Abstract Tribe Unique - South Central Thynk Taynk (CD)

Pre-order Information

Releases June 5th

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Product Information

Bundle with the official South Central Thynk Taynk merch & music

• CD with full-color imprint housed in a 4-panel digipak.
  
• Includes 24-page lyric booklet with extended liner notes.
  
• Marketing sticker.
  
• All orders will receive instant digital downloads of the full album.
  
• Download options available in WAV/FLAC/MP3 and more.
  

Originally released in 1998, South Central Thynk Taynk by Abstract Tribe Unique (Abstract Rude, Fat Jack and DJ Drez) captured a pivotal moment in Los Angeles’ underground scene—when young Black artists were reimagining hip-hop from the ground up. Blending jazz-inflected beats, spiritual insight, and fiercely independent production, the album became an anthem for self-reliance and creative rebellion. Now, remastered and reissued with a bonus track, this long-unavailable classic returns for a new generation.

At the cultural core of the record is Project Blowed, a legendary L.A. crew founded by Abstract Rude and Aceyalone, which birthed a lineage of rap innovators whose fingerprints are still felt in global hip-hop. While mainstream rap embraced the West Coast’s G-funk boom, the Blowed crew forged an alternate path—steeped in jazz, radical politics, and Afrocentric futurism. Thynk Taynk stands as a richly layered time capsule from this revolutionary moment, pairing Ab Rude’s deep lyricism with Fat Jack’s genre-melding approach to production, creating a poetic reflection on family, struggle, and artistic purpose.

This new edition includes the “L.A. Styles Back (Project Blowed Remix)” featuring a cross-generational lineup of heavyweights—Aceyalone, Myka 9, Medusa, Pigeon John, Blu, 2Mex, Ellay Khule, Riddlore, and NGAFSH—underscoring how L.A.’s underground has remained a creative epicenter for decades. South Central Thynk Taynk is more than a cult artifact; it’s a living document of transformation, community, and artistic power.

Tracklisting

1. Explanation
   
2. Hits Like Hank
   
3. Renaissance (While We...)
   
4. Them That’s Got
   
5. Through These Streets
   
6. A.T.U. Is In The House Tonight
   
7. L.A. Styles Back
   
8. Mass Men Baby
   
9. No Regrets
   
10. Front Row
    
11. Just Like Akira
    
12. They Ryde
    
13. Showgun
    
14. Why Oh Why?
    
15. L.A. Styles Back (Project Blowed Remix) featuring Aceyalone, Myka 9, Medusa the Gangsta Goddess, Pigeon John, Blu, 2Mex, Ellay Khule, Riddlore, and NGAFSH