NATIVE IS A 26 YEAR OLD NATIVE AMERICAN FROM THE LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA.HIS MUSIC IS LOVED BY NEARLY EVERYONE WHO HEARS IT.HIS SINGLE DOWN HOME REALLY PUT HIM ON THE MAP AND WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF BEING IN THE GAME,THIS ARTIST HAS A FEW ACES IN THE HOLE SO LOOKOUT FOR YA BOY NATIVE BECAUSE HE'S COMING STRONG IN 2008.THE SONG "MISSING MY CUZIN RAY"WAS MADE FOR HIS FAVORITE COUSIN RAY WARD WHO DIED IN JULY OF 2007."THAT WAS THE WORST SHIT THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY LIFE"SAYS JAMES AKA NATIVE."IT CHANGED MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE AND WHERE I WANNA BE IN IT."NATIVE HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS A FEATURE ARTIST IN THE 2008 COAST2COAST MIXTAPE......