It’s no secret that the Minneapolis hip hop scene is where my heart lies. From the well known [Atmosphere] to the hidden gems [Oddjobs], it’s a city that consistently produces beats that hit me hard and drive my love for hip hop.
With his third album, P.O.S has taken that love to a whole new level. His two previous albums were both great but after having heard Never Better, the progression on both Ipecac Neat and Audition is there for all to see. Layering incredibly dense drums over jarring samples one minute and then dropping rhymes over stripped back barren landscapes, Stef Alexander proves he has the know-how to mix it up but still bring cohesion to the fore.
Lyrically on point, be it talking about politics or domestic abuse, P.O.S is never preachy and lets his passion come through in his delivery and production. His hardcore past is very apparently on this record, but there are straight up hip hop bangers too, with his Doomtree family popping up on guest steez.
Click above to hear The Basics [Alright].
If an album comes out this year that betters this, it’ll have to be the most perfect record ever pressed.
Abjekt.