TAG: Abstract Rude

Jul05

the Kleenrz (Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal) – Filthy (Video)

Self Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship and Kenny Segal are the Kleenrz. Their self titled EP will be released on July 31st via Nocando’s Hellfyre Club imprint and features Self Jupiter on the raps and Kenny Segal on production. The EP also features guest appearances from MURS, Volume 10, Abstract Rude, Subtitle, and others.

Today, enjoy the first music video from the EP for the song “Filthy” which delivers fans into the seedy world of crime-scene sanitation that is the backdrop for the overall EP. The video was created by James Reitano, the man who brought you videos from Madvillian, Cut Chemst and Kool Keith.

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May24

JNatural :: “Keys to the City” ft. Abstract Rude and Aceyalone (MP3)

LA’s hottest upcoming female MC JNatural pairs up with two of the city’s underground hip-hop godfathers, Abstract Rude and Aceyalone, on this latest track from the LP Love Is On Hiatus.

JNatural :: “Keys to the City” ft. Abstract Rude and Aceyalone [audio:http://www.urb.com/files/2011/05/06-KEYS-TO-THE-CITY.mp3|titles=06 KEYS TO THE CITY] [download]

May10

Aceyalone Interviews JNatural

Petite, sexy, and Filipina, JNatural is hardly your typical hip-hop emcee. Her debut, Love is On Hiatus, executive produced by southland legend Aceyalone, is a rousing, jazzed inflected homage to finding love. And with guests like Acey and Abstract Rude, and production by Jeff Wonder and LD (Dilated Peoples, GZA, LMNO), this June release is sure to put  her on the hip-hop map.  Below Acey chops it up with his protege especially for URB readers. Find out how they met, JNat’s favorite Freestyle Fellowship song, and how she plans world domination: …MORE

Jun30

Abstract Rude – Rejuvenation (Review)

Abstract Rude

Rejuvenation



With rappers claiming vet status after their soft-more, it's tougher to discern pretentious youngin' from a true thousand mile gazer. Still, lines of division are their boldest between West Coast underground legend Ab Rude and just about anyone else not of his era, a nineteen-ninety-something haven where the words 'seasoned' and 'experienced' find their homes. See Abstract is Goodlife-trained, you know, the open mic sessions that made Los Angeles a 90's hip hop mecca, promised land for technical delivery. In '94 when he hit the scene with the ...
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Jun25

Content Under Pressure

Every third Thursday Big Quarters and The Fifth Element host a producer showcase showdown called Last of the Record Buyers. Hosted by Brandon Allday and resident DJ Nikoless, this Hip-Hop Community night in the Twin Cities focuses on production craft allowing anyone to come down and play their beats and receive feedback from fellow producers and the ‘SPECIAL GUEST’ producer. This month they’ve teamed up with Red Bull Music Academy with an extra special session, Content Under Pressure. This exclusive event will be challenging key artists making moves in the Indie Market and Twin Cities to make music with an unfamiliar collaborator in a limited amount of time. Producers and MCs will be paired at random and given three hours to create a track that will later be performed. Check out who’s involved:…

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