Haiku D'Etat

Infobox musical artist
Name = Haiku D'Etat


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Origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Genre = Underground Rap
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Years_active = 1999 – Present
Label = Project Blowed
URL = [http://www.projectblowed.com Project Blowed Records]
Current_members = Mikah 9 Abstract Rude Aceyalone
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Associated_acts = Freestyle Fellowship
A-Team (Acey & Ab Rude)
Project Blowed

Haiku D'Etat (also Haiku d'Etat) is a hip hop supergroup consisting of Aceyalone & Mikah 9 of the Freestyle Fellowship, and Abstract Tribe Unique (ATU) leader Abstract Rude (who had previously worked with Aceyalone as the A-Teamcite web | title="The A-Team" | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=612070&aid=783634 | publisher=Billboard | accessdate=2006-06-17] . 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 one-another's albums and videos, and are known to appear as special guests durring a fellow member's live stage show.

Discography

Albums

* "Haiku D'Etat" (1999)
* "Coup de Theatre" (2004)

Aceyalone has additional albums with both members; Myka 9 (with P.E.A.C.E and Self-Jupiter) as Freestyle Fellowship, and Abstract Rude as The A-Team.

For solo releases see: Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, and Myka 9.

ingles

* "Mike, Aaron & Eddie" (2004)
* "Triumvirate" (2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.projectblowed.com/artists.php?ID=474 Artist page on the Project Blowed website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/haikudetat Myspace page]