The Natural (Haystak album)

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The Natural
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2002
StudioStreet Flavor Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Southern hip hop
Length1:09:42
Label
Producer
Haystak chronology
Car Fulla White Boys
(2000)
The Natural
(2002)
Return of the Mak Million
(2003)
Professional ratings
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The Natural is the third solo studio album by American rapper Haystak. It was released on July 23, 2002 through Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Street Flavor Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Production was handled by Kevin "DJ Dev" Grisham, Sonny Paradise, Shannon Sanders and Dale Babb. It features guest appearances from Quanie Cash, Dale Babb, Bubba Sparxxx, Raw One & Squeeky Clean.

Contents

The album peaked at number 164 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at #31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, making it Haystak's first charted project.

Its sequel, The Natural II , was released on May 12, 2009 via Real Talk Entertainment.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:16
2."White Boy"4:33
3."In Here"4:35
4."Dirty Dirty" (featuring Dale Babb)4:02
5."You Got Money"4:11
6."Different Kinda Lady"5:08
7."Cool People"3:52
8."Bangin" (featuring Quanie Cash)4:26
9."Tonight's the Night"4:10
10."Pit Bull" (Skit)1:21
11."Killa Man Crew" (featuring Raw One & Squeeky Clean)4:33
12."Fucked Up"3:07
13."Life With No Crime"4:11
14."We Get Them"3:56
15."Run Hide Duck"4:37
16."Aint Talkin' Bout' Nothin'"4:07
17."You Cant Stop It"4:08
18."Oh My God" (featuring Bubba Sparxxx)4:29
Total length:1:09:42

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 164
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 31
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 6

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