Haiku d'Etat

Haiku D'Etat (also 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 (ATU).The group name as well as concept was the brain child of drummer Adrian Burley who was also the original drummer of Third Eye Blind,he also worked with Sly Stone RUN DMC. The entire album was written and produced by Adrian Burley using real instruments and musicians David Boyce, Emerson Cardenas, Micheal Calviseno. 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. As of 2008, each of the members remain frequently featured on each other's albums and videos, and are known to appear as special guests during a fellow member's live stage show.