Post Malone
A tattooed chameleon mixing rock grit with melodic rap to flip genre rules.
Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B, and rock. He began his musical career in 2011 and earned mainstream recognition with his 2015 debut single "White Iverson." Malone has released six studio albums, including Stoney (2016), Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018), Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), Twelve Carat Toothache (2022), Austin (2023), and F-1 Trillion (2024). He has achieved multiple number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Rockstar" (featuring 21 Savage), "Psycho" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), "Sunflower" (with Swae Lee), "Fortnight" (with Taylor Swift), and "I Had Some Help" (featuring Morgan Wallen).
- Character
- Austin Richard Post
- Stage Name
- Post Malone
- First Major Collaboration
- The Life of Pablo Era
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Lore & Background
The source does not describe any specific interactions, collaborations, or relationship between Post Malone and Kanye West beyond a single mention: in August 2015, Malone performed at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party, where he met Kanye West, who enjoyed his music, leading to him collaborating with Malone on his single "Fade" from his album The Life of Pablo (2016). No further details about their creative process, studio sessions, or ongoing partnership are provided in the source.
In Their Own Story
In August 2015, Post Malone performed at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party. At that event, he met Kanye West, who enjoyed his music. This meeting led to a collaboration on West's single "Fade," which appeared on West's album The Life of Pablo (2016). The source does not provide any additional details about the recording session, the nature of Malone's contribution to the track, or any subsequent interactions between the two artists.
Reader's Guide
Post Malone's connection to Kanye West is documented in the source as a single collaboration: Malone contributed to West's song "Fade" from the 2016 album The Life of Pablo. This collaboration resulted from a meeting at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party in August 2015, where West heard Malone's music and enjoyed it. The source does not indicate any other collaborations, tours, or ongoing professional relationship between the two artists beyond this specific instance. No information is provided about Malone's role in West's broader career, any production work, or mutual artistic influence.
Did You Know?
- Post Malone chose his stage name when he was '14 or 15' using a 'rap name generator' to get 'Malone'.
- He was voted 'Most Likely to Become Famous' by his classmates as a senior in Grapevine High School.
- Malone recorded his debut single 'White Iverson' two days after writing it, and it was uploaded to his SoundCloud account in February 2015.
- He worked at a Chicken Express as a teenager before moving to Los Angeles to pursue music.
- Malone's song 'Sunflower' with Swae Lee became the highest-certified song in RIAA history and the first to receive a 2× Diamond certification.
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