| Kelvin Mercer | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1969[1] |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Genre: | East Coast hip hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper, record producer |
| Years Active: | 1988–present[2] |
| Label: | Tommy Boy, Sanctuary, AOI |
| Current Member Of: | De La Soul |
Kelvin Mercer (born August 17, 1969), 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.
| Year | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rawkus Records' Hip Hop for Respect | with Various Artists | |
| 2002 | Mint Royale's Dancehall Places and Pop Is..., on the track "Show Me" | ||
| 2006 | Oh No's Exodus into Unheard Rhythms, on the track "Smile a Lil Bit" | ||
| 2007 | LA Symphony's Unleashed, on the track "Universal" | ||
| DJ Jazzy Jeff's The Return of the Magnificent, on the track "Let Me Hear U Clap" | |||
| 2008 | Jake One's White Van Music, on the track "Oh Really" | with Slug of Atmosphere | |
| J-Live's Then What Happened, on the track "The Upgrade" | with Oddisee | ||
| 2009 | Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip's re-release of Thou Shalt Always Kill | ||
| Master Ace and Edo G's Arts and Entertainment, on the track "Good Music" | |||
| 2010 | Slum Village's Villa Manifesto, on the track "Scheming" | with Phife Dawg, J Dilla and Vice Verse | |
| 2011 | DJ Shadow's The Less You Know, the Better, on the track "Stay the Course" | with Talib Kweli | |
| Official remix of Mac Miller's song "Of the Soul" | |||
| 2013 | Statik Selektah's Extended Play, on the track "Game Break" | with Lecrae and Termanology | |
| Marco Polo's PA2: The Director's Cut, on the track "Glory (Finish Hard)" | with A.G., Masta Ace, and Dion Jenkins | ||
| Wrekonize's The War Within, on the track "Church Road" | |||
| Yancey Boys' (Illa J and Frank Nitt) Sunset Blvd., on the track "Beautiful" | with Botni Applebum | ||
| 2014 | Statik Selektah's What Goes Around, on the track "God Knows" | with Bun B and Jared Evan | |
| 2015 | Étienne de Crécy's Super Discount 3, on the track "WTF" | with Dave | |
| Hot Chip's Why Make Sense?, on the track "Love Is the Future" | |||
| 2018 | The Black Eyed Peas' Masters of the Sun Vol. 1, on the track "All Around the World" | with Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad | |
| 2019 | Grand Analog's "Mutations" | ||
| 2020 | Potatohead People's Mellow Fantasy, on the track "Baby Got Work" | with Kapok | |
| 2022 | Robert Glasper's Black Radio III, on the track "Everybody Love" | with Musiq Soulchild | |
| Phife Dawg's Forever, on the track "2 Live Forever" | with Little Brother and Darien Brockington | ||
| Diamond D's The Rear View, on the track "Flyin' High" | |||
| Ibrahim Maalouf's Capacity to Love, on the track "Quiet Culture" | |||
| 2023 | Planet Hemp's , on the track "NUNCA TENHA MEDO" | ||
| Statik Selektah's Round Trip, on the track "Round Trip (for Dave)" | |||
| 2024 | Ana Tijoux's Vida, on the track "Tu sae" | with Talib Kweli |
All three members of De La Soul have used a number of aliases. The following are Mercer's most significant: