| Never Better | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | P.O.S |
| Cover: | POS-Never_Better.jpg |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Prev Title: | Audition |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | We Don't Even Live Here |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Never Better is the third solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in the year 2009. It peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Over half of the record is produced by P.O.S himself, along with contributions from Doomtree producers Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger and MK Larada. It features guest verses from Doomtree compatriots Sims, Cecil Otter and Dessa, as well as Astronautalis.
The first single "Goodbye" was released in December, 2008. The second single "Drumroll (We're All Thirsty)" was released in January, 2009 on iTunes and Amazon.com. The track "Savion Glover" is a remix of a track previously released on Doomtree's False Hopes in 2007.
The album was released in a limited custom transparent digipak edition designed by Minneapolis designer Eric Carlson. It features 16 solid picture inserts with 6 plastic overlays, allowing the owner to create their own cover art combinations.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Many reviewers on RapReviews.com placed this album in their top ten list for 2009, with it even claiming the number one spot in a few.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]