Aaron Pointer, better known by his

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Abstract Rude, is a

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from

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. He is the MC of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King,

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DJ Drez and producer Fat Jack. He is also a member of Haiku D'Etat along with

Myka 9 Michael Lafayette Troy (born January 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Myka 9, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku d'Etat and Magic Heart Genies. Known for years as Mikah Nine, he chang ...

and

Aceyalone Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is ...

and The A-Team along with Aceyalone.

History

Aaron Pointer is one of the original spawns of L.A.'s historical

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, a renowned

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venue. Pointer would practice his rapping every Thursday night at Good Life. He is also a member of

Project Blowed Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew and record label based in Los Angeles, California at 3333 Leimert. This hip hop function started in 1994 and features many music groups, emcees, dancers, music p ...

. In 2009, Abstract Rude released the album ''

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'' on

Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th ...

. It was entirely produced by Vitamin D.

Discography

Albums

Solo * ''

'' (2009) * ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) Abstract Tribe Unique (Abstract Rude, DJ Drez &

Fat Jack Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew and record label based in Los Angeles, California at 3333 Leimert. This hip hop function started in 1994 and features many music groups, emcees, dancers, music pro ...

) * ''Underground Fossils'' (1996) * ''Mood Pieces'' (1997) * ''South Central Thynk Taynk'' (1998) * ''P.A.I.N.T.'' (2001) * ''Showtyme'' (2003) Haiku d'Etat (Abstract Rude,

) * '' Haiku d'Etat'' (1999) * '' Coup de Theatre'' (2004) The A-Team (Abstract Rude & Aceyalone) * ''Who Framed the A-Team?'' (1999) * ''Lab Down Under'' (2003) Other collaborations * ''Code Name: Scorpion'' (2001) (with

Moka Only Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Moka Only, is a Canadian underground hip hop artist. He has won 3 JUNO Awards, 5 MuchMusic Video Awards, and has been nominated for 11 Western Canadian Music Awards. Origina ...

& Prevail, as Code Name: Scorpion) * ''AyeM Ray-DIO'' (2015) (with Myka 9, as AyeM Ray-DIO)

Other releases

Mixtapes * ''Making Tracks'' (2002) * ''Making More Tracks'' (2004) * ''Still Making Tracks'' (2004) * ''A Coat of Gold P.A.I.N.T.'' (2008) * ''Steel Making Trax: The Export'' (2010) * ''Dear Abbey: The Lost Letters Mixtape'' (2012) * ''The Owl's Cry'' (2017) (with

DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...

) * ''Making Lost Trax Reappear'' (2018) * ''Making Lava Tracks'' (2019) EPs * ''These Walls EP'' (2005) (with

Taktloss Kingsly Defounga (born 4 July 1975), better known under his stage name Taktloss, is a German rapper. Biography In 2004, he released ''These Walls EP'', which was recorded with American rapper Abstract Rude. In 2005, he released with MC Basst ...

) * ''Eyes Wide Shuttish: Short Rhymes Vol. 1'' (2008) * ''The Awful Truth'' (2012) (with Musab) * ''LA Basin'' (2022) Live albums * ''Live @ the 700 Club'' (1999) (with live band, as Chef Salad & the Crew Tones) Compilations * ''Who Reframed the A-Team'' (2006) (with Aceyalone, as The A-Team) * ''Haiku de Theatre: The Best of Haiku'' (2017) (with Aceyalone & Myka 9, as Haiku d'Etat)

Guest appearances

- "Deep and Wide" "Knownots" "B-Boy Kingdom" "Keep It True" from ''

All Balls Don't Bounce ''All Balls Don't Bounce'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released in 1995 on Capitol Records. In 2004, it was re-released on Project Blowed and Decon as ''All Balls Don't Bounce: Revisited'' with a bonus disc. It w ...

'' (1995) *

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioi ...

- "Get on the Bus" from '' Memoirs of the Elephant Man'' (1999) * The Grouch - "Blood, Dick & Pussy" from ''Making Perfect Sense'' (1999) *

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- "Inner Eye" from ''Soulmates'' (2000) * Fat Jack - "Cater to the DJ" "Rudeboy Represents" from ''Cater to the DJ'' (2000) *

Freestyle Fellowship Freestyle Fellowship is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It consists of Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. The group was a prominent part of the Good Life Cafe collective, and are part of the Project Blowed col ...

- "Fragrance" from ''Temptations'' (2001) * Aceyalone - "B-Boy Real McCoy" from ''

Accepted Eclectic ''Accepted Eclectic'' is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on Ground Control and Project Blowed in 2001. It peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums chart. Critical reception Steve Huey of AllMusic co ...

'' (2001) *

Awol One Anthony Martin, better known by his stage name Awol One, is an alternative hip hop artist and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Albums Awol One * ''Souldoubt'' (2001) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2 ...

Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, record producer and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low ...

- "Confusion" from ''Souldoubt'' (2001) *

Eligh Eli Nathan Nachowitz (born February 28, 1978), better known as Eligh, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He is a member of the underground hip hop group Living Legends. Biography Eligh's inspiration for making hip hop musi ...

- "A Poet Sits" from ''Poltergeist'' (2003) * Daedelus - "Girls" from ''The Quiet Party'' (2003) *

Pigeon John John Kenneth Dust (born John Kenneth Dunkin: November 30, 1972), better known by the stage name Pigeon John, is an American rapper based in Los Angeles, California. He is a former member of L.A. Symphony. Early life Pigeon John claims that his ...

- "Life Goes On" from ''

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'' (2003) * Aceyalone - "The Sage Continues" from '' Love & Hate'' (2003) *

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- "Myth Behind the Man" from ''Monolith'' (2003) * The Grouch & Eligh - "This Is Yo Life" from ''No More Greener Grasses'' (2003) * Busdriver - "Unnecessary Thinking" from ''

Cosmic Cleavage ''Cosmic Cleavage'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. The cover depicts an action figure of the ''Mazinger Z'' robot Aphrodite A firing its breast missiles. Critical reception Chris Dahlen of ' ...

'' (2004) * P.E.A.C.E. - "Connected Functions" from ''Megabite'' (2004) * Fat Jack - "I'm Just Livin'" "So Many Ways" from ''Cater to the DJ 2'' (2004) *

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- "Can't Be Touched" from ''Christopher'' (2005) * Mums the Word - "Constant Evolution" from ''Constant Evolution'' (2005) * Busdriver - "Map Your Psyche" from ''

Fear of a Black Tangent ''Fear of a Black Tangent'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005. In Europe, it was released on Big Dada. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out o ...

'' (2005) * Ellay Khule - "The Turning Point" from ''Califormula'' (2005) *

Sunspot Jonz Corey Johnson, better known by his stage name Sunspot Jonz, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends, a conglomerate of underground hip hop artists from California. He is also one half of Mystik Journeymen ...

- "Another Way Out" from ''No Guts No Glory'' (2005) *

Grayskul Grayskul is an American hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, consisting of rappers Onry Ozzborn and JFK Ninjaface. Since its formation in 2003, the group has released ten solo albums. The duo often collaborate with artists from the Pacifi ...

- "After Hours" from ''Deadlivers'' (2005) * Acid Reign - "Heart of the City" from ''Time & Change'' (2006) *

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- "Night Shift" from ''Certified Air Raid Material'' (2007) *

X-Clan X Clan (formerly stylized as XCLAN and often incorrectly spelled X-Clan) is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J, Professor X the Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Su ...

- "To the East" from ''

Return from Mecca ''Return from Mecca'' is the title of the reunion 3rd album from Hip Hop group X Clan, released on January 30, 2007. This is the group's first studio album in 15 years since 1992's '' Xodus''. A music video was made of the single "Weapon X." ...

'' (2007) * The Grouch - "God Bless the Elephant" from ''Show You the World'' (2008) *

Thirsty Fish Thirsty Fish is an American alternative hip hop trio based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of the rappers Dumbfoundead, Open Mike Eagle and Psychosiz. Their second album, '' Watergate'', was released on Mush Records in 2011. Discography ...

- "Fish Ain't Biting" from '' Testing the Waters'' (2008) * Awol One &

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- "One Live Tape" from ''The Landmark'' (2011) * Awol One and Nathaniel Motte - "Drink Have Take" from ''The Child Star'' (2011) *

Self Jupiter Ornette Glenn (born March 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Self Jupiter, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship alongside Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Aceyalone. He is also one half of The ...

& Kenny Segal - "Outer Rings" from ''The Kleenrz'' (2012) *

- "Gramophone" "Enter the Slayer" from ''Gramophone'' (2012) * Myka 9 & Factor - "Ode to Cosmosis" from ''Sovereign Soul'' (2012) *

Illogic Jawhar Glass (born January 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Illogic, is an American indie hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio.Mills, BradIllogic Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-05 He has collaborated with many artists—particu ...

& Blockhead - "Smile" from ''Capture the Sun'' (2013) * Just Say PLZ - "Still Wuz Myne" from "''Still Wuz Myne''" (2015) * The Funk Junkie - "You & Me" from ''Moondirt'' (2017) *

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& Oh No - "Round Bout Midnight" from ''A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night'' (2019) * Blu & Fat Jack - ''Low End Theory'' from ''Underground Makes The World Go Round'' (2019) * Myka 9 & Adriatic - "In My Reality" from ''In Motion'' (2019) * Myka 9 & Adriatic - "In My Reality (Remix)" from ''Constellations'' (2020)

Compilation appearances

* "Torn" "Strength of A.T.U." on ''Mixed Drink'' (1994) * "Torn" "Strength of A.T.U." "Ab Dawlin" on ''Mixed Drink 2'' (1995) * "Strength of A.T.U." "I Don't Know" "Yeh Man" "Maskaraid" "Treble and Bass" on ''

'' (1995) * "GB in Your Life" "Superstars" on ''The Good Brothers'' (2003) * "Who The F*ck Is You?" "Sound Boy Murderers" "13th Month" on ''Project Blowed 10th Anniversary'' (2005)

References

External links

Official website

Abstract Rude
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May 2009 Interview
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