To many, Post Malone is a legendary singer who has redefined the music industry. While commonly regarded as a rapper, he has also redefined the music industry by claiming his music is in fact “genre-less”. The music world will know him for his number one hit song “Psycho” which featured Ty Dolla Sign, or “Sunflower”, which he collaborated with Swae Lee on.
As said by RapTV, “Post Malone is undoubtedly one of the biggest rising stars in the hip-hop scene.”
But who is Post Malone and what is he all about?
Early years:
Post Malone was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse New York. He was born to the parents of Nicole and Rich Post, a hard-working middle-class family. At that time, his father was pursuing his dream of being a professional DJ. During this time, Post Malone was exposed to the music world and his dream of following in his father’s footsteps was ignited. When Post Malone was 9 years old, his father accepted a job working for the Dallas Cowboys as their concession’s manager.
So the Post family packed up and moved to Grapevine, Texas. This is where Post Malone was first introduced to the simplicities of rural life. By the time Post Malone was 15, he had gotten more serious about pursuing music. His first taste of guitar lessons came from his obsession with playing the Guitar Hero video game and gave him the confidence to learn the real instrument. With a little bit of practice, he auditioned for a local band known as “Crown the Empire”.
While he was ultimately not selected to be in the band, this experience gave him the drive to continue to pursue his craft.
A budding prodigy:
As a 16-year-old, Post Malone had mastered his skill of songwriting and created his first-ever mixtape known as “Young and After Them Riches”. He distributed the mixtape to his fellow students at high school. Clearly, his classmates saw his potential, as, by his Senior Year of High School, he was voted by his peers as “most likely to become famous” in the yearbook superlatives. After a short time at Tarrant County College, Post Malone took a big risk and moved to L.A. with his friends.
At the time, he had his sights set on becoming a professional video game streamer. During this time, Post had plenty of spare time to also hone in on his craft of making music and put together a group known as BLCKVRD. At 20 years old, Post Malone wrote, recorded, and made his first music video for his song “White Iverson”—which became a viral sensation.
A genre-less king:
After the success of White Iverson, Post Malone signed his first recording contract as a 20-year-old. Under Republic Records, he released several albums that continually made top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 lists.
By the time Post Malone was 24 years old, he was well onto his third album and had already gone platinum eight times and collaborated with the best in the music industry. Post Malone is currently 25 years old and is just getting started.
He is working on making more albums alongside some of his idols like Kanye West and 50 Cent. After realizing that L.A. was not for him after an unfortunate robbery in San Fernando Valley, Post Malone has found peace in the countryside of Utah, where his modest mansion doubles as a recording studio and gathering point for all of his friends and family.
So who is Post Malone? He is your classic all-around American success story. From humble beginnings to unparalleled stardom, he is the American dream. And now that he is surrounded by natural beauty and inspiration, we can not wait to see what comes from this superstar next!
