Jermain Baxter (born December 5, 1973), better known as Nature, is an Americanrapper, best known for his association with fellow New York City rapper Nas and having replaced Cormega in the original QB group the Firm.[2]
The group disbanded in 1997 to pursue various solo projects. In 1998, Nature was featured on Noreaga's single "Banned from T.V.", alongside Big Pun, Cam'ron, Jadakiss and Styles P. At the end of the year, Nature appeared on DJ Clue?'s December 1998 debut album, The Professional, on the song Exclusive-New Shit. After several delays, Nature's debut album For All Seasons, was released in 2000 by Columbia Records and featured a guest appearance from Nas.[1][5] It reached number 50 on the Billboard 200.[6] Nature also contributed an original freestyle that appeared on the fictional Game FM radio station for Rockstar Games' 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III. He followed his debut in 2002 with Wild Gremlinz, released on independent Sequence Records, which reached number 150 on the Billboard 200 but reached number 9 on the Independent Albums chart.[7] Three of his tracks were included on the soundtrack of the film Angels in America in 2003. A third album, Pain Killer, was released in 2008 with production largely handled by Scram Jones, Dub Sonata & Mes.[8] Nature released a series of EP's titled Seasons Changed in 2013-2014 under DCM.
