Abstract Rude

Aaron Pointer, better known by his stage name Abstract Rude, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.

He is the rapper of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King, turntablist DJ Drez and producer Fat Jack. He is also a member of Haiku D'Etat along with Myka 9 and Aceyalone and The A-Team along with Aceyalone.

Career

Pointer's career began at Los Angeles' historical Good Life Cafe, a renowned open mic venue. He would practice his rapping every Thursday night at Good Life. He is also a member of the Project Blowed crew that emerged from the Good Life scene. In 2009, he released the album '' Rejuvenation'' on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It was entirely produced by Vitamin D.

Discography

Albums

Solo
* '' Rejuvenation'' (2009)
* ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015)

Abstract Tribe Unique (Abstract Rude, DJ Drez & Fat Jack)
* ''Underground Fossils'' (1996)
* ''Mood Pieces'' (1997)
* ''South Central Thynk Taynk'' (1998)
* ''P.A.I.N.T.'' (2001)
* ''Showtyme'' (2003)

Haiku d'Etat (Abstract Rude, Aceyalone & Myka 9)
* '' 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 & 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)
* ''Making Lost Trax Reappear'' (2018)
* ''Making Lava Tracks'' (2019)
* ''Making Indie Traxx: Dusty Pointer Fingers'' (2023)
* ''Making Indie Traxx: Dirty Pea Pods'' (2023)

EPs
* ''These Walls EP'' (2005) (with Taktloss)
* ''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

* Aceyalone - "Deep and Wide" "Knownots" "B-Boy Kingdom" "Keep It True" from '' All Balls Don't Bounce'' (1995)
* Busdriver - "Get on the Bus" from '' Memoirs of the Elephant Man'' (1999)
* The Grouch - "Blood, Dick & Pussy" from ''Making Perfect Sense'' (1999)
* Nobody - "Inner Eye" from ''Soulmates'' (2000)
* Fat Jack - "Cater to the DJ" "Rudeboy Represents" from ''Cater to the DJ'' (2000)
* Freestyle Fellowship - "Fragrance" from ''Temptations'' (2001)
* Aceyalone - "B-Boy Real McCoy" from '' Accepted Eclectic'' (2001)
* Awol One & Daddy Kev - "Confusion" from ''Souldoubt'' (2001)
* Eligh - "A Poet Sits" from ''Poltergeist'' (2003)
* Daedelus - "Girls" from ''The Quiet Party'' (2003)
* Pigeon John - "Life Goes On" from '' Is Dating Your Sister'' (2003)
* Aceyalone - "The Sage Continues" from '' Love & Hate'' (2003)
* Omid - "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'' (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)
* Sleep - "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'' (2005)
* Ellay Khule - "The Turning Point" from ''Califormula'' (2005)
* Sunspot Jonz - "Another Way Out" from ''No Guts No Glory'' (2005)
* Grayskul - "After Hours" from ''Deadlivers'' (2005)
* Acid Reign - "Heart of the City" from ''Time & Change'' (2006)
* Edit - "Night Shift" from ''Certified Air Raid Material'' (2007)
* X-Clan - "To the East" from '' Return from Mecca'' (2007)
* Nomak - "Hi Mom! ~A Prayer For World Peace~" from ''Calm'' (2007)
* The Grouch - "God Bless the Elephant" from ''Show You the World'' (2008)
* Thirsty Fish - "Fish Ain't Biting" from ''Testing the Waters'' (2008)
* Awol One & Factor Chandelier - "One Live Tape" from ''The Landmark'' (2011)
* Awol One and Nathaniel Motte - "Drink Have Take" from ''The Child Star'' (2011)
* Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal - "Outer Rings" from ''The Kleenrz'' (2012)
* Myka 9 - "Gramophone" "Enter the Slayer" from ''Gramophone'' (2012)
* Myka 9 & Factor - "Ode to Cosmosis" from ''Sovereign Soul'' (2012)
* Illogic & 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)
* Blu & 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)
* Sal Crosby - "Skinny Wonder Pools" from ''Golden Goat'' (2021)

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 '' Project Blowed'' (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
on Rhymesayers Entertainment

May 2009 Interview
with L.A. Record

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abstract Rude
Rappers from Los Angeles
West Coast hip-hop musicians
Living people
21st-century American rappers
Project Blowed
1975 births