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Post Malone
Post Malone in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAustin Richard Post
Born (1995-07-04) July 4, 1995 (age 28)[1]
Syracuse, New York, United States[1]
OriginGrapevine, Texas, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • guitarist
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2013–present
LabelsRepublic
Websitepostmalone.com

Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. He first gained major recognition in February 2015, after the release of his debut single "White Iverson". In August 2015, Malone landed a record deal with Republic Records. On December 9, 2016, he released his debut studio album Stoney.

Early life

Malone was born in Syracuse, New York.[2][3] When he was 9 years old,[4] he and his family moved to Grapevine, Texas. He enjoyed playing basketball and watching sports. His father was the Dallas Cowboys' assistant director of food and beverage, so Malone was able to get free food and tickets to their games.[5][6] Malone began to play the guitar and auditioned for the band Crown the Empire in 2010, but was rejected after his guitar strings broke during the audition. He credited his initial interest in learning guitar to the popular video game Guitar Hero.

Malone first began learning how to produce music through FL Studio. When he was 16 years old, he started working on his first mixtape. He showed it to some of his classmates at Grapevine High School, garnering him notoriety at the school.[7] He credited his love for music to his father, who exposed him to music making for all genres, including country music. He enrolled in Syracuse University, attending for only a few months.

Musical career

After leaving college, Malone moved to Los Angeles, California, with his longtime friend Jason Stokes. He created his stage name, which would later be rumoured to be a reference to the professional basketball player Karl Malone,[8] but Malone later explained in an interview with The Breakfast Club that "'Post' is [his] last name, and [he] just made 'Malone' up".[6] He met 1st and Rich from FKi and Rex Kudo who did production work on several of Malone's tracks, one of which was titled "White Iverson".[2] Malone recorded the song two days after he wrote it.[7] "White Iverson" is, in part, a reference to the professional basketball player Allen Iverson.[6][9][8] In February 2015, upon completion, it was uploaded to Post's SoundCloud account.[10] On July 19, 2015, Malone released a music video for "White Iverson", which has received over 390 million views since its release. After the initial hype of "White Iverson", Post released several other popular singles through his SoundCloud, including "Too Young", "What's Up" "Patient" and "Tear$", all of which experienced similar levels of popularity.

After hitting one million views within a month of releasing "White Iverson", Post quickly garnered attention from record labels.[9] In August 2015, he signed a recording contract with Republic Records.[11][12] Since his breakthrough hit song, Malone has worked with a number of prominent rappers such as 50 Cent, Young Thug, and Kanye West, among others.[13][14] Malone began his friendship with Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber, which led to Malone being an opening act for Bieber's Purpose World Tour.[15][16] On April 20, 2016, Malone premiered his new single, "Go Flex" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show.[17] On May 12, 2016, he released his first full-length project, a mixtape, titled August 26.[18] On June 9, 2016, Malone made his national television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Go Flex".[19]

In June 2016, XXL editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten revealed Post Malone was considered for XXL's "2016 Freshmen Class" magazine cover, but she was "told by his camp that he wasn't paying attention to hip hop so much. He was going in more of a rock/pop/country direction."[20] However, Malone denied these claims, saying, "My love of music shouldn't ever be questioned. I shouldn't be chastised for expressing myself in whichever way I see fit." He then went on to explain that his latest mixtape as well as his upcoming album were both hip-hop: "I have a hip-hop album coming out in August. I made a HIP HOP mixtape promoting my HIP HOP album."[21] The title of his debut mixtape, August 26, was a reference to the scheduled release date of his debut studio album Stoney. On August 27, 2016, Malone issued an apology for the album being late.[22] It was available for pre-order on November 4, and was finally released on December 9.

In February 2017, Malone revealed the title of his next project, Beerbongs and Bentleys.[23]

Musical style

Malone's music has been described as a "melting pot of the country, grunge, hip-hop and R&B"[24] and Malone himself has been described as versatile.[25] His vocal style has been described as laconic.[26]

Personal life

Malone has a tattoo of U.S. president John F. Kennedy on his arm, and has said that Kennedy was "the only President to speak out against the crazy corruption stuff that's going on in our government nowadays."[27]

Malone wants to open a tattoo store in Los Angeles.[28]

Discography

Main article: Post Malone discography

References

  1. ^ a b Post Malone. allmusic.com
  2. ^ a b Blackburn, H. Drew (June 23, 2015). "Post Malone's Homecoming". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Post Malone on Twitter: "I've never been anyone except for Austin Richard Post. i ain't never fold/break."". Twitter. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ^ h3h3Productions (May 22, 2017). "H3 Podcast #7 - Post Malone & Joji" (Podcast). Event occurs at 11:48. Retrieved August 11, 2017.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Figman, Adam (April 30, 2015). "The New 3". SLAMonline. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Post Malone at The Breakfast Club | Talks White Iverson, Is He A Culture Vulture & More (August 24, 2015)". YouTube. TheBreakFastClub. August 24, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Golden, Zara (May 14, 2015). "How Post Malone Became The Most Random Success In Rap". The FADER. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Markman, Rob (July 18, 2015). "Video Premiere: Watch Post Malone's 'White Iverson'". MTV. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Post Malone – Biography". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "White Iverson by Post Malone". SoundCloud. Post Malone. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Schwartz, Danny (August 14, 2015). "Post Malone Signs With Republic Records". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Suarez, Gary. "Post Malone Scores With 'White Iverson'". Forbes. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Akubuilo, Nneoma (February 12, 2016). "Yeezy Season 3". Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Rapper Post Malone on Collaborating With Kanye West: 'It Was the Scariest Experience Ever'". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "Justin Bieber at the Palace". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  16. ^ Mikael Wood (December 16, 2016). "Why Post Malone has been called 'the Donald Trump of hip-hop'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Simmons, Ted (April 21, 2016) Post Malone’s New “Go Flex” Single Sounds Like Another Hit. xxlmag.com
  18. ^ Walker, Angus. "Post Malone's "August 26" Reportedly Dropping Today At Noon'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  19. ^ "Post Malone Performs 'Go Flex' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  20. ^ "Post Malone Going In "Rock/Pop/Country Direction"". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  21. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BGtIKa7wYdo/
  22. ^ Smith, Trevor. "Post Malone Apologizes For Delay Of His Debut Album "Stoney"". Hot New Hip-Hop.
  23. ^ Simmons, Ted (February 7, 2017) Post Malone’s ‘Stoney’ Album Goes Gold. xxlmag.com
  24. ^ "Facing The Music With Post Malone". Clash Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  25. ^ "Stoney album showcases Post Malone's unique musical style". The Daily Mississippian. January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  26. ^ "Post Malone's "Stoney" (Review)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  27. ^ "Post Malone Talks JFK Assassination & Trump Inauguration on 'The Breakfast Club'". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  28. ^ Payne, Ogden. "Inside The Hidden Success Of Post Malone". Forbes. Retrieved August 8, 2017.


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