# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kelvin-mercer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:03:59.628Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kelvin-mercer"
name: "Kelvin Mercer"
slug: "kelvin-mercer"
description: "Kelvin Mercer, also known by his stage name Posdnuos, Plug 1 and occasionally Pos, is an American rapper and record producer from East Massapequa, New York, 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. Beginning with the highly acclaimed 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989, Mercer has gone on to release nine albums with De La Soul."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Posdnuos2_(300dpi).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1969-08-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.86
  momentum:             1.053053373938131
  historical:           7.314922666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692629/"
    handle:    "nm0692629"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/297026"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "كلفن ميرسير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "كلفن ميرسير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1"
    title: "کلفن میرسیر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Mercer"
    title: "Kelvin Mercer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Mercer"
    title: "Kelvin Mercer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Mercer"
    title: "Kelvin Mercer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4acc48b1-2ae3-4822-8813-b8da89ec1b30"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304808"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3492962"
    title: "Kelvin Mercer"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump