Whenever your looking for some more down South artists though...Aye, there's 8Ball & MJG, Goodie Mob, UGK, & K-rino...Even the whole SPC & Screwed Up Click...

[@twin78]

Nature was cool at that time. He was more of "mixtape artist" and not a mainstream artist. He was good. His "Banned From TV" verse was real decent. Other than that, he really didn't have some bars that I had to rewind and say "Damn! I gotta rewind that!" You also 4got Stunt #4: He got knocked out by Cormega (allegedly)"

[@damfunk.]

“Five Minutes to Flush” was a banger.

[@bmoreboy8865]

It happened

[@whotheproducer]

Nature “in too deep “

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯

[@ArthurLiemel-dd4wz]

Nature is still system that will be my favorite first great mind in feeling I have too say it good to feel love the like of this

[@JoedellGraciani]

You should do an episode on rapper Lord Have Mercy

[@adamgordon2572]

Nature’s verse on Half-A-Mill’s “ what u riding “ was 🔥🔥 R.I.P. Milliato ✊🏾 but yeh Nature was mad underrated but him going against Nas effected his career 💯

[@brandoni241]

Are you going to do a stunted growth Ali Vegas? This made me think about him, because he was also a Queens rapper that had hype...

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

This is a great story. You should do Cormega next.

[@noregreen5852]

He can't do cormega because, his growth was never stunted.... I'm the biggest cormega fan and he is an underground legend that put out consistent music through out the years and still has a cult following he lived up to the hype and stayed that hype

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@noregreen5852 That’s what’s up.

[@bmoreboy8865]

Cormega growth wasn't stunted. Do your homework on one of the most decorated independent artist ever

[@b-rainwash410]

Who's more current than me? - Nature -

[@kylesantos8190]

Mega's music ain't mediocre.

[@nylesprint]

I was just listening to nature’s album yesterday at the gym

[@shawnsteed4140]

This was a good one, Nature is so underrated 💯💯💯💯

[@darryldennis3487]

I’m gon have to disagree… Nature was NICE. What I agree with is his mind wasn’t where it needed to be as far as the business. He did his thing on Banned from TV and I got a couple of joints off his first album on my playlist.

[@TheDumontShow]

Nature moved to Marcy....awwww

[@adamlee913]

If there are any lists out there for rappers who have never spit a wack verse, nature should be on them. Also, he had the best verse on banned from tv 💯👌

[@saj8]

Nature signing with TrackMasters should beg the question, what was really going on at Ill Will Records?

[@rayedmonds6108]

Not a damn thing. Besides Oochie Wally, which was trash as fuck IMO, Ill Will never dropped a hit song, artist, album, nothing. I love Nas, but truth is truth.

[@jarrodmurray6424]

@@rayedmonds6108that’s the truth

[@TheDumontShow]

Nas only had Bravehearts on Ill Will. That was the only two artists that he had. Quan wasn't really signed to him. And the point was never for Nature to sign with Nas. The point was that Nas was trying to put him in a better position and he went behind his back and went somewhere for way less money. You have to remember that Nas knew a lot of people that were big at the time like Dr. Dre, Jermaine Dupri, Diddy. He would have put Nature in a position to win. No excuses on Nature's part. He is the typical Black man that always thinks short term then blames everyone around them why they aren't a success

[@anthonymcmillan8273]

If Nature was patient he could be just as big of a star like Nas and the rest of the Firm! I like the songs that he's featured with other artists! I like the song that featured Nas on his first album "Ultimate high". I have his latest album "🎯 practice(2016)". It was a pretty good album. Glad that he's still in the mix doing music.

[@saj8]

If Nas actually knew how to run a record label, Nature would have been a bigger star.

[@anthonymcmillan8273]

@@saj8 . You ain't lying about that. Old school artists don't really have what it takes to make their own record companies afloat. Unfortunately I can name a few examples 🙄!

[@mikec3304]

Still one of my favorite emcees. Definitely!!!🫡🐐👍

[@QuizySlim]

Kendrick mention didn’t age well

[@sandrabrown4283]

Stop with the "Nas disdain for Cormega" that's not the real story

[@dianevrules]

F&*&& Nas. Cormega be@t tf out of Nas and Nas kicked him out the group. Then replaced him with a weak impostor

[@jeffreyblocker7371]

​@dianevrules Thought you was only hating on Nas via "Drink. Champs" 😂😂😂

[@Afrocypher9590]

​@@jeffreyblocker7371Hahaha, it's a troll account. I've seen it too everywhere hatin' on Nas. 😂🤣

[@TWB124]

Great content! I am not sure but I think if you hadn't done one already you should do one on the rhythm and blunts CRU!!!

[@reeceCEO]

I was thinking About Nature and the Beef he had with Nas and I remember when Nature Came to the UK 🇬🇧 on Tim Westwood Radio Station

[@boozywoozy73]

NATURE is one of the greatest talents in hip hop history to never pop. Nature wasn't a great song writer. Still to this day he don't got a solo song that's well known or considered classic.

[@travisfreeman3353]

The disrespect for Nature in this video is disappointing 😞 Lyrically Nature is nice as hell, but not everyone is meant to blow up and become a star. Maybe he shouldn't have taken the $60,000 from Trackmasterz but when u grow up in the hood broke $60,000 is a lot of money....Plus why didn't Nas just take Nature on tour with him instead of having Nature wait 🤔

[@posajnejkwahb]

These are all facts. Nature got a couple killer verses but he never was a standout artist. The Firm was his best shot, if that wouldn't have flopped he'd would have been a great team player in a group

[@riogrande7032]

He killed it on fantastic 4 part 2 wit cam the lox and fab

[@MT93_]

8:26 😂 aged like 🥛

[@nylesprint]

Gotta do Questionmark Asylum , remember “Hey Lookaway”

[@TheDumontShow]

Still pump that song to this day. That song sounds 90s when you hear it. You are instantly taken back there. Some songs do that perfectly

[@rolliemosley]

If you a fan from the 90s, 2000s, we all-know how sick Nature truly was. His diss over Nas One Mic beat 🔥. Sad it didn't stick with Nas, cause he was nicer than all of Bravehearts by himself.

[@doodiemac100]

You should've included his taste in production for his projects. Outside of his first album, all his other projects as a whole are bogged down and garbage because of his poor choice in beats. He needs an A&R to help him with his growth musically cause niggas definitely heard his other projects and were appalled and dismayed by the production.

[@WarriorsforInfoTV]

I like a song by Dre, Nas and Nature. Think it was unreleased but its on YT.

[@jjmcg9184]

He had a buzz but it fizzled out.

[@rayedmonds6108]

I remember his album sampler (remember those?) that came out around 98. It had heat! Then the album finally came out, and most (maybe none) of the songs from the sampler were on there. What we got was hella disappointing. Did any of those songs ever get released?

[@andresciahooten9598]

Can you please do a video on Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Azealia Banks, Trippie Redd, Lil Wop, Will Smith, YoYo, YG, Brian McKnight, Mya, Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men

[@Hooda18th007]

For All Seasons is a classic that I still Bump today!!🦾🔥🔥

[@angelsantiago198281]

Nature is a goat 🐐

[@jeffreyblocker7371]

"Playing NBA2K for 2 days straight / $50 a game. Let me polish my game" 🎮

[@aneshaxiomara6800]

Withdrawing at the bank, never deposit a thing

[@chiefnem]

If i ain't a thug was fire !! What dude talking about ??

[@PureLuxuryFilms]

Definitely do uncle murda

[@Sureokay]

That Kendrick statement didn’t age well. I guess it’s a stunted comment 😂

[@mikec3304]

😮...Shocking. Personally, I used his song Never Falling Off as my persnal motivation. He motivated me to stay, and get busy with personal aspects of my life. So I give flowers/ props to him. I hope to meet him some day and thank him for that song/motivation. 👍🫡👏

[@arthurcharlie2873]

So they had Nature, Jungle, and Weather.... Super original.

[@rayedmonds6108]

I don't remember a dude named Weather?

[@Afrocypher9590]

U mean _"Wiz,"_ right? 😂

[@rayedmonds6108]

@@Afrocypher9590 Oooohh. That's what he meant. I was seriously confused. Completely forgot about Wiz 😂

[@Afrocypher9590]

@@rayedmonds6108 Yeah, I mean... I hope dat's who he meant to say. I'm sure of it cuz there ain't no damn _"Weather"_ from dey clique in QB. LoL

[@ttlg-theturtlelordgamging9339]

This is stunted growth one of the ones I seen that the person actually was stunted

[@1refcortez]

Nature’s best song is about statutory grape.

[@TTo-pr2vc]

Nature > last few xxl freshman covers

[@gregwhite7852]

Posta Boy or SHELLS please!

[@ddaniels295]

Nobody from the firm made it but Nas, so you gotta look at it from that perspective. Nobody from the ROC made it but Jay.

[@MichaelThePlaya50]

AZ go hard

[@nuttabutter1963]

Sorry foxy did well, Az did well,cormega still active as well

[@MoroccanRose85]

NaS and AZ were both in a Sprite commercial together and this when AZ had motion, Foxy was successful but crippled her career with her unpleasant attitude. Cormega never crossed over to mainstream.

[@sinatris]

@ddaniels295. Foxy sold 13 million records. AZ got a platinum album and gold single too. So what you consider making it? The ROC got multiple platinum and charting artist. So what you consider making it??

[@thecriminaluniversity3833]

Foxy is a Legend and a Trendsetter in Hip Hop. AZ is one of the greatest lyricist EVER!! Cormega had one of the best independent careers in hip hip history💯💯

[@jontejordan8196]

Do either Roscoe dash playza circle or Chingy or young la

[@rayedmonds6108]

He did Rascoe Dash already.

[@princezzalmighty5889]

Do one on The Firm

[@diesel101raw]

Nature SMOKED Banned From TV but Solo Nah 🥴🤷🏿‍♂

[@UmarFaroukBala-ir3vy]

Pls do AZ next

[@jonathancoleman6482]

He already did it’s on the channel

[@ddaniels295]

So you saying Nas used him? Wow if that’s the case you gotta redo this. You put all the wrong on Nature when it was really Nas. According to you?

[@nfbroleelove2524]

That Kendrick statement aged horribly 😂 love the content tho

[@orlandeuce6567]

THE NEW YORK RAP SCENE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT.............. SELF SABOTAGE

[@kylotren3362]

Dr. Dre got a hold of nature and thats that

[@ddaniels295]

That everybody can’t go shit ain’t true tho😂😂😂. If u tell me “we gon blow” then it’s just you, how am I supposed to feel about that?

[@rayedmonds6108]

I feel him with the, everybody can't go, line. Was there ever a time you thought dudes like Black Child or Kuniva were gonna pop off just cause they had famous friends? And those 2 names are just the first ones that came to mind. The list is endless.

[@ShawnMacATM]

We need the cormega backstory now

[@bmoreboy8865]

His growth wasn't stunted

[@ShawnMacATM]

@@bmoreboy8865nah he could have been much bigger.

[@bmoreboy8865]

@@ShawnMacATM how?

[@rayedmonds6108]

​@@ShawnMacATMI've been a Mega fan for years. Sung his praises to all my homies even though none of them listened. I think even if he stayed on Def Jam it wouldn't have made much difference. He never made mainstream music. He's an underground hiphop legend and I have to imagine he's okay with his place in history.

[@ShawnMacATM]

@@bmoreboy8865 him beefing with nas definitely kept him from rising any higher. If they had patched things together we would hear his name more often.

[@robertcampbell1544]

Nature, he looks like he could be related to Jay-Z.

[@husslehard8005]

So is this the nature Nas was talking about!?? Nothing else to say man Nature moved to Marcy - Nas

[@jaybee2714]

Nothing else to say. Nature moved to Marcy

[@mpmi7588]

Whats wrong with moving to Marcey?

[@joelmcleod6521]

He moved to Marcy when there was a lot of subliminals from Jiggas camp toward NaS. He was in Memphis Bleek " Got my mind Right" video. That joint was aimed at Esco.

[@Afrocypher9590]

Hahaha, yup. He sholl was in dat video. Bleek even had a clear line shot directly at Nas, _"oh yo life styles written, so who suppose to be? Play your position"_ or sum'n like dat. Yeah, Jay & Nas camps always threw crazy subliminals before Takeover/Ether.

[@joelmcleod6521]

@@Afrocypher9590 yup. And that line "You wanna ball til you fall?/ I can help you wit dat..../from NaS "Nastrudumas" song, Bleek took it as a diss....

[@Afrocypher9590]

@@joelmcleod6521 Mhmm, all of which eventually led up to the Takeover vs Ether battle (one of the best rap beefs of all time).

[@MrXanderthegreat1]

8:29 what happened to that? Fans are weak minded

[@thecriminaluniversity3833]

Buddy where do you get your info from?? Nas and Nature were NOT childhood friends, get your facts right. Second Nature was dead nice when he came out, he was killing every mixtape he was on. The fact that you think Nature was "Mediocre" speaks volumes on your lack of knowledge when it comes to hip hop💯💯

[@JamesWhite-l9x]

Why do u keep doing old artists that u did in the past?

[@ddaniels295]

Fans had adhd since back then

[@LucilleGhatti]

Can you do one on me?

[@kevinrobinson630]

Stetsasonic

[@SoloCport]

Bringing up the Nas bar “nature moved to Marcy “ says enough. SMH

[@eddietucker8575]

I like how you break things down and say what we be thinking but can't say them right

[@2Thessalonians1_7]

1) Nature was dope, but not better than Mega. Mega has since made up with Nas. I'm not sure Nate has. 2) In 2008 (just like Camp Lo), Nate came out with a slept on, dope album called "Painkiller".

[@legltrapn196]

If you gonna cover Nature, you HAVE to cover Cormega!! 🤨 He should've been first seeing he was there FIRST, and him and nature had mad beef over Nature taking his spot 💯💯

[@bmoreboy8865]

Cormega growth wasn't stunted

[@legltrapn196]

@@bmoreboy8865 you can't be serious? It wasn't stunted, it was straight stopped.

[@bmoreboy8865]

@@legltrapn196 you literally have no clue about his career. His career after signing his deal is more decorated then when he was on the label. How was his career stopped when he won a source award in 2004?

[@legltrapn196]

@@bmoreboy8865 Cormega ain't done nothing since he got out that was successful. You related to him or something? 🤣🤣

[@bmoreboy8865]

@@legltrapn196 yeah you're clueless and have no idea what TF you're talking about. How you do nothing and win a source award?

[@ephrem2720]

Your intro is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to long.

[@TheDumontShow]

Nature is one of the biggest disappointments ever in hip hop. Hands down. This is the pure example of what i don't like about Black folks. Always going for the short term instead of the long term. If Nature would have listened to Nas, he coulf have been one of the biggest MCs ever in rap. Nature had the ingredients to be a hip hop great but ruined it himself. He should have never went at Nas and listened to him.

[@dianevrules]

He wsnt going anywhere. He was just a fake Cormega. He and Nas are the reason The Firm "flopped."

[@isiahwilliams5273]

That Kendrick remark ain’t age well 😂😂

[@EmilesCreations]

Do Cormega MF Doom Tech N9ne Xzibit WC Mack 10

[@bmoreboy8865]

Cormega growth wasn't stunted

[@rayedmonds6108]

I don't think Cormega, Doom or Tech qualify. They never went mainstream, but they're some of the most respected and paid, indy hiphop artists ever. Especially Tech, he got RICH independently.

[@EmilesCreations]

@@bmoreboy8865 but he's underrated. Some of these are underrated and not necessarily stunted growth

[@EmilesCreations]

@@rayedmonds6108 Maybe you're right

[@manystylesrecords]

NATURE - NAS IS NOT (NAS DISS) THANK ME LATER - THE GUY THAT KNOWS ABOUT REAL RAP.

[@bmoreboy8865]

Destroyed Nas lol