Joshua Evans Turner, known professionally as Dem Atlas, was born on May 31, 1992
in Akron, Ohio. He moved to Minneapolis at age four and attended Eagan Senior
High School. In 2013, Dem Atlas self-released his debut EP Charle Brwn and
signed with Rhymesayers Entertainment later that year. His breakthrough came in
2014 with the critically acclaimed EP Dwnr, which was included on Pitchfork's
"Best MN Hip-Hop Releases of 2014" list. In 2016, he released the mixtape MF
Dem. His debut solo studio album, Bad Actress, was released in 2018. In 2020,
Rhymesayers ended its working relations...