Daily Buzz- March 24, 2009
Posted by Generate Studios on March 26th 2009 in Generate Insight Daily Buzz
Topic: Music – P.O.S.
What do you get when you combine punk-rock, indie and hip hop? You get one of the most unique, buzzed about artists today – P.O.S. (real name – Stefon Alexander) started off his career as a punk rock musician. He soon realized that much like punk rock, hip hop was a genre that celebrated an alternative freedom of expression.
P.O.S (which stands for a variety of things, including Product of Society, Piece of Sh*t, and Promise of Skill) is a self-taught bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. He released his disc ‘Never Better’ in February, recently topping Billboard’s ‘Top Album HeatSeekers’ chart – and his first single called ‘Drumroll (We’re all thirsty’) got people talking. Our community is buzzing about P.O.S. because he brings a unique sound, comprised of several different, yet powerful genres of music (hip-hop, punk, indie and pop). He’s a rapper with range and they respect that!
Some of our Insighters made mention to the innovative approach he took with his CD insert, which includes limited edition artwork includes lyrics and transparent digi-pak that holds sixteen solid and six transparent inserts allowing the consumer to configure their own personalized cover art.
Check out P.O.S.’s video below or visit his myspace page for all the singles on ‘Never Better’:
Optimist Video: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54172873
Myspace profile: www.myspace.com/pos <http://www.myspace.com/pos>
What the community is saying about P.O.S.:
“Seriously the best album of 09 has come from P.O.S. – it’s just incredible. Every single is tight and sounds very different from each other. ‘goodbye’ is my favorite single on the album. It gets me so pumped. If you buy one album this year – ‘Never Better’ is a solid choice!” – Derek, 17
“P.O.S. is one talented musician. Yes, he a rapper but with an edge. The man can play any instrument, lay down the tightest lyrics and put them to the most obscure beats. This is what talent looks and sounds like. ‘Drumroll’ just sent me through the roof…I was like ‘who is this man and where can I hear more’. Optimist is tight, as well as ‘Get smokes.” – Eric, 19
“I went to see POS when he played with Gym Class Heroes and from that moment, I knew we would hear great things from him. I just picked up ‘Never Better’. Definitely in my top 10 all time favorite albums. He’s got mad style both lyrically and outwardly. His lyrics have real meaning – ‘Graves’ gives me chills! The artwork on his album is a-mazing and it can all be personalized – which is cool. He’s so different in every way. “ – Veronica, 20
