The Depicted Abstractions of a Zoned Ebony (D.A.Z.E.) is a collection of 25 poems focusing on the psychology established constructs of motivation, pride, love, intelligence, and conformity. The work of art utilities free verse rhyming stanzas to reflect the author’s attitude towards society. Inspired and influenced by Hip-Hop, RuDaStu expresses the empowerment of his culture, his upbringing, and his mentality as he confronts stereotypes, spirituality, and the many contradictions that are present in the world we live in. Readers are brought into the mind of Rudy the Stupendous Writer, through his poetic persona, as his honest and intimate thoughts are organized in cynical and conscious poetry.