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Rek The Heavyweight (Hip-Hop)

Rek The Heavyweight grew up south Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a household full of music lovers (his Mother and Father both being pianists). Music flowing through the house ranged from Duke Ellington to Earth Wind and Fire. Fast forward... Rek (Derek Turner) would become Presto, one member (along with Saddiq) of the Breakin' Angels and would make his splash popping and breaking. 1983 would be the year that Presto would accept the moniker of Rek and pen lyrics for the first time. He, along with King IXL and another peer, Omar, would form the MC/DJ crew 3 Tuh Get Ready. The threesomes' highlight would become performing with A Tribe Called Quest. Six years later in 1989 he and Sean Daley would become D. Spawn and Sluggo, forming Urban Atmosphere.

The two would begin performing live in 1993, brushing shoulders with Gage S. Lockhart and Brent Sayers. Eventually passion and concentrated effort between Spawn, Slug, Ant and Saddiq would result in the classic Atmosphere release, "Overcast". Paths that lay ahead would result in Rek branching off to pursue his own artistic vision. The track "Timeless" was dug up, blown off and re-released as a homage to his past and remains moving even today. It is one of, if not the first notable track to define Rek's ear for beats and his production style. He dove into his roots, piano, hip-hop and soul music and dedicated himself to the musical production and sound of hip-hop.