By day, he’s mind-mannered Patrick. A mechanic in the Air Force, he spends his days working on the enormously complicated cockpits of F-16′s at a base in Greensboro, North Carolina. He’s a trusted and loyal friend, a good son, and a great brother.

At night, he’s one half of a rap group called the Degenerate Saints. For months I’ve been wanting to hear his music, and I finally got my chance when he gave me his CD for Christmas.

A lot of what he talks about would have gotten him grounded for months back home, and I think that’s part of the point. But when you get past the fact that he and his partner insult just about everyone on the planet, what you’re left with is some surprisingly good music. They did a really good job with their first CD – I really don’t think you’d realize that they’re just a couple of guys with some old recording equipment. Their stuff has been downloaded and purchased quite a bit from MySpace, and they perform often in the area. I’m seriously impressed.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens to the group when he gets out of the militart – he plans to go back to Colorado and his partner plans to go back to Minnesota. But it’s obvious the kid has talent.

But don’t take my word for it – Listen for yourself.