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album: Audition
artist: P.O.S.
label: Rhymesayers / 2006
score: 87 < click to learn more

by Tim Mathiesen

Rhymesayers Entertainment has gained much respect through the success of their artists, such as Atmosphere, and P.O.S. is the next big thing to come out of the label's long list of talent. The great thing about this mid-west label is the variety of styles and creativity and P.O.S. is definately no exception. Besides the couple songs that are most likely influenced by Eminem or Jay-Z, the originality on this album is incredible. The intelligent lyrics and creative beats easily surpasses most hip-hop artists of the past few years.

The album opens up with music that reminds me of Tom Waits and flows smoothely into a short and slightly cocky autobiography. The next track swings to an old school style, yet, it doesn't sound out of place. The rest of the album continues this trend as it leads the listener around a wide variety of styles whithout sounding desparate and shallow. P.O.S. is an incredibly talented musician that deserves to be noticed...and I'm hoping sooner than later.