Post Malone
| Post Malone | |
|---|---|
Malone performing in May 2015
|
|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Austin Richard Post |
| Born |
July 4, 1995 Syracuse, New York. U.S. |
| Origin | Grapevine, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Republic |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | postmalone |
Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), better known by his stage name Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. 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.
Malone was born in Syracuse, New York. When he was 10 years old, 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. 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. He credited his love for music to his father, who exposed him to music making for all genres, including country music. He enrolled in Tarrant County College, attending for only a few months. While at Tarrant, Post was an excellent volleyball player. In his first 3 months he was named to the D-IV All Defensive Team.
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, but Malone later explained in an interview with The Breakfast Club that "'Post' is [his] last name, and [he] just made 'Malone' up". He met 1st and Rich from FKi Music, and Rex Kudo who did production work on several of Malone's tracks, one of which was titled "White Iverson". Malone recorded the song two days after he wrote it. "White Iverson" is in part, a reference to the professional basketball player Allen Iverson. In February 2015, upon completion, it was uploaded to Post's SoundCloud account. On July 19, 2015, Malone released a music video for "White Iverson", which has received over 240 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.
...
Wikipedia