Michael Robert Henrion Posner "Mike Posner" (born February 12, 1988 in Sout… Read Full Bio ↴Michael Robert Henrion Posner "Mike Posner" (born February 12, 1988 in Southfield, Michigan) is an American singer and producer signed to Island Records. He released his debut mixtape, Reflections of a Lost Teen, in 2006. His next two mixtapes, A Matter of Time and One Foot Out the Door, caught the attention of many major labels. His debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff was released August 10, 2010. Posner graduated from Duke University in December 2009 with a BA in Sociology and Business. He is close friends with rapper Big Sean.
Mike Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He has collaborated with such artists as Kid Cudi, Wale, Big Sean, Bun B, One Be Lo, Eric Holljes, and 3OH!3. He worked with Don Cannon and DJ Benzi on his first mixtape, "A Matter of Time," which was released in early 2009. In early 2009, he hired manager Daniel Weisman of Elitaste, Inc, who also manages Wale.
In July 2009, Posner signed a major label deal with J Records (RCA/Sony).
Posner's second mixtape, "One Foot Out The Door" was released on October 27, 2009.
The web series accompanying this mixtape, also titled "One Foot Out The Door," first aired on September 30, and ran every other week through December 2009.
He performed on national television for the first time on the TV show Last Call with Carson Daly on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
In 2015-16, his comeback single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" charted in the Top 10 in dozens of countries. In 2021, Posner's 2010 single "Please Don't Go" went viral on TikTok, where where users would wear a scarf and glasses and drive in a car.
Mike Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He has collaborated with such artists as Kid Cudi, Wale, Big Sean, Bun B, One Be Lo, Eric Holljes, and 3OH!3. He worked with Don Cannon and DJ Benzi on his first mixtape, "A Matter of Time," which was released in early 2009. In early 2009, he hired manager Daniel Weisman of Elitaste, Inc, who also manages Wale.
In July 2009, Posner signed a major label deal with J Records (RCA/Sony).
Posner's second mixtape, "One Foot Out The Door" was released on October 27, 2009.
The web series accompanying this mixtape, also titled "One Foot Out The Door," first aired on September 30, and ran every other week through December 2009.
He performed on national television for the first time on the TV show Last Call with Carson Daly on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
In 2015-16, his comeback single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" charted in the Top 10 in dozens of countries. In 2021, Posner's 2010 single "Please Don't Go" went viral on TikTok, where where users would wear a scarf and glasses and drive in a car.
Prince Akeem
Mike Posner Lyrics
David Banner, they
Good mornin'
This that alarm clock song
I made it for you to wake up to
Ah
You know I came to rip the scene apart
My whole life is a piece of art (oh)
And this is just a brush stroke (oh)
I made it in the biz they said was cutthroat (oh)
I'm gettin' where I wanna be, but honestly
I can't even tell if that's really where I wanna be
I'm not a commodity, I am on an Odyssey
Used to be a wannabe, now I'm what I wanted to be, woo
I'm an underdog, dog, I'm Ralph Naderin'
Followin' my intuition now and that's a major win
I'm Taylor Swift mixed with Ruth Bader Gins'
Liberation is the flavor that I'm savorin', it's mmm
Fake breasts and make-up, they don't turn me on
Life is a game and, yes, the journey's long
Growing my beard was just like me puttin' my jersey on
Coach K saw the light in me early on
Oh you don't believe? (it's just a half a mile away)
Mike Posner, boy, is he talented
I mean, he's so talented (ooh yeah, just a half a mile away)
What up Nolan?
John, go get 'em, woo
We 'bout to take it to a new level
Even when I'm sad, I give 'em hell, I'm a Blue Devil
Her boyfriend wrote a book, I was unimpressed
I don't care about her man if it wasn't Hesse (oh)
I might do Everest, you never know (oh)
It changes like a metronome (oh)
I never read The Untethered Soul (oh)
I already got an untethered soul (oh)
I wasted years tryna become better known (oh)
Right when I gave that up is when I became better known (oh)
Oh, this is that Michigan December flow
I got two lifetimes worth of ideas in my Evernote (oh)
Bozo, Fender Rhodes (oh)
Complimented outwardly now from my inner glow (oh)
And since I've seen, I changed my look to see who really loves me
I'm Prince Akeem
See when I was comin' up (it's just a half a mile away)
I was always one of them niggas
Who did what the fuck I want (ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
Smokin' weed on TV wasn't even cool
Now that shit legal (ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
So back then, from causing trouble to right now
I'm a motherfuckin' businessman (ooh, yeah it's just a half a mile away)
Uh, too rich to ever fit in
You wait the front, I get in
You talk too much, I listen
You blind, I got the vision
The day I worked for myself, that was the best decision
You livin' check to check, I check to see what checks I'm gettin'
You get no respect until respect is given
I live with no regret, you regret where you livin'
Still got the yellow car, we in the house chillin'
You think the air is on, I'm heir to the throne
So many diamonds, people stare when I put 'em on
But they don't walk up, my pockets thick like Ms. Parker
And I got the Benz parked, sparkin' up
And I got a '64 that's hard as fuck
But don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread
Don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread
(It's just a half a mile away)
(Ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
Good mornin'
This that alarm clock song
I made it for you to wake up to
Ah
You know I came to rip the scene apart
My whole life is a piece of art (oh)
And this is just a brush stroke (oh)
I made it in the biz they said was cutthroat (oh)
I can't even tell if that's really where I wanna be
I'm not a commodity, I am on an Odyssey
Used to be a wannabe, now I'm what I wanted to be, woo
I'm an underdog, dog, I'm Ralph Naderin'
Followin' my intuition now and that's a major win
I'm Taylor Swift mixed with Ruth Bader Gins'
Liberation is the flavor that I'm savorin', it's mmm
Fake breasts and make-up, they don't turn me on
Life is a game and, yes, the journey's long
Growing my beard was just like me puttin' my jersey on
Coach K saw the light in me early on
Oh you don't believe? (it's just a half a mile away)
Mike Posner, boy, is he talented
I mean, he's so talented (ooh yeah, just a half a mile away)
What up Nolan?
John, go get 'em, woo
We 'bout to take it to a new level
Even when I'm sad, I give 'em hell, I'm a Blue Devil
Her boyfriend wrote a book, I was unimpressed
I don't care about her man if it wasn't Hesse (oh)
I might do Everest, you never know (oh)
It changes like a metronome (oh)
I never read The Untethered Soul (oh)
I already got an untethered soul (oh)
I wasted years tryna become better known (oh)
Right when I gave that up is when I became better known (oh)
Oh, this is that Michigan December flow
I got two lifetimes worth of ideas in my Evernote (oh)
Bozo, Fender Rhodes (oh)
Complimented outwardly now from my inner glow (oh)
And since I've seen, I changed my look to see who really loves me
I'm Prince Akeem
See when I was comin' up (it's just a half a mile away)
I was always one of them niggas
Who did what the fuck I want (ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
Smokin' weed on TV wasn't even cool
Now that shit legal (ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
So back then, from causing trouble to right now
I'm a motherfuckin' businessman (ooh, yeah it's just a half a mile away)
Uh, too rich to ever fit in
You wait the front, I get in
You talk too much, I listen
You blind, I got the vision
The day I worked for myself, that was the best decision
You livin' check to check, I check to see what checks I'm gettin'
You get no respect until respect is given
I live with no regret, you regret where you livin'
Still got the yellow car, we in the house chillin'
You think the air is on, I'm heir to the throne
So many diamonds, people stare when I put 'em on
But they don't walk up, my pockets thick like Ms. Parker
And I got the Benz parked, sparkin' up
And I got a '64 that's hard as fuck
But don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread
Don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread
(It's just a half a mile away)
(Ooh yeah, it's just a half a mile away)
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Adam Friedman, Billy Joel, Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Cris Caswell, Lavell W. Crump, Michael Robert Henrion Posner, Mike Shinoda, Steve Thorton
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Tanush
[Interlude: Mike Posner & Coach K]
Oh, you don't believe?
Mike Posner, boy, is he talented, I mean
That's from '08
Yeah, he's so talented
What up, Nolan?
Jon, go get 'em, woo
[Verse 2: Mike Posner]
We 'bout to take it to a new level
Even when I'm sad, I give 'em hell, I'm a Blue Devil
Her boyfriend wrote a book, I was unimpressed
I don't care about her man if it wasn't Hesse (Oh)
I might do Everest, you never know (Oh)
And change is like a metronome (Oh)
I never read The Untethered Soul (Oh)
I already got an untethered soul (Oh)
I wasted years tryna become better known (Oh)
Right when I gave that up is when I became better known (Oh)
Oh, this is that Michigan December flow
I got two lifetimes worth of ideas in my Evernote (Oh)
Old soul, Fender Rhodes (Oh)
Complimented outwardly now from my inner glow (Oh)
And since I've seen
I changed my look to see who really loves me
I'm Prince Akeem
[Interlude: Wiz Khalifa]
See, when I was comin' up
I was always one of them niggas who did what the fuck I want
Smokin' weed on TV wasn't even cool
Now that shit legal
So back then, from causin' trouble to right now
I'm a motherfuckin' businessman, hahahahaha
[Verse 3: Wiz Khalifa]
Uh, too rich to ever fit in
You wait in front, I get in
You talk too much, I listen
You blind, I got the vision
The day I worked for myself, that was the best decision
You livin' check-to-check, I check to see what checks I'm gettin'
You get no respect until respect is given
I live with no regret, you regret where you livin'
Still got the yellow car, we in the house chillin'
You think the air is on, I'm heir to the throne
So many diamonds, people stare when I put 'em on
But they don't walk up, my pockets thick like Ms. Parker
And I got the Benz parked, sparkin' up (Sparkin' up)
And I got a '64 that's hard as fuck (Hard as fuck)
But don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread (Bread)
Don't get in over your head
Supposed to be stackin' instead of spendin' most of your bread (Bread)
[Outro: Billy Joel]
It's just a half a mile away
Ooh, ooh, yeah
It's just a half a mile away
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
White Hart
Dude. This guy is not coming back down to dumb society stuff again lol love it!!! ❤️
Wise Men
Yep he did ! Check out his new video
1ofsolitude
This thread is quite thoughtful and polite...im shocked internet
Keanu Petry
@Caleb Hart good to see you on here bro!! Didn't except it at all, but great surprise! Mike's awoke and one of the realest out there at the moment!!
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Moist- N-Damp You’re welcome. I’m glad we are able to establish an understanding of each other on this topic :)
Dusty Miller
His upbeat feel good music is so good.. 'move on' 'look what I've become' and now this!!! Mike Posner
Daniel Plasencia
I'm proud of this guy...he truly shows what he has become. A great dude in a better mind set and environment
Megan Counce
He's so inspiring! He found himself and refuses to do things to please other people. As long as he is happy with who he has grown into then he is happy. His journey of self discovery is such a beautiful story! ❤️
1ABOVE
This has been on repeat all day! Love it.
Simplayified
Doesn't matter what you look like. As long as you are nice and have no hate in your heart. I love you!
Take a lesson from this man, we should all just have fun with the chance we are given. Don't waste your life!