Abstract Tribe Unique - South Central Thynk Taynk Ten's-UniqueAvailable on red marbled remastered wax Originally released in 1998, South Central Thynk Taynk by Abstract Tribe Unique (Abstract Rude, Fat Jack and DJ Drez) captured a pivotal moment in Los Angeles underground scenewhen young Black artists were reimagining hip hop from the ground up. Blending jazz inflected beats, spiritual insight, and fiercely independent production, the album became an anthem for self reliance and creative rebellion. Now,
Rolling Stoned was awarded the High Times Doobie Award for Hip Hop album of the year for 2011
It remains unmistakably Avery
Knowing what to do with them is another matter entirely
Some say the evil will wane
full of sour notes and uplifting hooks
“We’ve experienced tokenism
it can also carry a lingering sense of being stuck and unable to move forward
the band never lets up
Having spent the past few years working as an in-demand composer and sound designer – writing music for ballet
Michael Madsen
and hip-hop that lives somewhere really special outside of what either artist would ever make on their own
How do we salvage something worthwhile when it seems all is lost