by Alex Henderson\r Although Pete Miser isn't a huge name in the hip-hop world, the Asian-American rapper has received his share of favorable reviews and enjoys a small cult following. The MC favors a jazz-influenced style of alternative rap; De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, the Roots, Digable Planets, and the Jungle Brothers are the sort of East Coast artists he is usually compared to. Miser isn't one of the more eccentric alternative rappers, but his unthreatening image, intellectual lyrics, and fondness for jazz-influenced tracks have landed him in the alterna-rap category. The Brooklyn resident is far from a gangsta rapper; he doesn't rap about thug life, and his lyrics have favored what hip-hoppers call the "positive tip." But that isn't to say that Miser writes mindless fluff lyrics; racism, nuclear weapons and, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are among the social and political topics he has tackled.Although mos...