Adam Lamb Turner (born 1977 in

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), known by his stage name Beat Assailant, is an American musical artist known for fusing

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with

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, funk, and other musical genres, which Celeste Rhoads of

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writes "push the boundaries of hip-hop". ''Rain or Shine'', a song off his 2012 album ''B'', is featured in a commercial for the 2013

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Biography

Born in

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, Turner moved to

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, where he recorded ''Hard Twelve'', produced by Dany Wild ("Max"). Afterward he began experimenting with a big band format. He spent much of 2007 and 2008 on the road with a nine-piece band, with which he recorded ''Imperial Pressure''. ''Discordance'' said the album was of great class, and mixed hip-hop, jazz, rock, and electronic music in an intelligent manner. His third album, ''Rhyme Space Continuum'', was praised for its "vocal acrobatics".

Discography

Albums

* 2004: ''Hard Twelve'' (Twin Fizz Records / Wagram) * 2008: ''Imperial Pressure'' (Dirty Dozen Records/Notre P'tite Entreprise/Discograph) * 2009: ''Rhyme Space Continuum'' (Discograph) * 2012: ''B'' (Discograph) * 2014: ''City Never Sleeps'' *2019: The System

Singles

* 2004: "Hard Twelve - The Ante" * 2004: "I Like Cash" * 2008: "Better Than Us" * 2009: "Spy Feat

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" * 2012: "Rain or Shine" * 2014: "Run" * 2014: "Story O' my LF feat Shaka Ponk"

References

External links

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Allmusic biography
{{Authority control 1977 births Living people Rappers from Atlanta 21st-century American rappers