{"id":24824,"date":"2016-12-08T10:49:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T10:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=24824"},"modified":"2016-12-08T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T10:49:19","slug":"hip-hop-artist-natstar-releases-brand-new-album-anatymous-featuring-rapper-keith-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/hip-hop-artist-natstar-releases-brand-new-album-anatymous-featuring-rapper-keith-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip-Hop Artist &#8216;NatStar&#8217; Releases Brand New Album &#8216;Anatymous&#8217; Featuring Rapper Keith Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/hip-hop-artist-natstar-releases-brand-new-album-anatymous-featuring-rapper-keith-murray\/nat-star\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Nat-Star.jpg?fit=1354%2C1114&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1354,1114\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nat Star\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Nat-Star.jpg?fit=640%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Nat-Star.jpg?resize=640%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"527\" \/><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NatStar, real name Chris Stowe, was given a keyboard at the age of 11 by his father and began writing and producing. He&#8217;s now released the 13 track album, &#8216;Anatymous&#8217;, which features Keith Murray, of hip-hop trio, Def Squad.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NatStar grew up with close ties to the music industry, and as a result he was able to learn a lot. With influences including Kendrick Lemar and Kanye West, NatStar&#8217;s music has undertones of gospel, soul and jazz, which can all be clearly heard through &#8216;Anatymous&#8217;. The album has been self-written, recorded and produced by NatStar, who says,<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><i>&#8220;What sets me apart from other artists would be my ability to actually excel in rapping, singing and producing. I consider myself to be equally talented in all three.&#8221;<\/i><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NatStar is keeping one step ahead of the game, and has also released his album in app form, to allow his fans to view the entire project, and thus get a real feel for the whole concept. You can find out more about NatStar, his live performances, and further information about his album, on his <a href=\"http:\/\/officialnatstar.com\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NatSoCold\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatSoCold\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/natsocold\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/natsocold\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CSpFQ9ofNc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NatStar, real name Chris Stowe, was given a keyboard at the age of 11 by his father and began writing and producing. 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