Abstract Workshop's flagship rapper Jud Nester debuts magic track "U Shoulda Seen Her On Myspace" at #4 (!) on this week's Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales chart way above other new singles by Young Jeezy (#17) and Eminem/50 Cent/Lloyd Banks/Cashis (#26) and Fat Joe (#36)! Plus Jud comes in at #15 on Hot 100 Singles between the Arctic Monkeys and Diddy and at #84 on Hot R&B Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Lots of congratulations to Jud and Abstract for pulling this off. When I tal
Darondo, Nino Moschella and the Park, Rhettmatic, Jud Nester, Cocoe, Scotty Coats, Schmuck and others @ Detroit Bar on 5/31
Better than: Sex and the City… or in the country. Almost.
Download: tracks from Darondo’s Let My People Go
Just about everybody brought his A game to Abstract Workshop’s 10-year anniversary shindig (for some reason, I brought my B game; sorry). People were in a festive mood and the strong lineup really kicked the crowd members’ emotions into a higher gear.
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If you know anything about the hip hop collective of Abstract Workshop, then you've heard the name Jud Nester before. Amongst the highly capable company of DJs, beat makers and visual artists, Nester adds a silky smooth R&B spoke to AW's arsenal. From behind the ivory keys of an organ or strolling the stage chatting up the audience, or busting out some impromptu rhymes, Nester's charisma can't be (and seldom is) denied. Tonight at The Continental Room in Fullerton, this Long Beach native
