Haiku D’Etat

Haiku D’Etat is a hip hop supergroup trio consisting of Aceyalone & Myka 9 of the Freestyle Fellowship, and Abstract Rude, the leader of Abstract Tribe Unique. Abstract Rude previously worked with Aceyalone as the A-Team. All three artists are heavily affiliated with the Project Blowed, group members Aceyalone and Abstract Rude being co-founders.

The name Haiku D’Etat is a portmanteau of haiku and coup d’etat, meaning something akin to a musical revolution or a “poetry takeover” as one of their songs puts it. The group released their eponymous debut album in 1999, and regrouped in 2004 to release a follow up, Coup de Theatre…