P.O.S.
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Background
P.O.S. (born Stefon Alexander), is a rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.
P.O.S. began as a punk rock musician. In high school, Alexander and his friends played punk shows in a band called "Om," in which he first came to be referred to as "Pissed Off Stef." The abbreviation has taken on various and indefinite meanings since, including "Product Of Society", "Promise Of Stress", "Promise Of Skill" and "Piece Of Shit".
He met one of his best friends after he kicked him in the face body-surfing. He was known for use of the drug speed.
At first hostile to hip-hop, as many of his fellow rock musicians were, Alexander soon realized that rap was an alternative, valid method of expression. He began creating music that was increasingly influenced by the genre, despite having very little respect for mainstream rap.
In the Minneapolis music scene, P.O.S. has become increasingly known through his connections with local hip-hop collective Rhymesayers Entertainment, and his CD is sold through their distribution network, including their local store, Fifth Element, and their webstore[1]. He is also distributed through the iTunes music store. P.O.S. is also a founding member of the up-and-coming Doomtree crew.
P.O.S. retains his punk rock influence in songs like Kidney Thief, but his music cannot easily be labelled. He has described his music as "rap to skateboard to"[]. Through raw drum beats, punk rock bass guitar riffs, and heated, verbose, sharp wordplay, Alexander has crafted a style that is largely his own. In such songs as Kicking Knowledge in the Face, he rails against those "mainstream" rappers who utilise the art form to tout the virtues of the superficial (rims and jewelry).
P.O.S. often plays local shows throughout Minnesota, and occasionally tours the country with some of the Rhymesayers. His latest album is the critically acclaimed Audition. In promotion of Audition, P.O.S. is currently touring across the United States and Canada with DJ Turbo Nemesis, Mac Lethal, and Sims.
Alexander is also a member of the band Building Better Bombs.
Discography
Ipecac Neat (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005)
Audition (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2006)
Never Better (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2009)
