Aire may refer to:
The Aire is a river in northern France, right tributary of the Aisne. Its source is near the village Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire. Its course crosses the départements of Meuse and Ardennes. It flows through the towns of Pierrefitte-sur-Aire, Clermont-en-Argonne, Varennes-en-Argonne and Grandpré, finally flowing into the Aisne in Termes.
Aire (Spanish: Air) is the seventh studio album by the Argentine singer Pablo Ruiz. It was released on January 21, 1997.
Kelvin Mercer (born August 17, 1969, in The Bronx, New York) is a rapper, producer, and one-third of the hip hop trio De La Soul. He is known more famously by his alias Posdnuos, or simply Pos. He was born in the Bronx, New York and grew up in East Massapequa, New York.
Mercer and David Jude Jolicoeur were childhood friends. They met Vincent Mason in the early 1980s while attending Amityville High School in Long Island, New York. Mercer's father was a jazz fan.
As a member of De La Soul, Mercer is generally regarded as one of the most consistent and underrated MCs of all time. He has imparted some of his hard-earned experiences in songs such as "Held Down", and "Trying People", from AOI: Bionix. On the latter, he raps: "We were supposed to rid the world of danger / These days we nod heads and small talk like polite strangers / It's natural to fall off, just land close to the tree / I'll be there if they need me to be".
Mercer is also known for his witty, double entendre-laden battle rhymes. "Fuck bein' hard, Posdnuos is complicated" from Buhloone Mindstate's "In the Woods". For example in "Down Syndrome" from 1996's Stakes Is High, he states: "I be a piece of the East Coast, so give a toast to Plug Wonder Why / Back in the day who soaked his words in ginger / So when I ran a phrase in June, you didn't catch it 'til December".
[Vast Aire:]
I'm like Johnny Mnemonic
With the ill verse, but I'm hooked on phonics
You wanna get up on it
It'll cost you six mill' to get bionic
And that's the old level
You want original sin I can bring the devil
But I'd rather play the angel
No excuse me, play the angle
Birds flock in, "She's ugly!"
But she's so fly, she got halo
And she should do as she's told
Play with my Skittles 'til she taste the rainbow
On the dancefloor, we throw 'bows
Ask "Billie Jean," I can make the ground glow
Serious like the color of blood
But I'm pure like color of doves
[Chorus x4: Vast Aire]
Check the needle, check the monitor
Check the mic, it's a rap/wrap
[Vast Aire:]
You need to leave that crack alone
Comin out the side of yo' face like you Sly Stallone
That won't work
Catch a bottle to your face, your man's a jerk
You heard "9 Lashes," this is the 10th one
Battle fake MC's, this is a real one
Oh No brought the drums
And I'm more like Jesus, not the step-son
Y'all should do windows
I'm Vast Aire, you're small like an airplane pillow
Let's get one thing straight
It's my time to shine, y'all gotta wait
Reel 'em in like fish to the bait
"You cats got beef?" Cause we eat steak "Huh?"
You need to start payin your dues
Start clickin your shoes, get me some cheesecake