I first discovered Post Malone when he was mentioned on a H3H3 video a while ago. At that time I had no idea who he was and he looked like a chill guy so I thought I’d check him out on YouTube. Based on his appearance, his music was definitely not what I was expecting. He had the look of an aggressive gangsta rapper or a metalcore band’s frontman (he wanted to play guitar for Crown The Empire in the past). Turns out, he had some of the chillest soundcloud raps on the internet.
I wasn’t blown away initially, but his music slowly grew on me and I found myself singing along to his catchy choruses and imitating the background noises in his songs (skrrt pop yuh ey). Like a lot of music I discovered randomly, it was something I never knew I would like. I think 2003 George would have rejected this music outright. While he writes songs about money and bitches and sings with autotune, he does it well enough to stand out from the crowd. The fact that he has such a soothing voice complemented by a laid back vibe and clever lyrics (how can I make sense when I’ve got millions on my mind?) puts this guy up there as one of my all-time favorite singers.
I’m genuinely surprised he’s not huge globally (or maybe he is and I’m just unaware). His explicit lyrics might possibly stop him from being a mainstream wonder in this side of the world. He recently released his sophomore album which also took awhile to grow on me (I love it now) that has some of his best work IMO. Here’s a bunch of my favorite Post Malone tracks:
Post Malone ft. Quavo – Congratulations
Post Malone – White Iverson
Post Malone – Go Flex
Post Malone – Leave
Post Malone ft. 2 Chainz – Money Made Me Do It
Post Malone – Patient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Smy6Jn8j0
Post Malone ft. Khelani – Feel
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – Rockstar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBx3eRKjKUA
Post Malone – Better Now
Post Malone – Stay
Post Malone – Candy Paint