| Natas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1992—2006; 2009 |
| Labels | Reel Life |
| Associated acts | Soopa Villainz, Psychopathic Rydas, House of Krazees, Insane Clown Posse, Dice |
| Website | AcidRap.com |
| Past members | |
| Esham T-N-T Mastamind |
|
Natas (Nation Ahead of Time And Space) is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan.
Contents |
Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, T-N-T, deciding on the name Natas, an acronym for "Nation Ahead of Time And Space".[1] In 1992, Natas released its first album, Life After Death on Esham's Reel Life Productions.[2] Following the release of this album, Esham, Natas and Reel Life Productions were the subject of much controversy when a 17-year-old fan killed himself while smoking cannabis and playing Russian roulette while listening to Life After Death.[3]
In 2002, Natas released its only charting album to date, Godlike, which peaked at #35 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart, #45 on the Heatseekers chart and #56 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4]
Natas refers to its performance style as "acid rap," comparing the lyrics to hallucinations induced by LSD.[5][6] Acid rap has been described as a fusion of hip hop beats and death metal lyrics.[6] Esham defined the genre as analogous to "modern day blues [or] heavy metal".[7] Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier said that Mastamind's rapping "owes little to any conventional style".[8]
Natas is known for using live instrumentation,[9][10] as well as for highly sample-based instrumentation which Allmusic compared to that of The Bomb Squad and Dr. Dre.[2] Natas' lyrics focus on topics ranging from women and violence to spirituality,[2][9] expressing self-reliance and allegiance to God.[9] Rappers influenced by Natas include Insane Clown Posse,[1][11] Eminem[1] and Kid Rock.[1]
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||