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)

• 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)