Abstract Rude

Abstract Rude is the stage name of Aaron Pointer (born November 17, 1975), a Los Angeles underground hip-hop pioneer who emerged from the Good Life Cafe open-mic scene in the early 1990s. A co-founder of the Project Blowed crew and frontman of Abstract Tribe Unique (with dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King, turntablist DJ Drez and producer Fat Jack), he is also one-third of Haiku d'Etat with Aceyalone and Myka 9 and one-half of The A-Team. Signed to Battle Axe Records and Rhymesayers Entertainment, his soulful, rapid-fire style is showcased on albums like Rejuvenation (2009, produced by Vitamin D) and Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul (2015).