Abstract Rude

Abstract Rude
Birth name	Aaron Palmer
Also known as	Ab Rude, Abbey Rude
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Underground hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Rhymesayers Entertainment
Associated acts	Project Blowed, Haiku D'Etat, The A-Team, Abstract Tribe Unique
Website	www.abstractrude.com

Abstract Rude (reborn Aaron Pointer) is an American 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. He is also a member of Haiku D'Etat (with Myka 9 and Aceyalone) and The A-Team (with Aceyalone).

History

Abstract Rude's talent was first recognized by Fat Jack. He was soon a regular of hip hop workshop at The Good Life Cafe. However, it wasn't until he handed a tape to Mike D at Grand Royal that Abstract Rude started turning heads worldwide. This got him on the 1994 Grand Royal mixtape Mixed Drink with "Torn" and "Strength of A.T.U." In 1995, he was on Mixed Drink 2 with "Ab Dawlin" and again with "Torn" and "Strength of A.T.U."

Abstract Rude is a co-founder of the hip hop collective Project Blowed. He is prominently featured on many of its artists' releases, as well as Project Blowed and Project Blowed 10th Anniversary compilations, The Good Brothers compilation, and Fat Jack's Cater To The DJ series.

Abstract Rude is a member of Abstract Tribe Unique along with Tribe Unique, which is an interpretive dance duo consisting of Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King. They have released several albums such as Underground Fossils, Mood Pieces and P.A.I.N.T.

In 2009, Abstract Rude released the album Rejuvenation, which is produced by Rhymesayers Entertainment labelmate Vitamin D. The first two singles were "Nuff Fire" and "Thynk Eye Can (Haiku D'Etat Mix)."

Film

Abstract Rude is featured prominently in the award-winning documentary This Is the Life, chronicling the music movement that was birthed at The Good Life Cafe in South Central Los Angeles. The Good Life Cafe is the open-mic workshop where he first performed in the early 1990s. It was also home to Freestyle Fellowship and Jurassic 5.

Discography

Solo

• Making Tracks (2002)
• Making More Tracks (2004)
• Still Making Tracks (2004)
• Rejuvenation (2009)
• Steel Making Trax (2010)

Abstract Tribe Unique

• Underground Fossils (1996)
• Mood Pieces (1997)
• South Central Thynk Taynk (1998)
• P.A.I.N.T. (2001)
• Showtyme (2003)

Haiku D'Etat

• Haiku D'Etat (1999)
• Coup de Theatre (2004)

The A-Team

• Who Framed The A-Team? (2000)
• Lab Down Under (2003)
• Who Reframed The A-Team? (2006)

Collaborations

• Code Name: Scorpion (2001) with Prevail and Moka Only
• These Walls EP (2005) with Taktloss

Guest appearances

• "Torn" "Strength of A.T.U." on Mixed Drink (1994)
• "Deep And Wide" "Knownots" "B-Boy Kingdom" "Keep It True" by Aceyalone on All Balls Don't Bounce (1995)
• "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)
• "Get On The Bus" by Busdriver on Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999)
• "Inner Eye" by Nobody on Soulmates (2000)
• "Cater To The DJ" "Rudeboy Represents" by Fat Jack on Cater To The DJ (2000)
• "Fragrance" by Freestyle Fellowship on Temptations (2001)
• "B-Boy Real McCoy" by Aceyalone on Accepted Eclectic (2001)
• "Girls" by Daedelus on The Quiet Party (2003)
• "Life Goes On" by Pigeon John on Is Dating Your Sister (2003)
• "The Sage Continues" by Aceyalone on Love & Hate (2003)
• "Myth Behind The Man" by Omid on Monolith (2003)
• "This Is Yo Life" by The Grouch & Eligh on No More Greener Grasses (2003)
• "GB In Your Life" "Superstars" on The Good Brothers (2003)
• "Unnecessary Thinking" by Busdriver on Cosmic Cleavage (2004)
• "Connected Functions" by P.E.A.C.E. on Megabite (2004)
• "I'm Just Livin'" "So Many Ways" by Fat Jack on Cater To The DJ 2 (2004)
• "Can't Be Touched" by Sleep on Christopher (2005)
• "Constant Evolution" by Mums The Word on Constant Evolution (2005)
• "Map Your Psyche" by Busdriver on Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
• "Who The F*ck Is You?" "Sound Boy Murderers" "13th Month" on Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)
• "The Turning Point" by Ellay Khule on Califormula (2005)
• "Night Shift" by Edit on Certified Air Raid Material (2007)
• "To The East" by X-Clan on Return from Mecca (2007)
• "God Bless The Elephant" by The Grouch on Show You The World (2008)
• "Fish Ain't Biting" by Thirsty Fish on Testing the Waters (2008)
• "One Live Tape" by Awol One & Factor on The Landmark (2011)
• "Drink Have Take" by Awol One and Nathaniel Motte on The Child Star (2011)

External links

• Official website
• Abstract Rude on Rhymesayers Entertainment
• May 2009 Interview with L.A. Record