When the late journalist Hunter S. Thompson made his famous comment about the music industry being a place where "good men die like dogs," he struck a chord with a long list of musicians who had every reason to be resentful over how frustrating the industry can be at times. There are many sad stories on the music industry's boulevard of broken dreams -- the aging R&B songwriter who winds up working for an HMO because he isn't getting the royalty checks he should be getting, the folksinger who thought she had it made until her label hired a new A&R person who didn't share the previous A&R person's enthusiasm for her work. But thankfully, many talented artists keep plugging away despite major setbacks. For example, California rapper Prozack Turner (of Foreign Legion fame) was dealt an unkind blow when, in 2003, the Universal Music Group acquired the music division of DreamWorks (which he was signed to at the time) and his solo album, Death, Taxes, and Prozack, was shelved (although bootleg copies were circulated in hip-hop's underground). Despite being understandably soured on the music business, Turner went on to record another solo project, Bang a Thon, and released it on his own label, Hunger Strike Records, in 2006 -- and it's a good thing that he did because this is a solid hardcore rap/alternative rap outing that shows a strong affinity for the b-boy experience of the late '80s/early '90s but does so without sounding dated (by 2006 standards). Turner has been quoted as saying, "I like to write songs rather than just rhymes," which is an accurate statement because instead of simply flowing aimlessly, the West Coast MC usually tells some type of story whether he is rapping about the challenges of touring ("I Wanna Go Home"), social problems ("World's an Uproar") or adult film star Adriana Sage ("The Ballad of Adriana Sage"). The latter isn't raunchy; instead, Turner's ode to Sage is surprisingly thoughtful and finds him wondering what she is like as a person off-camera. Actually, the tune's thoughtfulness is not out of character for Turner, whose healthy balance of fun and intelligence serves him well on this memorable solo disc.
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Prozack Turner's latest full length album on Hungerstrike Records! "Bangathon!" was written and recorded in Ireland over a six week stay. On this critically acclaimed album featuring appearances by Brother Ali(Rhymesayers), Mondo of The Buckle Bros., and Marc Stretch, Mr. Turner shares stories of record industry challenges, human compassion, falling in love with a porn queen, and tales of life on the road, with a musical backdrop of "bangers" supplied by Oh No(Stones Throw Records), Jake One(G-Unit, DeLa Soul),Quincy Tones(Little Brother, Planet Asia), Dj Ray(Buckle Bros, Marvel Team Up),andPaul Nice(Masta Ace, Biz Markie), as well as Prozack himself. Spawning three music videos and four tours, the "Bangathon!" is worlwide!
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with Foreign Legion:
 Vinyl
"Overnight Success/Full Time B-Boy/Underground" Ep
Produced by Dj Design. Featuring Natural Fact.
1999 Abb Records
 Vinyl
"Nowhere To Hide" '12 single b/w Meanwhile, featuring "Nowhere To Hide" Madib remix.
Produced by Dj Design
2000 Insidious Urban Records
 Vinyl/cd/itunes
"Kidnapper Van(Beats To Rock While Bike Stealin'" album
Produced by Dj Design. Featuring Natural Fact and Dave Dubb.
2000 Insidious Urban Records
 Vinyl(Out of print)/itunes
"Let Me Tell Ya Something" '12 b/w "Intangible M.C'.s, featuring Paul Nice remix.
Produced by Dj Design
2001 Insidious Urban Records
 Vinyl/itunes
"Happy Drunk" '12 single b/w "Feel The Music"
Produced by Dj Design.
2002 Look Records
 Vinyl/cd/itunes
"Playtight" album
Produced by Dj Design
2002 Look Records
 Vinyl/itunes
"Voodoo Star" '12 single b/w "Bring It"
Produced By Dj Design
2002 Look Records
 Vinyl/itunes
"Roommate Joint" '12 single b/w "How Do It Feel"/"Champagne Beamin'"
Produced by Dj Design
2003 Look Records
Solo:
 Vinyl
"Wonderful Life" '12 single b/w "Watch Out" featuring Marc Stretch
Produced by Pete Rock and Paul Nice
2003 Dreamworks Records
 Vinyl
"Feeling My Steelo" '12 single b/w Kut Master Kurt remix
Produced by Essence and Genessee, and Kut Master Kurt
2003 Dreamworks Records
 Vinyl
"Restaurant Quality Lemonade" Ep
Produced by Pete Rock, Dj Design, Essence and Genessee
2003 Dreamworks Records
 Digital album from Hungerstrike/cd/itunes
"Death, Taxes and Prozack" album
Produced by Dj Ray, Organized Noize, Super Dave West, Pete Rock, Alchemist, Jay Dilla, Madlib, Dj Design and
Jake One. Featuring Marc Stretch and The Buckle Bros.
2004 Out Of Work Records(bootleg)
 Vinyl
"Fifty Pound Radio" '12 single b/w "The Ballad Of Adriana Sage"
Produced by Oh No and Paul Nice
2005 Hungerstrike Records
 Digital album from Hungerstrike/vinyl/cd/itunes
"Bangathon!" album
Produced by Dj Ray, Quincy Tones, Prozack Turner, Jake One, Oh No, and Paul Nice. Featuring Brother Ali, MarcStretch and Mondo.
2006 Hungerstrike Records
 Digital album from Hungerstrike/Vinyl/itunes
"The Secret Knock" Ep
Produced by Prozack Turner, G. Koop, and Introbeats
2008 Hungerstrike Records
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