Malone is a prominent representative of American rap culture. He has a marvelous image, and he is a charismatic musician who is difficult to confuse with someone. Followers will appreciate the white rapper Post Malone of his gold teeth and dreadlocks. In addition to performing and writing songs, the artist is engaged in production activities. Father is the foremost admirer of Post Malone’s talent.
Short biography of the artist
Austin Richard Post (rapper’s original name) was born in the state of New York, the city of Syracuse on July 4, 1995. The family moved to Grapevine, Texas in 2004 due to the appointment of their father to a new position. His father worked for the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football club, managing diners. Malone loves sports since childhood, often attending sports, especially basketball. Even in his videos, the singer plays with the ball. Austin initially became interested in learning guitar playing in the popular video game Guitar Hero. In this entertainment, he arranged to attain five stars at all levels. Video tutorials from YouTube also helped him master the tool. In 2010, Austin auditioned for Crown the Empire but was rejected after he tore the strings of a guitar.
Post Malone got his first professional musical experience in the direction of heavy metal. Then he began to engage in hip-hop, and experimented, creating compositions using a digital music editor – FL Studio. Malone recorded his first song at the age of 16 using the capabilities of the digital audio editor Audacity. It was called Young and After Them Riches. His music made a splash at school and was liked by his classmates.
After graduation, he entered Tarrant County College, soon dropped out, and moved to Los Angeles with his longtime friend Jason Stroke, when he was 18 years old. At the same time, he comes up with his staging designation. There were rumors that his name was derived from the name of the famous football player Carey Malone. The rapper himself claims that he just came up with this name from his last name and the word – “Malon”. He originally lived in Los Angeles with the popular YouTube group of gamers TeamCrafted and even appeared in their videos. He also participated in the BLKCVRD group with Jason Stroke.
In 2015, the singer had already taken up his musical career in earnest. He was looking for a place to record music, and one of his friends sent Malon to Stevie B.’s studio, where he met FKi 1st, which later helped him record his first famous single “White Iverson”.
In February 2015 Malone posted his first single “White Iverson” on SoundCloud. White Iverson received over 1 million views within a month of its release. After such tremendous success, the singer began to receive offers from large production companies and labels. In the same year, Post Malone signed with Republic Record, the famous record label that operates as a division of the Universal Music Group.
Collaboration with the label begins new experiences for the rapper and presents a chance to cooperate with 50 Cent, Kanye West, and other famous musicians. A little later, the young man coincides with Justin Bieber, they immediately encounter a common language and communicate a lot. Soon, Justin requests Austin to engage in a world tour. And in April 2016, Post Malone published the song “Go Flex” which he later debuted on public television.
At the same time, the man is recording a mixtape called “August 26”, which advertised the singer’s debut album. In August 2016, Post Malone abruptly distributed an excuse, published the delay of the release of the album “Stoney” and accelerated the date to December 9th.
Multiple people operated on its production, and Justin Bieber, Keilani, and other artists engaged in the recording. Beginning at # 6 on the popular US charts, the album soon approached # 4 and was later confirmed twice platinum.
At this, the musician’s career ascends even quicker, and the song “Rockstar” published in 2017, which earned 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, connects the rapper’s position. The following great success was Psycho, recorded in 2018.
In 2018, the young artist released a new album called “Beerbongs & Bentleys”. One of the most successful songs was the song “Better Now”. In a short time, Post Malone managed to win the favor of not only listeners but also other musicians. Consequently, soon after the announcement of the rapper’s songs, remixes are listed on his records, which are also positively accepted by fans.
