A Post on Post Malone

By Freelance Music Critic & Guest Blogger Holden Hartle

In recent weeks, I have come to a shocking conclusion; Post Malone is one of the greatest artists of our generation. Now I realize how I’ve already offended people and this is only the second sentence, but I have my reasons. Hear me out.

First of all, he has an amazing backstory. In an interview with Noisey, he explains that school wasn’t really his thing. So, on very short notice and with no money, he moved to Los Angeles with a friend on a promise that he would eventually pay him back. Post was huge into gaming. One day, he went to a friend’s house who told him to check out this new game. The game was Guitar Hero 2. This started Post’s ambition towards pursuing music as an actual career.

Then he came out with “White Iverson.” After years and years of waiting, he finally released it. And boy did it blow up. He released the song on his Soundcloud account and soon afterwards the song went four times platinum and reached number fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100.

“White Iverson” brings me to my second point, his beats. “White Iverson” features a typical hip hop drum beat, but a beautiful piano in the background. Now I have never really liked R & B, but Post Malone is changing my mind. “White Iverson” just speaks to me in a way that no other song has in the past couple years.

My final point is his personality. Post definitely has a style, and it’s not necessarily orthodox. He has admitted to wearing tuxedos everyday to school in his childhood. He has also admitted to wearing penny loafers and jeans that would go up to his belly button. All of these allude to the fact that he doesn’t care about what anyone thinks. He is his own person and that’s all that matters. I think we can all learn something from Post in that aspect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editor: Claire Jenkins