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American rapper
Musical artist
Aaron Pointer , better known by his
stage name Abstract Rude , is a
rapper from
Los Angeles, California .
He is the
MC of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King,
turntablist DJ Drez and
producer Fat Jack.
[1] He is also a member of
Haiku D'Etat along with
Myka 9 and
Aceyalone
[2] and The A-Team along with Aceyalone.
[3]
History
Abstract Rude's career began at L.A.'s 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, Abstract Rude released the album
Rejuvenation on
Rhymesayers Entertainment .
[4] It was entirely produced by Vitamin D.
[5]
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 )
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
International National Artists