P.O.S (rapper)
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P.O.S performing in 2009
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| Birth name | Stefon Alexander |
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| Born | August 18, 1981 |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | www |
Stefon Alexander (born August 18, 1981), better known by his stage name P.O.S, is a hip hop artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
P.O.S. is a founding member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree and is currently signed to Doomtree Records. He also fronts a number of punk rock bands and is currently serving as guitarist and vocalist for Building Better Bombs, as well as vocalist and keyboardist for Marijuana Deathsquads.
Before entering hip hop, P.O.S was in a punk rock bands named Degenerates and Om in the late '90s. The band Om included ex-Doomtree member MK Larada. When first performing as a punk band, he also performed shared shows with a band including Lazerbeak, named The Plastic Constellations.
In 2001, P.O.S,, rapper Syst (short for System) and DJ Anomaly formed a short-lived hip-hop group Cenospecies. They released one album Indefinition in 2002 shortly before breaking up. The group won the award for "Best Band to Break Up in the Past 12 Months" in the year-end issue of City Pages.
P.O.S is a founding member of Doomtree, a seven-member collective of emcees, producers and DJs. His debut EP Falsehopes with Cecil Otter and first solo album Ipecac Neat were originally released exclusively through Doomtree. The album caught the attention of Rhymesayers Entertainment who, in 2004, signed him and re-released Ipecac Neat. Since that point, his albums have been jointly released by both Doomtree and Rhymesayers.
In January 2006, P.O.S's second album, Audition, was released, raising his profile nationally. The first half of 2006 seen P.O.S accidentally tour with Gym Class Heroes in support of the album. Since then, he has mainly focused on Doomtree projects. In 2007, the whole collective released a collaborative album False Hopes. In 2008, they released the first official album Doomtree. P.O.S often tours alongside fellow Doomtree members for his solo tours.
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