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As a member of De La Soul, Pos is generally regarded as one of the most consistent and underrated MCs of all time. Like the other members of the group, he is now an elder statesman of hip hop music. This is a fact which, through the years, Pos has used to impart some of his hard-earned experiences in songs such as "Held Down", and "Trying People", from AOI: Bionix. On the latter, he raps: "We were supposed to rid the world of danger / These days we nod heads and small talk like polite strangers / It's natural to fall off, just land close to the tree / I'll be there if they need me to be" De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Long Island, New York. ... MasterCard logo Manchaster Town Hall MC can mean: Mini Cooper: Macao: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Machine, (also m/c) Manchester, England (also m/c) Mariah Carey, American songstress Marginal cost Marin Catholic Master cylinder Master of Ceremonies Rapper (also emcee), or a prefix for the names of rappers... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

Pos is also known for his witty, double entendre-laden battle rhymes. For example in "Down Syndrome" from 1996's Stakes Is High, he states: "I be a piece of the East Coast, so give a toast to Plug Wonder Why / Back in the day who soaked his words in ginger / So when I ran a phrase in June, you didn't catch it 'til December". 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Stakes Is High is De La Souls fourth full-length album, released during the summer of 1996. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Ginger root is used extensively as a spice in many if not all cuisines of the world. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Posdnuos is a member of the Spitkicker collective.

Aliases

All three members of De La Soul have a variety of known aliases and nicknames used throughout the group's career. The following are the most significant:

• Posdnous - Pronounced "pas-ta-noos". The name is backwards for "Sound-Sop", a name Pos went by while acting as a high school DJ.
• 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. Pos' title of Plug One would eventually evolve into Plug Wonder Why.
• Mercenary - Derived from the last name, "Mercer". This name was given by DCQ, brother of Mos Def [1].