“White Iverson” led to Post’s 2016 debut, Stoney beerbongs & bentleys burrowed further into Post’s luxurious, messy melancholy, while 2019’s Hollywood’s Bleeding found him buttoning up and moving closer to the conventions of mainstream pop, all while retaining his peculiar touch. He turned a love for the video game Guitar Hero into a love of actual guitar, playing in a metal band during high school while also starting to explore hip-hop. At live shows, there were no dancers, no pyrotechnics, just Post, in a baggy football jersey with a cigarette in his hand, bringing 60,000 people into his bedroom: The pop star as moody teen.īorn in 1995 in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the suburbs of Dallas, Post grew up on a mix of country, classic rock and rap: In one well-circulated anecdote, young Post would get called into the living room to entertain Dad and friends with the dance to Terror Squad’s “Lean Back”. The bass boomed, the melodies soared, and there was Post in the middle, rap-singing his woes like a lonely prince self-exiled in the castle. His signature tracks-“rockstar”, “Sunflower”, “Congratulations”-were both bleak and beautiful, spaced-out and mainstream, hip-hop but not quite. DaBaby) Used to have friends, now I got enemies Used to keep em close, now they dead to me Used to have friends, now I got enemies Enemies, yeah, so sad They said I would never get this far Think that we dont see who you are, are, are. Post didn’t just look beyond genre, he broke it down, mixing the dark grandeur of trap with the anthemic release of classic rock and country. Here's everything you need to know about Post Malone, the record-smashing singer-songwriter behind hits like 'rockstar' and 'Sunflower'. The installer may possibly try and modify your homepage, search engine and browser settings or set up third party presents. 26 facts you need to know about 'Circles' rapper Post Malone. Swae Lee downloaded for 1,296,753 times with Installation Take note: This program is bundled with adware. No matter how Platinum the records go, he still has the air of an ordinary guy, a Crocs-and-Bud Light kid from the suburbs who stumbled backward into fame just by strumming what was in his heart. Swae Lee, Post Malone - Sunflower (Clean) ft. He is one of the current highest selling musicians and a big personality in the music industry. &0183 &32 Post Malone Comes Clean About Drug Abuse Concerns 'I feel fucking fantastic, and Im not doing drugs' Photo: Jenna Hum. He got big off of his hit single White Iverson and soon after that Congratulations. Plenty has changed, but Post’s appeal is more or less the same. &0183 &32 I’m Gonna Be is a song about partying hard and letting loose. Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. When Austin Post uploaded “White Iverson” to social media in early 2015, he was 19, scrounging for ramen and sleeping in a friend’s closet.