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.

"Rhymin' Over Breakbeats" -from "Bangathon!"

"I Wanna Go Home"-from "Bangathon!"

"Hungry"-from "Bangathon!"

  Live show in San Francisco!

  Rhyming upside down at Portland show!

 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