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| Taking a break from recording in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
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| Me in my a-typical dorm room. No TV. Just music. |
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| Nathan Thomas, the singer/songwriter/poet laureate |
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| Me and another talented acquaintance Denyce Smalls |
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| Me and the homie Mark Prentice(back in my days touring with "Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship") |
Nathaniel Arthur Thomas III(aka-"Nat-King")...is a 24 year old native of Brooklyn, New York. He is the only child of Inez Thomas (of Twiggs County, GA)and Nathaniel Thomas Jr.(of Brooklyn, NY). He was born in the Kings County Hospital in the wee hours of November the 19th, 1978. He has sung with, or been produced by (among others):
Kelly Price, Mario Winans, Stephen Dent, E_Bass, Lena McLin,
Moses Hogan, Edward "Eddie-F" Ferrell & The Untouchables, red spyda, Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship, Danny Eason & Abundant Life, Julius Goodman & New Millenium Voices, Divine Music, Bernard Brown & BARAK, The Celestial Choir of The First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, The Paine College Concert Choir/ Show Choir/Gospel Choir, BLESSED(acapella group), Brothers In Christ, Dan Cleary, Vickie Winans, Charles Perry, Mark Prentice, Edwin Serrano, Steve Banarsee, Claude Harris Jr., Romel Caldwell, Christa Caldwell, Unel Caldwell, Tavarius Polk, Xavier "Zake" Smith, Japhe Tajeda, FANATIC, Eddie F. & The Untouchables, Sly, Eritza Laues, Perfect, Overflow, and many others in the fields of music.
Nate's Favorite...
foods(include):
Spaghetti, Chicken Lo Mein (from the ghetto chinese lady),
Roast Pork Egg Foo Young(I ain't no muslim), Baked Ziti w/ sausage and peppers, Buffalo Wings w/ Bleu Cheese dressing, Papa John's Pizza, CheckersRally's Fries, Motown Cafe's Sweet Potato Fries(r.i.p.),
Justin Restaurant's collard greens(but that's it..lol), house salads w/ alternating bleu cheese/ranch/creamy italian dressing, Mayonnaise Sandwiches(when food is low), Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines w/ vinegar(again...broke nigga food), "Swamp Grapes"(southern folk know!), Honey Dew Melon, Cantalopes, Strawberries, Green Grapes,
McDonalds, White Castles, Burger King, and the local Sugar Cane (from dreddy on Church Ave.).
Movies(include):
Jackie's Back(antandra!?), The Madea Series(starring Tyler Perry), Roots,School Daze(gigaboos-vs-wannabees), Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, Juice(...you got the juice now-stare-), Used People, Lady Sings The Blues, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Mo Money(Keith Henning told me that joke!), Blazing Saddles, Interview With A Vampire, Airplane, Naked Gun (1 thru 33 1/3), Hollywood Shuffle, Super Troopers, Half-Baked, Twins, Steel Magnolias(my mom had to have seen it like 30 times..guess who was riding shotgun..and as a result have a weird preoccupation with Julia Roberts ever since), Menace II Society, Boyz N Da Hood, Return Of the Living Dead, Thriller(the movie), Poetic Justice (My name's lucky), The Show, Backstage, and mad others..
Singers (include):
Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway(hi lalah!), Donnie, Kim Burrell-Wiley(the QUEEN), Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard, Twinkie Clark, Jackie Clark, James Moss, Hezekiah Walker, Kirvy Brown, Timiney and Anaysha Figeuroa, Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price-Rolle, Troy Bright, Schon Crawford, Craig Wiggins(whut up son!), Ahmed Wallace(track#10 on Natalie Wilson's new project), Nikki Ross-Turnley, Shawn McLemore, Heather Covington, Denyce Smalls, Coko (aka-Cheryl Gamble), Kenny Greene(r.i.p.), Faith Evans-Russaw, Sasha(from Vh-1 Divas), Tarralyn Ramsey, Ruben Studdard,
Dino Conner(r.i.p.), Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Mariah Carey, Lil G' (of Silk), D'Atra Hicks, Taral Hicks, 7-Mile, Gordon Chambers, Carl Thomas, Mario Winans, Edwin Serrano, Tavarius Polk, Aaliyah (r.i.p.),
Tweet, Playa, Robert Kelly (aka-The Pied Piper), Sparkle, Latrelle Simmons (aka-Munchie), Lanesha Randolph, Sukie Stillwell, Danny Eason, Keisha Whitney, Bilal, Erykah Badu, Kindred, Jasmine Sullivan(Little Kim Burrell), Tunesha Crispell, Steve Banarsee, Mark Prentice, Charles "Chaz" Perry III, Claude Harris Jr, TONEX, James Hall & Worship & Praise, Pastor Brian Nelson, Deitrick Haddon, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Brandy, 702, 112, Jagged Edge, JODECI(we need you now!--like Smokie said), Smokie Norful, Isaac Caree and Lowell Pye, John Prince Kee, Rance Allen, Daryl Coley, James Moore, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Betty Ransom-Nelson, THA RAYNE, B-ANGIE-B, and Luther Vandross.
Rappers (include):
Notorious B.I.G., Foxy Brown, Brown Fox(of M.O.P.), Heather B, Redman, Shyne, Babs(of Da Band), Jay-Z,
Young Chris, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli and Mos Def(aka-"Blackstar"), Eazy-E(r.i.p.), Ice Cube, Snoop Dizzle, Loon, Ma$e(now--Pastor Mason Betha), DMX, Vita, The G-Unit(50_cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo, etc..), G-Dep, Missy, Busta Rhymes, Tupac Shakur (r.i.p.), Fabolous, Coke, Joe Budden, The Dip-Set(Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, Freeky-Zeeky, etc..), The Brave-Hearts (Nayshawn, Horse, Jungle, NAS), Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, Duck Down Enterprises(Buckshot an 'nem), and Chingy.
Favorite TV shows (past and present):
Good times, What's Happening, Double Dare, The Gong Show, Showtime at the Apollo, Arsenio(Woof-Woof-Woof!),
The Golden Girls(gafleurkinerkin heals all wounds), Different Strokes, Family Ties, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Dallas, Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful,
Yo! MTV Raps, Video Music Box(w/ Ralph McDaniels), MTV JAMS (w/ Bill Bellamy), Def Comedy Jam (w/ Martin Lawrence), MARTIN, Living Single(1st season only), Facts Of Life, Vh-1's Behind The Music, E!-True Hollywood Stories, Unsolved Mysteries(w/ Robert Stack), Saved By The Bell(I am Zack Morris!), The Dave Chappelle Show, In Living Color, Saturday Night Live!, MAD TV(the Whitney episode), Wendy Williams got the heat!(pilot show), Moesha, The Parkers, South Central, ROC(w/ Charles S. Dutton), BET Uncut, 106 & Park(w/ long head and the girl), The Transformers, Jem, The Gobots, Scooby Doo, Tom & Jerry, and Voltron.
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| Me and one of the baddest female songwriters I've worked with, Eritza Laues. |
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| Find Nathan in the crowd at the 2000 Bad Boy X-Mas Party! |
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