Natalie Lauren discography

The discography of Natalie Lauren, formerly known as Suzy Rock, an American Christian hip hop and R&B artist, consists of a studio album; seventeen singles, including seven as a featured performer; three extended plays; a mixtape; four music videos; and twenty-one other guest appearances, including frequent collaborations with Lecrae, KB, Swoope, and Sho Baraka.

Natalie Lauren discography
Natalie Lauren in 2014
Studio albums1
EPs3
Singles17
Music videos4
Mixtapes1
Guest appearances21

She started writing hip hop music, when she was 11, while she became a Christian at age 14.[1][2] She began her hip-hop career in 2002.[3] Sims relocated from Tampa to Atlanta, Georgia in 2007. In 2009, Sims, under the moniker Suzy Rock, released a mixtape entitled So What.[4][5] In 2012, Sims released a music and teaching series called Dirty Little Secrets.[6][7] In 2013, Sims dropped her stage name Suzy Rock, choosing instead to perform as Natalie Lauren.[8] She released her second EP, Red Eyes & Blue Skies, in two parts during Cancer Awareness Week, a national event in the United States.[9][10][11] On October 23, 2014, Sims released her third EP, entitled Cliff Notes, as a free download.[12][13][14] In the fall of 2015, Sims appeared as a guest artist on the Queens United Tour, an all-female tour by V. Rose, HillaryJane, Jasmine Le'Shea and DJ KB.[15] She released her first studio album, Handle with Care, in 2020 through Rostrum Records and Native North. Five singles were released for the album: "Meditate" in 2019, and "Something Something", "Just Breathe", "Back to Love", and "Bra Off" in 2020.

Studio albums

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List of studio albums
Title Release date Label
Handle with Care July 17, 2020[16] Rostrum; Native North

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Release date Label
Dirty Little Secrets July 2, 2012[6][7] None
Redeyes & Blue Skies April 18, 2014[10]

April 29, 2014[11]

None
Cliff Notes October 23, 2014[12] None
Handle with Care (Live) March 22, 2024[17] None

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes
Title Release date Label
So What?[4] June 25, 2009 None

Singles

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As primary artist

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Bad" (Remake of "Bad" by Wale)[18] 2013 Non-album single
"Pills N Potions" (Remake of "Pills N Potions" by Nicki Minaj)[19] 2014 Non-album single
"Redeyes" (Remake of "From Time" by Drake featuring Jhene Aiko) 2014 Redeyes & Blue Skies[20]
"Meditate" 2019[21] Handle with Care
"Something Something" 2020[22] Handle with Care
"Just Breathe 2020[23] Handle with Care
"Back to Love" 2020[24][25] Handle with Care
"Bra Off" 2020[26] Handle with Care
"This is Not a Celebration" 2021[27] Non-album single
"Free Us" 2021[28] Non-album single
"Swoonin" 2022[29] TBA
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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performers Album
"High"[30] 2010 Lecrae, Sho Baraka Rehab
"Battle Song"[31] 2011 Lecrae Rehab: The Overdose'
"Hello"[32] 2011 KB Weight & Glory
"Hello (Hip Hop Remix)"[33] 2012 Alex Medina, D-Flow, KB Non-album single
"Queens"[34] 2015 DJ KB, Jackie Hill Perry Non-album single
"Reign"[35] 2015 Duce Banner, Sho Baraka His2ry in Progress: Return of a King
"Cuz We Can"[36] 2021 Swoope, Gold Frame 24
"Don't Be Cool"[37] 2023 Johnny Polygon Non-album single

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performers Album
"Runaway Train"[38] 2009 Rachel Nothing W/O You
"Get In"[39] 2011 PRo, D-Maub PSA Vol. 2
"Survivor"[40] 2011 Da' T.R.U.T.H., Sean Simmonds The Whole Truth
"Drink from His Cup"[41] 2011 PRo Dying to Live
"Poppin' Off"[42] 2011 Canon Blind World
"Ni**as In Paris (AllStar Remix)"[43] 2012 Flo, Canon, Young Chozen, Tedashii, Eshon Burgundy Remixed, non-album track
"Runaways"[44] 2012 Alex Faith Honest 2 God
"No Regrets"[45] 2012 Lecrae Church Clothes
"Fuego"[46] 2012 Lecrae, KB Gravity (iTunes edition)
"Chapter 7: Denzel"[47] 2013 Sho Baraka Talented 10th
"Fantasy (Karac Drum & Bass Remix)"[48] 2013 Trip Lee, Karac Remix, non-album track
"Made for This"[49] 2013 Butta P Gurl Code
"Love Never Leaves"[50] 2014 Tedashii Below Paradise
"Best of Me"[51] 2014 Swoope Sinema
"All My Love"[52] 2014 Trip Lee Rise
"Better"[53] 2014 Jackie Hill Perry, JGivens The Art of Joy
"Calling You"[46] 2015 KB Tomorrow We Live
"Mixed Signals"[54] 2016 Da' T.R.U.T.H., Ravi Zacharias It's Complicated
"Perfectly Human"[54] 2016 Da' T.R.U.T.H. It's Complicated
"Fall Away"[55] 2018 Jackie Hill Perry Crescendo
"Catch 22"[56] 2019 Swoope Two for One

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"RedEyes"[57] 2014 Unknown
"Get Up"[58] 2014 Amisho Baraka
"Something Something"[59] 2020 Ray Spears
"God Morning"[60] 2020 Natalie Lauren and William James Lofton

References

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  2. ^ Sketchthej (March 26, 2013). "Suzy Rock – My 1st experience with Christian hip hop..." YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Natalie Lauren (@msnatalielauren) (July 8, 2002). "About". Facebook. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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  28. ^ "Free Us". Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Apple Music.
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