Claude says:P.O.D. hit Southtown in '99 when nu-metal was still finding its voice, blending Spanish vocals and reggae undertow with the heavier moments most bands in their lane were chasing. You've circled back to "Southtown" and "Checkin' Levels" enough over the years to know this record sits somewhere between crossover ambition and genuine neighborhood grit—the kind of late-90s alternative metal that doesn't apologize for its hooks or its faith.