NOOK Turner is a very accomplished artist on the Texas music scene. His club single "I'm On It" that featured platinum artists Ying Yang Twins did great numbers garnering major deal offers and world wide notoriety. He is an artist whose passion for greatness for himself and his community fires everything he does. He speaks truthfully and wittily about his view of life in a way that all who hear it feel it. He has been mentioned in Billboard Magazine and named “Top 25 under 25 in America” by the Future 500 Magazine. He is the founder/director of the popular Jump On It Summer Music Festival that educates and helps thousands of youth each summer! His community work alone garners lots of press and recently got him added to the historic mural on 12th & Chicon in the heart of Austin, TX. He has also produced collaborations with Texas legend DJ Michael Watts of Swisha House, Chalie Boy, & Kstylis to name a few. Paying homage to his hero Nat Turner and his mentor the late Dorothy Turner, NOOK Turner is here specifically for those who love music with substance and true passion. He has a great future in front of him that's driven by his vision of becoming hip hop's new "Commander in Chief"

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