Natural Progression

Natural Progression
Natural Progression
Studio album by Sweatshop Union
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	April 19, 2003 – May 27, 2003
Studio	Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver, BC); Dub Vibe Studios;
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:02:53
Label	Battle Axe
Producer	Bookworm; Conscience; Dusty Melodica; Metty The Dert Merchant; Kyprios; Mos Eisley; Mr. Marmalade; Rob The Viking; Tawgs Salter;
Sweatshop Union chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Now	^[2]
RapReviews	8/10^[3]

Natural Progression is the second studio album by Canadian hip-hop supergroup Sweatshop Union. It was released on October 7, 2003 via Battle Axe Records. Production was handled by Mos Eisley, Rob The Viking, Mr. Marmalade, Bookworm, Dusty Melodica, Tawgs Salter, Kyprios, Conscience, and Metty The Dert Merchant, with co-producer Daniel Elmes. It features a lone guest appearance from Moka Only.

At the Juno Awards of 2004, the album was nominated for a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, but lost to Choclair's Flagrant.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Answer"	Mos Eisley	2:39
2.	"Radio Edit"	Rob The Viking	3:16
3.	"News Flash"		0:21
4.	"I Got News"	Rob The Viking Tawgs Salter Kyprios (co.)	4:03
5.	"Don't Be Afraid"	Mos Eisley	3:59
6.	"Better Days" (featuring Moka Only)	Bookworm	3:15
7.	"Today"	Rob The Viking Daniel Elmes (co.)	3:33
8.	"Us"	Mr. Marmalade	3:06
9.	"Truman Show"	Mr. Marmalade Daniel Elmes (co.)	3:06
10.	"Baho Ang Titi Mo"	Dusty Melodica	1:31
11.	"On the Sly"	Rob The Viking	3:41
12.	"P.O.T.B."	Mos Eisley	3:50
13.	"Garbage Love Songs & Cheesy Jingles"	Metty the Dert Merchant	3:35
14.	"The Way"	Rob The Viking	4:12
15.	"Stolen Memories"	Tawgs Salter Kyprios	4:20
16.	"Any Reason"	Bookworm	3:04
17.	"The Thing About It"	Conscience	4:24
18.	"The Question (Outro)"	Mr. Marmalade Dusty Melodica	6:58
Total length:			1:02:53

References

^ MacNeil, Jason. "Natural Progression - Sweatshop Union | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
^ Richards, Jason (February 12, 2004). "SWEATSHOP UNION - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 24. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
^ Jost, Matt (October 10, 2006). "Sweatshop Union :: Natural Progression – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

External links

Natural Progression at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] MacNeil, Jason. "Natural Progression - Sweatshop Union | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

[2] Richards, Jason (February 12, 2004). "SWEATSHOP UNION - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 24. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

[3] Jost, Matt (October 10, 2006). "Sweatshop Union :: Natural Progression – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

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