Blog: Chewing gum for the ears

Disclaimer: I don't listen to rap music. Well, not usually anyway, but occasionally an artist comes along with a sound, a style...something that resonates with me. P.O.S., born Stefon Alexander, is a Minneapolis-based rapper with punk-rock roots and an agenda based much more on social and political issues than self-aggrandizing braggadocio. Apparently, when Alexander was teenager, he played bass, guitar, and drums in various rock bands before settling on rap, though he never lost his love for punk intensity and the underground scene. His third album, Never Better , was released on Rhymesayers earlier this [...]