 | P.O.S Never Better
4.1
excellent
| Ranking: #36 for 2009 | |
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| 3.5 great | Iai EMERITUS | March 20th 09 |
The first great rap record of 2009. Never Better takes a while to get going, with POS' much-vaunted punk influence occasionally seeing him spoil his hooks or construct beats out of little more than drumrolls, and at first glance the record seems like a tentative experiment rather than a natural synthesis. But then it all falls into place - from "Been Afraid" onward, the record kills. Even on the first half of the album, the likes of "Drumroll" and "Saivon Glover" - the great tracks - resonate much more than the slightly underwhelming likes of "Let it Rattle". It's not a classic by any means, and it's surely not going to be remembered as the best rap record of the year, but to say that is only to acknowledge the impressive praise it's generating already. Never Better might be something of a mixed bag, but it's one that offers up way more treats than duds, and one so gripping at times that it demands the listener return to it. Points deducted/added for name-dropping Fugazi and referencing The Stooges as per your preference.
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| 0.0 | jorgerodrigoallen | October 23rd 15 |
"What really got me into hip hop, i wish this was bigger so it could teach people that
'nigga' isn't needed as a hook."
lol
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| 5.0 classic | EcoChocolatacchi | June 15th 15 |
What really got me into hip hop, i wish this was bigger so it could teach people that "nigga" isn't needed as a hook.
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| 5.0 classic | EyeForAnEye | October 17th 12 |
This is now a 5. So fucking good to say otherwise.
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| 4.5 superb | daIceman | May 10th 11 |
If you dont like p.o.s. you are music iggnorant, stunning album everything what p.o.s. produce is pure gold he is like black KNO for me
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| 4.5 superb | RyanDonahoe | May 13th 10 |
Changed my rating after listening to this a few more times.
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| 4.0 excellent | ThePalestMexican | February 17th 10 |
This has to be the best hip-hop album I've heard in a long, long time. Each track is diverse, yet never straying too far from his signature style. P.O.S. gives fast, strong, powerful, raps with powerful singing and screaming peppered in from time to time. The lyrics provoke thought and emotion better then ever, and he delivers them beautifully, P.O.S. is truly a force to be reckoned with not only in the hip-hop community, but in the entire music industry.
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| 4.5 superb | ButHonestly | February 12th 09 |
Can't say enough about this guy and this album. I saw him touring with Underoath, and if he hadn't done that I would have probably continued my near universal distaste for all things rap.
He's #1 on Billboard New Artists at the moment, and he deserves all the credit in the world.
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| 4.5 superb | 5am | September 10th 25 |
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