Abstract Rude (ATU/Mass Men/Haiku d’etat) never left, yet still, he returns refreshed & poised to Keep The Feel with two latest singles from his forthcoming new LP. This veteran from LA Underground, The Goodlife/Project Blowed & Rhymesayers notoriety, maintains his affiliation with each crew & their combined legacy of hip-hop soul. Since his ’09 Rhymesayers debut Rejuvenation, and 2013 EP on Fifth Element The Awful Truth (w/Musab), Ab has been busy crafting this homegrown “feel record” as he calls it.

Abstract Rude of the legendary Project Blowed releases a video for “Kan of Whoop Ass” the leadoff single from his forthcoming album, Keep The Feel. Directed & Edited by Alyson (B. Squid) Bruno of KTF Ent./R.L.A. Produced by Kenny Segal.

Jizzm HD taps 16 emcees for this beat changing tour-de-force – on deck are Styliztik Jones, Abstract Rude, Born Allah, Supernatural, Neb Luv, NGA Fish, Akil The MC, Rifelman, Medusa, Black Silver, Main Flor, Riddlore, Awol One, Otherwise, Mykill Miers, and Jizzm himself.
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Dope video, dope track. Nice to see these guys are still pushing the boooundaaariieees. Taken from Ab-Rude’s new Rhymesayers LP, Rejuvenation. – DJ Pizzo

“These men promptly escaped from maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground”. Fat Jack provides a healthy portion of the music, sticking to the formula found more recently on his “Cater To The DJ” (Celestial) album. That being one of more choppy samples and sparse drum usage. A slight change from the “Mood Pieces” days but still effective in their likeness. And much the same way the music has developed so have the emcees at hand. While Ace and Ab remain consistent with each consecutive release they too have made minor adjustments on the way. Not exactly adjustments but more of a mere flexage of creative muscles. “Like That Like This” exemplifies this with a simple clip-clap Fat Jack creation the two exchange verses with the ease of watching the grass grow. “Acey The Faceman” (also known as “When A Plan Comes Together) and “A.B. Baracus” aren’t really solo joints but open with each emcee respectively, smoking flute like loops with signature Blowdian braggadocio.

94′s “Deep And Wyde” and Kool DJ EQ’s “Me and My Main” make surprising appearances, but it’s “O.G. Crew” that shines the brightest of these older jewels (even though the original version is preferred over this remix). Showcasing a who’s who of the fam, the line up runs like this: Ab, Acey, Volume 10 , DK Toon , Mikah 9 , P.E.A.C.E. , Djinji Brown, and Ganjah K. A vintage Fat Jack sound soaks through the speakers hypnotically with a slow-roll reminiscent early ATU creations. “Today, still wanted by corporations, they survive as soldiers of fortune and artistic integrity”.

It’s hard to imagine either Aceyalone or Ab Rude really falling off, I mean, really. While Who Framed The A-Team? is solid as a rock, it’s not especially stellar, thanks to a few too many previously “released” tracks, but as a side project it’s a worthy piece to any Blowed collection. Nicely placed as a appetizer before the Aceman’s forthcoming Accepted Eclectic venture and the A-Team’s full length Mnemonic Devices: USA To The AUS, an album recorded entirely while on the road in Australia. So dig, “If you have a problem no one else can help, an emcee no one else can serve, a show you really want to be rocked, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire The A-Team”.