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Straight off the streets of QUEENS , NY, where some of the most versatile and rugged rappers of past and present have originated enter NATURE BORN. Prepared to take this industry by storm and with force if neccersary, GUSTAPO and B. ROCKWELL, have been putting down hard rap together since 1993. Neighborhood friends from MIDDLE VILLAGE despite a few years difference in age, GUSTAPO being older, quickly meshed in the studio and complemented one another incredibly. Growing up in the same environmment and experiencing together all the good, bad, and ugly this life has to offer the material they put out is a perfect reflection of it all. Raw rap raw style. NATURE BORN is more than a rap group its a family. GUSTAPO and ROCKWELL are all to familiar with the importance of "family", and that bond is apparent in the music. Where could you find better candidates to bring you that gangsta sh*t than two kids who came up in a hood that is known for being the final resting place for a few of histories realest gangsters? While the hood they were raised in has been signalled out by F.B.I since as far back as they both can recall. Needless to say this family is no stranger to the system and has managed to survive despite the red flags that seem to continually pop up around the way. Struggling to keep a real perspective in thier music, and un willing to sacrifice creativity by feeding into industry imagery, and Major Label marketing schemes, the duo quickly realized the only way to truly be felt is to get out there and make heads feel it. The groups tactics shifted from demo shopping to street sweeping, as they set out to make a name for themselves while earning respect first and foremost on thier own street corner and eventually in and around NYC as a whole.

Gustapo is a smooth spitter who handles his hustle on and off the mic with ease. The Queens native-mc has spent years on the underground in NYC. Originally, Gustapo was a member of the group NATURE BORN who earned exceptional street credit with their lone album 1999. The project featured the underground classic The Sit-Down featuring Genovese which is still circulating on some mixtape scenes today. That song set the standard for the music Genovese and Gustapo would continue to make together. Soon after its release, the other half of the Nature Born team, B.Rockwell, was sent to serve sentence in a Federal prison. Upon his incarceration, Gustapo set-off solo, and went on to release numerous street hits while building the ILLSEED Entertainment label. Gustapo has released a new group effort with Genovese "First Cousins" their debut album "This Aint Friends... Its Family" is available online and in stores now... Check it out.. ILLSEEDS LIVE LONG.