All Natural "Vintage"

Posted on 02.22.2005

All Natural
Album : Vintage
Release Date : Feb 22, 2005
Label : All Natural

Review :

All Natural (DJ Tone B. Nimble and MC capital D) has become a legend in the hip-hop underground. Respected as one of the most solid and consistent hip-hop acts of the late 1990s and early 21st century, All Natural has raised the bar with every release.

Their next album, "Vintage" hits stores February 2005 and certifies them as hip-hop icons. Featuring the lyrical skills of The Jungle Brothers and El da Sensai, as well as the production work of Dug Infinite (Common), Andy C (Mary J. Blige) and newcomers Kenny Keys and Veto Money, the album exhibits modern hip-hop at its finest. Intelligent lyrics that reverberate in the head, heart and street, are laid over a variety of grooves ranging from the neo-soulful stylings of "This Is Our Time" to straight-up b-boy flavor on "Down 4Ever" featuring a classic Run DMC hook.

But the album’s first single, "Keep It Movin" b/w "Southside (Chicago)" best displays All Natural’s essence and range. "Keep It Movin" is an upbeat, party-movin posse cut featuring El da Sensai formerly of the Artifacts and Allstar of the Daily Plannet. Teamed up with capital D, the three man supergroup brings you the "bonafide fly, supply sh#t from the Chi". And the 12-inch’s B-Side steps it up a notch. Over a catchy mid-tempo beat, capital D crafts a half-story, half-Chicago city anthem that keeps the head nodding while simultaneously making the mind think.

"I figure like this, why can’t you spit razors over accessible beats ? And why can’t you spin stories that actually say something relevant ?" asks capital D rhetorically. He and Tone B. put their proverbial money where their mouths and minds are"All Natural shows by doing and delivers a hip-hop classic in the process.

Featuring : Spotlite, Jungle Brothers, Allstar and El Da Sensai

Producers : Stoney Rock, Dug Infinite, SC, Kenny Keys, Scripture, Capital D, Panik, Andy C., Dug Infinite, Stoney Rock

Track Listings :
1. Start The Revolution
2. Uprise
3. Stoney Island
4. Southside
5. Queen’s Get The Money (remix) featuring Spotlite
6. Double Speak
7. When I See You
8. The Avenger Is Back
9. Heel-Toe
10. Down 4ever
11. Corner Pocket (featuring Jungle Brothers)
12. Keep It Movin (featuring Allstar & El Da Sensai)
13. New Dawn
14. Check The Time
15. This Is Our Time