Kelvin Mercer
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Kelvin Mercer | |
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.jpg) Mercer at Gods of Rap 2019 in Berlin, Germany | |
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| Born | August 17, 1969[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer |
| Years active | 1988–present[2] |
| Labels | Tommy Boy, Sanctuary, AOI |
| Member of | De La Soul |
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Kelvin Mercer (born August 17, 1969),[1] also known by his stage name Posdnuos, Plug 1 and occasionally Pos, is an American rapper and record producer from East Massapequa, New York,[3] best known for his work as one third of the hip hop trio De La Soul. Through his work with the group, Mercer is considered to be one of the most consistent and underrated MCs of all time.[4] Beginning with the highly acclaimed 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989, Mercer has gone on to release nine albums with De La Soul.
Cameos and album appearances
[edit]Aliases
[edit]All three members of De La Soul have used a number of aliases. The following are Mercer's most significant:
- Posdnuos/Pos – Pronounced "poss-duh-noose" (/pɒsdənus/). The name may be a combination of the reversed words sop, meaning "gift," and sound, a name Mercer went by while acting as a high school DJ.[5] According to some sources, the fact that the words spelled backward are "sounds op [i.e., operative]" is intentional.[6]
- Plug One – An early concept for 3 Feet High and Rising involved music being transmitted from Mars by three microphone plugs (each one representing a member of the group). Though this idea was abandoned, the titles "Plug One", "Plug Two" and "Plug Three" still became relevant on the album. Mercer's title of Plug One would eventually evolve into Plug Wonder Why, which would be shortened to a homophone of the original, Plug Won.[citation needed]
- Mercenary – Derived from the last name, "Mercer". This name was given to him by DCQ, brother of Mos Def.[7]
- P-Pain – Caricature of the rapper T-Pain. He uses this alias in the song "Supervillainz" by DOOM.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Posdnuos - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Greg Tate (November 23, 2019). "De La Soul". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ "Strong Island's in the house: When hip-hop ruled LI". August 10, 2023.
- ^ DJ Shadow (September 23, 2011). "DJ Shadow: The Internet Is Not Your Savior". Wired.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/18/de-la-souls-mind-bending-rap/af8f9493-1894-41e2-88f2-ed2057247d0b/
- ^ "Posdnuos - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "De La Soul Interview". www.daveyd.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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