A video game that ushered in a new era of gaming has a new Minneapolis connection.

Video game fans will hear the work of musicians Stef "P.O.S" Alexander and Dwynell Roland under the newest version of the skateboarding game, "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4."

Roland has played Tony Hawk before, but this is the first time he's heard "Duck Fat," the song he recorded with his mentor, as part of the game.

Roland is a popular artist among many who follow the Twin Cities music scene. He has performed across Minnesota and in venues on the East and West coasts, most recently performing at the Minnesota State Fair.

For this Minneapolis native, making music is what it's all about, but he says having that music immortalized on a popular video game is the best.

"A lot of this is Stef, and then I'm just on the hook," said Roland, who added that his mentor, P.O.S, is the real star of the show.

"Both of us have been making music forever and ever, but we started working on this project about a year and a half ago," P.O.S said.

P.O.S has been making music since his teens, working with many artists in several bands, with Doomtree being his most famous collaboration.

"First Avenue, that's like home base to me, always," P.O.S said.

P.O.S has two stars on the outside of First Avenue, one as a solo artist and the other with Doomtree.

"I'm old enough to play the first "Tony Hawk" demo, and I remember having every single song from that thing stuck in my head," he said.

That's why it's so special to hear a song he wrote and performed with someone he considers family in the industry.

"He bought me on my first tour, like before I knew anything about touring, he gave me a shot on the West Coast," Roland said.

Both artists say that the deal that came down was unbelievable.

"To have somebody, like, hit you up like, 'Hey, we want this song in this game, is that cool? We already did it.'" P.O.S said.

Now, they've officially merged their passions.

"It's amazing for all the reasons I grew up skateboarding, I grew up playing video games, I grew up making music. It's all of my favorite things all at the same time," P.O.S said.

Now, their music will be heard around the world by gamers who spend time on a video skateboard.

"The best thing about this is that this is forever, this is forever. There is no taking away from this; this is going to be in this game forever," said Roland.

And they aren't finished. These two artists have more collaborations in the works. They want to inspire other musicians and have some advice for those reaching for their dreams.

"Making art, making music for the sake of it is really important, so if you enjoy doing that, do that really hard," P.O.S said.

P.O.S and Roland say they are going to enjoy this moment in their careers and continue to concentrate on the music.