Astract Artform

Something has started in Winnipeg and is spreading across the world!! Back porch rap! And who do we have to thank for it? Winnipeg born alternative hip-hop group, Abstract Artform.

Alternative Hip-Hop?? Back porch rap? Well that’s exactly what you can expect from this live hip-hop experience! A drummer, bassist and DJ create the sound backdrop while the MC’s get the crowd going!

The track “Bring it Back” was nominated for the best song in genre for Hip-Hop at the Effigy Awards by ABC Radio in the US!

Abstract Artform has released 3 underground albums but most notably the full length album "Prairie Kid" in retail (HMV etc..) and online (iTunes) which received great reviews from local publications (Winnipeg Sun, Uptown, CBC radio) as well as CD Baby featured release. The CD features hip-hop legends Jurassic 5 and Juno nominee DJ Brace.

Also brand new is the “Summer in the City” music video which has been submitted to Much Music for rotation! The song features Doodlebug of the Grammy winning Digable Planets.

"...Distinctively Canadian Hip-Hop..." "...National hit song writing material..."
- Greg Wells
PRODUCER
(TIMBALAND, ONE REPUBLIC, LINDSAY LOHAN, CRASH TEST DUMMIES, DEFTONES)

"Abstract Artform is the real deal, true emcees that cannot be denied, reminiscent of Jurassic 5, The Roots, and even old school hip-hop like Fab 5 Freddy."
-Ross Shotland
RADIOINDY.COM

"You can call him Abstract Artform. You can call him Kid A. You can even call him Shea Malcolmson. But don't call him a poser. This debut proves the local MC and producer is definitely for real. His beats are stark yet distinctive, his eclectic tunes splice '70s samples with his own material, and his gruff, tongue-tripping flow bypasses thug fantasies for intelligent realism. We'd call that cool."
- Darryl Sterdan
WINNIPEG SUN

"What happened to hip hop?" MC Abstract Artform, aka Shea Malcolmson, asks on Here We Are. Good question. Luckily, this Prairie kid is eschewing the commercial hip hop cluttering our radio airwaves and, like Winnipeg expat Grand Analog and Edmonton's Cadence Weapon, takes a decidedly old-school approach to hip hop. Heavily funk inflected, Prairie Kid dares you not to dance - but it's Malcolmson's deep, Buck 65-esque vocals that make this record shine. Check out Boom and They Call Me featuring the renowned DJ Brace.
- Jen Zoratti
UPTOWN MAGAZINE