50 Unheralded Albums from 2009

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P.O.S: Never Better (Rhymesayers, 2/3/09)

“Drumroll”

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Likely the year’s best hip-hop album, Never Better draws on Stefon Alexander’s background in punk and rock music (he plays most of the live instrumentation on the record), making this is an album that categorically defines the indie in indie rap.