Underground Fossils
ABSTRACT RUDE 1st hit the Los Angeles music scene back in '93 as a young teenager with an old soul. Long time member of dance crew TRIBE UNIQUE, Abstract sprung into action under his big homies' umbrella, displaying his unique vocal talents while the Tribe would visually narrate his abstractions. They blew up talent shows and local showcases around L.A. & Hollywood, and eventually became known as A.T.U. or ABSTRACT TRIBE UNIQUE.After meeting producer Fatjack, A.T.U.'s sound began to form into a cutting edge blend of hip hop soul. AB RUDE has worked with several producers over the years, but Fatjack remains the heart & soul of A.T.U.'s production. They've done 4 albums to date.Executive producer of the classic compilation turned club then label, Project Blowed, Abstract Rude is a cornerstone of the L.A. independent network. His community efforts have helped to generate 7 years of an every Thursday night "open mic" workshop in Crenshaw Leimert Park Village.Ab and Fatjack, always creating, teamed up with San Francisco's DJ D back in '98 to form Massmen Records through Revolver Distribution.Prior to that merger, Mass Men Crew headed by Fat's big brother Poppa Dejon (Mass Men Northwest) was already an amalgamation of 10 years of hip-hoppin' & demo shopping the MC talents of Novelist, Mass Dog, Awol One, Too Bad, A.T.U., Smooth7, DK Toon & many others. Currently, an AWOL  ONE & FATJACK PROPAGANDA EP is available in stores.Theese days, Ab has been spot-dating key markets promoting his MAKING TRACKS CD out now on Basement Records. He can also be heard regularly on Power 106's Sunday night 10p-12a show, MASS DISTORTION.