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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.
