Nature Sounds is a

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

based in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, specializing in

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

and

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

music. The label is independently owned and operated. It was founded by Devin Horwitz in 2003.

History

Nature Sounds was founded in 2003 by Devin Horwitz, also known as the producer Dev 1. Since then, the label has featured releases from prominent artists such as Blu, MF DOOM,

Pete Rock Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapping, rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned along ...

, R.A. The Rugged Man and

Immortal Technique Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), known artistically as Immortal Technique, is an American rapper, activist and songwriter. His lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as politics, religion, institutional racism, and govern ...

, among others.

Discography

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- ''Fingertips'' (2011) * Ayatollah - ''Live from the MPC 60'' (2010) * Ayatollah - ''Cocoon'' (2010) (digital only) * Ayatollah - ''The Quixotic'' (2010) (digital only) * Ayatollah - ''Drum Machine'' (digital only) * Ayatollah - ''Louder'' * Ayatollah - ''Now Playing'' (2006) * Big City (

Psycho Les The Beatnuts is an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez ...

, Al Tariq, Problemz) - ''The City Never Sleeps'' (2007) * Blu - ''HerFavoriteColo(u)r'' * Blu - ''

Good to Be Home ''Good to Be Home'' is a studio album by American hip hop recording artist Blu. The album was released on May 19, 2014, by New World Color and Nature Sounds. ''Good to Be Home'' features guest appearances from Fashawn, Casey Veggies, Prodigy, Mi ...

'' (2014) *

Black Market Militia Black Market Militia is a rap group composed of Killah Priest, Timbo King, Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi and William Cooper (rapper), William Cooper. They released their first album ''Black Market Militia (album), Black Market Militia'' in 2005. Th ...

- ''

'' * Chris Lowe - ''The Black Life'' (2004) * Copywrite - ''Cruise Control Mixtape Vol. 1'' (2005) *

DJ Babu Christopher E. Oroc, stage name Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and record producer. He is a member of DJ crew the Beat Junkies, Los Angeles-based hip hop t ...

- ''The Beat Tape Vol. 2'' * DJ Babu - ''Duck Season Vol. 3'' *

Hell Razah Chron Smith (born October 1, 1976), better known by his stage name Hell Razah, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate group of the Wu-Tang Clan. Razah is rumored to have suffered a brain aneurysm ...

- '' Heaven Razah'' (2010) * Hell Razah - '' Renaissance Child'' *

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

- '' Mathematics Presents Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased'' (2007) * Mathematics - '' The Problem'' * Mathematics - ''Soul of a Man'' (2006) * O.C. & A.G. - ''Oasis'' (2010) * Omega One - ''The Lo-Fi Chronicles'' (2005) *

- ''

NY's Finest ''NY's Finest'' is the fourth 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 al ...

'' *

Scientist A scientist is a person who Scientific method, researches to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engag ...

- ''Dub 9/11'' *

Strong Arm Steady Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Phil Da Agony, Krondon, of Los Angeles, and Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California. Ori ...

- ''

Deep Hearted ''Deep Hearted'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Strong Arm Steady. It was released on August 28, 2007, through Nature Sounds. Production was handled by DJ Khalil, Da Riffs, J. Thrill, Thayod Ausar, Blaqthoven, DJ Babu, Dubb K ...

'' *

Termanology Daniel Domingo Carrillo (born October 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Termanology, is an American rapper and record producer. He first gained major attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, '' Politics as Usua ...

- '' Politics as Usual'' *

- ''

Revolutionary Vol. 1 ''Revolutionary Vol. 1'' is the debut album by rapper Immortal Technique, released on September 18, 2001, and re-pressed in 2004 (by Babygrande Records). The first edition had no distribution and no barcode; it was sold by the artist on the stree ...

'' * Immortal Technique - '' Revolutionary Vol. 2'' (2003) *

Tragedy Khadafi Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer. Hailing from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York City,Brown, Marisa. ...

- ''Intelligent Hoodlum + Saga of a Hoodlum'' (reissue) (2007) * Illmind - ''Behind the Curtain'' * R.A. the Rugged Man - '' Die, Rugged Man, Die'' (2004) * R.A. the Rugged Man - '' Legendary Classics Volume 1'' (2009) * R.A. the Rugged Man - '' Legends Never Die'' (2013) * Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - ''Convexed'' (2003) * Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - ''Natural Selection'' (2006) * Various Artists (Nature Sounds) - ''Too Stoned for TV'' (2005) *

Vordul Mega Shamar Gardner (born March 24, 1979), better known by his stage name Vordul Mega (a.k.a. Vordul Megallah), is an American rapper from New York. He is formerly one half of underground hip hop duo Cannibal Ox and a member of the hip hop group Atom ...

- ''The Revolution of Yung Havoks'' (2004) *

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The Kush ''The Kush'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Havoc. It was released on September 18, 2007, via Nature Sounds. The album was produced by Havoc, with Devin Horwitz serving as executive producer. It features gu ...

'' (2007) *

J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, composer and rapper. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michiga ...

- ''

Jay Stay Paid ''Jay Stay Paid'' is the fifth studio album by album by American hip hop production, hip hop producer and rapper J Dilla. It was released as a posthumous album on June 2, 2009, by Nature Sounds. Despite the fact that the album has contributing v ...

'' (2009) *

Earl "Chinna" Smith Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,Johnson, Richard (2013)The Melchizedek way, ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013 is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late ...

- ''Dub It!'' (2004) ;MF DOOM * The Prof. Meets The SUPER VILLAIN (2002) * '' Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9'' (2003) * '' Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6'' (2003) * '' Best of KMD'' (2004) * '' Live from Planet X'' (2005) ;Masta Killa * '' No Said Date'' (2004) * '' Made in Brooklyn'' (2006) * ''

Selling My Soul ''Selling My Soul'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper Masta Killa. It was released on December 11, 2012 via Nature Sounds. Production was handled by Allah Mathematics, 9th Wonder, Blackinati, Dash, Inspectah Deck, Koolade, Medi ...

'' (2012) * ''

Loyalty Is Royalty ''Loyalty Is Royalty'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa. It was released on September 29, 2017, on Nature Sounds. Critical reception ''HipHopDX ''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of Hip hop ...

'' (2017)

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