MinneClassics #4: "De La Souls" by P.O.S.

Found some things I could relate with, I wore out the tape...

(P.O.S. by Dan Monick)

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to the fourth installment of my short-running MinneClassics series!

Folks, last week marked the 10 year anniversary of the release of P.O.S.'s second full-length album Audition. To mark the occasion I thought I'd devote a few minutes to discussing one of my favorite tracks from this classic album.

 Like a lot of people, Audition was just that, a first look at the rapper P.O.S. and the Doomtree collective. It was an introduction to a world that had equal love for both hardcore punk and underground hip-hop and decided that there was no point separating the two. The album is full of highlights, from the aggression of opener "Half-Cocked Concepts," the anger of "The Kill In Me," the straight-banging "Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)," to spot-on guest spots from Slug, Craig Finn, Greg Attonito & Mike Mictlan, the album more than meets the goal of opening the door to world of Doomtree (a door that, 10 years on, was quickly flooded with like-minded individuals).

However, looking back, "De La Souls" is still the moment when it all comes together. Over a simple beat and autobiographical rhymes, P.O.S. invites us all in by opening up and telling his story. In doing so, he's asking that we respond by telling our own stories. He's inviting everybody to join in not by becoming an anonymous face in a larger movement, but by reaffirming that a group of like-minded individuals is still a group of individuals, with their own hopes, dreams, goals, & disappointments.  He's knocking down whatever was left of the wall between performer and audience and extending a hand.

Anyway, give the show a listen to hear what I'm talking about. As always, Flatbasset Radio & these MinneClassics are free. Just click the Mixcloud player below to give it a listen.

MinneClassics #4: "De La Souls" by P.O.S. by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

Hard to believe it's been 10 years. Still a a classic.

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