All Natural
Second Nature
thrill-099 · 2006
Second Nature is the highly anticipated follow up to All Natural's groundbreaking and critically acclaimed self released debut No Additives, No Preservatives. All Natural is fronted by Capital D and Tone B. Nimble, leaders of The Family Tree crew of Windy City hip-hop royalty. The Family Tree and its label, All Natural Inc., have been self-releasing their fiercely independent brand of hip hop, slowly turning what began as a hobby and passion into a business of pleasure. Tone B. Nimble was a member of Clark Kent's seminal Supermen DJ crew . All Natural are known for their sophisticated rhymes and their refusal to denegrate women.
For album number two, Capital D and Tone took the time to make sure that all the bases were well covered and thought out. All Natural puts the basic principals of hip-hop to practice with each beat made, rhyme written and scratch laid. Second Nature is the essence of hip-hop past, present and future. Conceptually, the album goes beyond the usual underground topics of freestyling and battling, Capital D and Tone lead by example as the source of excellence that embodies The Family Tree. True to the spirit of all great hip-hop, All Natural invite the talents of The Family Tree and other likeminded Midwestern hip-hop pioneers: The Molemen, Dug Infinite & No I.D., Atmosphere, Lone Catalysts, Mr. Greenweedz, DJ 3rd Rail, and J.U.I.C.E. all make appearances on Second Nature. As the band notes, this album is appropriately titled, because making classic hip-hop tracks is Second Nature to All Natural.