| For All Seasons | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Nature |
| Cover: | For All Seasons.jpg |
| Released: | September 19, 2000 |
| Recorded: | 1998–1999 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 48:29 |
| Prev Title: | The Album |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Wild Gremlinz |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
For All Seasons is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nature, released in 2000 via Trackmasters and Columbia Records.[1] The album was produced mainly by Trackmasters.[2]
Matt Conaway of AllMusic praised Nature for being "an exceptionally flamboyant and charismatic MC" throughout the record, highlighting "Young Love", "I Remember" and "It's a Man's World" for showcasing his storytelling abilities. He concluded that: "Though he delivers a compelling debut, there are stretches of outdated productions that kept the record from joining the ranks of classic debuts from his borough's now-luminary figures (Run-D.M.C., Rakim, LL Cool J and Nas)." Spin called the album "a crafty platter of metaphysical flair, compelling boy-meets-girl/girl-caps-boy-for-fucking-around narratives, and vivid ghetto reminiscences that recall Nas' early poetics."[3] Vibe contributor David Bry felt that Nature's lyrics were "run-of-the-mill" and had "a profound lack of engaging hooks", concluding that: "Although it offers a brief, pleasant flashback to Cali's hip-hop heyday, For All Seasons fails to live up to contemporary Queensbridge quality. It's a professional but largely uninspired effort."[2]