as a product of the legendary goodlife open mic sessions, abstract rude splashed onto the scene in 1994 as part of the famed project blowed crew that included la s freestyle fellowship and aceyalone. as one half of the a-team (with aceyalone), one third of haiku d etat (with aceyalone & myka 9) and frontman of his group abstract tribe unique (atu), ab rude has endeared himself to fans worldwide through consistent touring and genre defining albums such as 1999 s south central thynk tank (currently out of print). once signed to the beastie boys grand royal imprint, ab has readied himself to re-emerge with rhymesayers entertainment and his most consistent and focused work to date, rejuvenation. produced entirely by seattle super producer vitamin d (g-unit, redman, young buck, gift of gab, choklate, lifesavas, black sheep, etc.), rejuvenation is a hard hitting soulful ryde showcasing ab rude s distinct and unlimited vocal styling.