User:Dariusszabo/Abstrakt Intellekt

Abstrakt Intellekt, born Ross Johnstone and Kevin Freeman, was a hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan which was active between 1999-2010. They first appeared together on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 2000 when Damo joined Mike on stage at the Microphone Mystery tour at St. Andrews hall which was headlined by Kid Capri. The group quickly caught the attention of Mike E. Clark, and released their debut album First Contact on B4 records. First Contact featured Kid Rock's Dj Paradime and Hush_(rapper), with Mike_E._Clark executive Producing the entire project. Moderate sales and a extensive live campaign garnered Abstrakt Intellekt enough local acclaim for them to be nominated in 2003 for " Album of the Year " in the Detroit Hip Hop Awards, and " Best group or duo in the 2004 Detroit Rap Awards. The group parted was with Mike_E._Clark in 2005 and signed to an independant record label called Protekted Records, but left shortly after due to creative differences. The group started their own label in 2006 called Shadow Creek Entertainment. Shadow Creek Entertainment released The Downriver Dirtbag Mixtape in 2006, and The Hip Hop Experience in 2007 . During 2007 Shadow Creek Entertaiment signed a deal with Universal Records to licensed a song for the upcoming [] Magazine compliation...The Source Presents HITS Volume 11, to be featured with other acts such as Bone Thugs in Harmony, Wu-Tang Clan and Kanye West, but the album never made it past the licensing approval stage and was ultimatly cancelled in 2009. Abstrakt Intellekt released their final album in 2010 called The Remix Experience and performed their final show in September of 2010 at the All Around Bar in Taylor, Michigan. The group is arguably the forefathers of the " White trash rap " movement, and held an extensive touring campaign through their professional life span, performing over 300 times, with such notable names as R.A. The Rugged Man, Tech Nyne, Rob Base and DJ Ezrock, Pardime, Hush, Trick Trick, Typical Cats, and Many many others.

The Group started work in 2011 on a yet unnamed new project.

Full Length Albums
First Contact 2002

The Hip Hop Experiance 2007

The Remix Experience 2010

Street albums
The Downriver Dirgbag Mixtape 2005

Appearances
Untying Lost Souls 2004 (Galactic Dust Records) Dirty Mitten Presents.... 2005 (Detroitrap.com Records)