Malone began his music career in 2011 and gained recognition with his 2015 debut single "White Iverson", which peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Malone signed a recording contract with Republic Records and released his debut album Stoney; it contained the diamond single "Congratulations" (featuring Quavo) and set the record for most weeks (77) on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. His second album, beerbongs & bentleys, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and set several streaming records. It also contained the US number-one singles "Rockstar" (featuring 21 Savage) and "Psycho" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 61st Grammy Awards.
His third number one, "Sunflower" (with Swae Lee), was the promotional and lead single to the soundtrack for the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and was included on Malone's third album, Hollywood's Bleeding; the album was his second number one. Its second single, "Circles", reached number one and set the record for most weeks (39) in the top ten on the Hot 100. His fourth album, Twelve Carat Toothache, was released in June 2022, spearheaded by the US top-ten singles "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (featuring Doja Cat) and "One Right Now" (with The Weeknd).
Among the best-selling music artists with over 80 million records sold, Malone has won 10 Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and one MTV Video Music Award, and received nine Grammy Award nominations. He holds several Billboard chart records: he is the first solo artist to top the Rap Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts, while "Circles" set the record for the longest climb to number one (41 weeks) on the Adult Contemporary chart by a solo artist.
Austin Richard Post was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New York. He was raised by his father, Richard Post, and his stepmother, Jodie. His father had been a DJ in his youth and introduced Malone to many different genres of music including hip-hop, country, and rock. When Malone was nine years old, he and his family moved to Grapevine, Texas, after his father became the manager of concessions for the Dallas Cowboys. Malone began to play the guitar and auditioned for the American 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 video game Guitar Hero.
Malone has always had a love for alternative rock music, and appeared for a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles, California, in June 2017, playing songs by American alt-rock band My Chemical Romance at the event. According to Malone, his first foray into professional music began when he was in a heavy metal band. He says soon afterward he transitioned to softer rock as well as hip-hop, before beginning to experiment on FL Studio.
According to Malone, he chose "Post Malone" as his stage name when he was 14 or 15. The name was rumored to be a reference to the professional basketball player Karl Malone, but Malone later explained that "Post" is his last name, and he used a "rap name generator" to get "Malone". At 16, using the audio editor Audacity, Malone created his first mixtape, Young and After Them Riches. He showed it to some of his classmates at Grapevine High School. He was voted "Most Likely to Become Famous" by his classmates as a senior in high school. He worked at a Chicken Express as a teenager.
Malone later enrolled in Tarrant County College but dropped out. After leaving college, Malone moved to Los Angeles, California, with his longtime friend Jason Probst, a professional game streamer.
After moving to Los Angeles, Malone, Probst, and several other producers and artists formed the music group BLCKVRD and recorded music together. Several members of the group, including Malone, moved into a house in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley together. While living in the San Fernando Valley, Malone met record producers FKi 1st and Sauce Lord Rich, who formed the production team FKi, as well as Rex Kudo, who produced several of Malone's tracks, including "White Iverson". Malone recorded the song two days after writing it. The lyrics of "White Iverson" allude to Basketball Hall of Fame player Allen Iverson. In February 2015, upon completion, it was uploaded to Malone's SoundCloud account. On July 19, 2015, Malone released a music video for "White Iverson".
After hitting one million views within a month of releasing "White Iverson", Malone quickly garnered attention from record labels. In August 2015, he signed a recording contract with Republic Records. Malone went on to work with a number of prominent rappers including 50 Cent, Young Thug, Kanye West, and others. In August 2015, he 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. Malone later began a friendship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber leading to Malone being an opening act for Bieber's Purpose World Tour (2016–17). On April 20, 2016, Malone premiered his new single, "Go Flex" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show.
On May 12, 2016, he released his first full-length project, a mixtape, titled August 26th, the title of which was a reference to the release date of his debut album. On June 9, 2016, Malone made his national television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Go Flex".
In June 2016, XXL editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten revealed Malone was considered for XXL's "2016 Freshman Class" magazine cover, but she was "told by his camp that he wasn't paying attention to hip hop so much. He was going in more of a rock/pop/country direction." However, Malone denied these claims, explaining that his latest mixtape, as well as his album, were both hip-hop. In August 2016, Malone issued an apology for his album, Stoney, being late. It was available for pre-order on November 4 and was finally released on December 9. Malone later went on to call the album "mediocre", despite the success of the single "Congratulations" featuring Quavo, Malone's first top-ten song on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight. Stoney also featured the top 100 hits "I Fall Apart", and "Deja Vu", featuring Bieber, with the album later being certified double platinum by the RIAA in October 2017.
In February 2017, Malone revealed the title of his next project, beerbongs & bentleys, and was set to be released in December, before eventually being pushed back to 2018. In September, Malone released the first single from the album, "Rockstar", featuring 21 Savage. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and held the spot for eight consecutive weeks prompting Rolling Stone in 2017 to say he is "one of the most popular musicians in the country". In November of the same year, Malone released the official music video for "Rockstar", directed by Emil Nava.
On February 20, 2018, Malone previewed his new song with Ty Dolla Sign titled "Psycho". "Psycho" was released on February 23, 2018, and a tour with 21 Savage was announced. The song debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Malone's third entry in the top 10; it would later top the charts in June of that year, becoming Malone's second number one. On April 5, 2018, Malone stated that Beerbongs & Bentleys will be released on April 27, 2018. The same day, he also premiered the song "Stay" during the Bud Lite Dive Bar show in Nashville. Upon release, Beerbongs & Bentleys broke the first-day streaming records on Spotify, with 78.7 million streams worldwide. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 moving 461,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 153,000 coming from pure sales. The album was also certified platinum by the RIAA after four days and spawned three top 10 songs and six top 20 songs.
In an interview with Billboard in May 2018, Malone's manager announced that Malone was planning to start his own record label and film production company and Malone later won Top Rap Song at the Billboard Music Awards for "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage. Malone confirmed in June 2018 that he was writing his third album, and confirmed that a festival would be taking place, organized by him, titled "Posty Fest", in Dallas, Texas on October 28. Malone promised a "blockbuster" lineup with headliners like rapper Travis Scott.
In August, Malone broke Michael Jackson's 34-year-old record for most weeks on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with Stoney reaching its 77th week on the ranking compared to the 76 weeks that Thriller spent. A collaboration album with rapper Mac Miller was also teased in August 2018. During his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he previewed his song "Sunflower", a collaboration with Swae Lee, from the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In November 2018, it was confirmed Malone was recording his third album in his Utah home.
Malone was nominated for 4 awards at the 61st Grammy Awards for his album beerbongs & bentleys. Among the nominations was Album of the Year and Record of the Year. He performed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the awards show on February 10, 2019.
In July 2019, Malone released the single "Goodbyes" featuring Young Thug and also announced the Runaway Tour with Swae Lee as the opener. On August 5, Malone shared a snippet of an unreleased track "Circles" on YouTube. He then performed the song at his second annual Bud Light: Dive Bar concert and confirmed that the official song would be released the following week. That same day and on July 25, 2019, at Cheyenne Frontier Days he announced the album was finished. He released the song on August 30, 2019. He confirmed that his third studio album would be released on September 6, 2019. On August 26, 2019, Malone announced on Twitter that his third album was called Hollywood's Bleeding and would be released on September 6, 2019. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 489,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Hollywood's Bleeding would also go on to be nominated for Album of the Year at the 63rd Grammys.
On March 12, 2020, Malone's concert at Denver's Pepsi Center proceeded as scheduled, drawing a sellout crowd of 20,000, likely the last large-scale enclosed gathering in the U.S. before COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Malone received backlash for not canceling his sold-out arena show amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Reportedly, future U.S. tour dates in March were postponed by Live Nation on March 12, 2020.
On April 24, 2020, Malone announced that a new album was in progress during a live stream performance. In late April 2020, Malone performed a live-streamed set consisting entirely of Nirvana covers from his home. Malone sang lead vocals and provided rhythm guitar for the set. He was accompanied by drummer Travis Barker, bassist Brian Lee and lead guitarist Nick Mac. The performance raised over $5 million for the World Health Organization's COVID-19 relief fund. The performance also received praise from Nirvana's surviving members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, as well as Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love.
In June 2020, Malone was featured on Tyla Yaweh's single, "Tommy Lee". The single was followed up with a remix, released July 10, 2020, featuring drums from Tommy Lee himself, as well as a re-recorded guitar instrumental. A second remix to the song, featuring rapper Saint Jhn, was released subsequently. On April 30, 2021, Malone was featured on DJ Khaled's twelfth studio album Khaled Khaled on the song "I Did It" also featuring DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Baby.
On July 9, 2021, Malone released the single "Motley Crew" with an accompanying music video, featuring several guest stars, past collaborators, and friends including Tommy Lee, Tyga, Tyla Yaweh, and his manager Dre London. The music video was directed by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade. On November 5, Malone released "One Right Now" with the Weeknd, as the lead single from his fourth studio album. On January 26, 2022, during his cover story will Billboard, Malone revealed that his fourth studio album would be titled Twelve Carat Toothache. In April 2022, Republic Records relaunched Mercury Records with a new roster that includes Post Malone. On April 27, 2022, Post revealed that Twelve Carat Toothache would be released on June 3, 2022. Malone released the album's second single, "Cooped Up" with Roddy Ricch, on May 12, 2022.
On May 14, 2022, he appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live and performed "Cooped Up" with Ricch, as well as an unreleased song titled "Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol", in which he was joined by Fleet Foxes. Malone had previously confirmed that he had worked with Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold on a song for the album.
For the 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers film, Malone covered the theme song from the 1989 television series of the same name, originally performed by Jeff Pescetto in the series and by The Jets in album releases.
On August 12, 2022, the documentary film Runaway premiered on the Amazon Prime Video channel Freevee. It showed behind-the-scenes moments from the first leg of the Runaway Tour in 2019, as well as performances from some of the highlighted dates, such as New York City, Chicago, and the 2019 Posty Fest in Arlington.
In April 2023, Malone announced that he was working on a new album. On April 14, 2023, Malone released "Chemical", as the lead single from his fifth studio album AUSTIN. On April 21, 2023, Malone released The Diamond Collection, a nine-song compilation of his record-breaking eight RIAA Diamond-certified singles, along with the single "Chemical".
Malone cites Bob Dylan, in whom he became interested around the age of 15, as an influence on his music, calling him "a genius" and "a god" though his music has been called "about as far away from Rock n' Roll as you can get". He called "Subterranean Homesick Blues" the "first rap song". He has a tattoo of Dylan as well. Malone has cited Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash as key influences too. Malone has also cited 50 Cent, whom he called a legend, Kanye West and Key! as influences.
Feel
Post Malone Lyrics
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah (oh-oh)
She talkin' that noise, take her lovin' with the dawn
All while I talk on the phone
After we fuck in the morn' she wake up, she wearin' my clothes
She always be callin' my phone
She always be stealin' my clothes, yeah
Ayy, I'm Bathing Ape down to the floor
Ayy, I'm droppin' the four in the foreign
Ayy, I came a long way on my own
Ayy, I'm doin' this shit on my own
Ayy, I don't give a fuck what I'm told
Ayy, I came a long way on my own
Ayy, like her pussy made out of gold
Ayy, I swear her pussy ownin' my soul
She got that sauce, yeah
Four days a hundred thousand
Forever like a diamond
She bring me back to life, yeah
I'm so fly I'm Martian
Quit talkin' all that nonsense
I'm just tryna fuck you 'til you don't know nothin', oh-oh-oh
I cross my T's and dot my I's, yeah, I'm for real (yeah, I'm for real)
He hold me down (she hold me down)
That's my shield (that's my shield)
He buy whatever, he know the drill (know the drill)
Don't need no pill (no pill, no)
He whispered in my ear and told me
Feel (feel, feel, oh-oh)
Feel (feel, oh, ah-ah)
Feel (feel, oh, feel)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (feel, feel, yeah, no)
He love that I say what I feel
He feel what I say 'cause it's real
You couldn't forget, I never changed up on my set
And I only make calls to collect, that's why we connect
We can go half on a jet, baby, we on to the next
Fuck all the stress
Fuckin' with bitches who's new to the game when you got you a vet'
I know you like it when I act like I'm still shy
Then turn around and put that thing in overdrive
I'm down to ride
I'ma keep you on my shoulder
'Cause every cold nigga need a bitch that's ten times colder
I cross my T's and dot my I's, yeah, I'm for real (yeah, I'm for real)
He hold me down (she hold me down)
That's my shield (that's my shield)
He buy whatever, he know the drill (know the drill)
Don't need no pill (no pill, no)
He whispered in my ear and told me
Feel (feel, yeah)
Feel, ayy (feel me, feel me)
Feel (feel), oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh (feel, feel, oh)
Hey, fuck me 'til I can't see straight
Make me think that ho was a mistake
I just need to feel you all the time
Ride ho, ride ho, ride
Post Malone's song "Feel" is a romantic track that talks about a loving relationship with a touch of sexual content. The song opens up with Post Malone expressing his feelings about a woman who always calls him, steals his clothes and asks him how it feels to be able to buy a store. Malone mentions that he is doing well without any support and he doesn't care what people may say. The chorus of the song, "Feel, oh-oh, oh-oh," talks about how he wants to feel loved and be with someone who understands him. He wants someone who he can take on trips, go on a private jet ride, and doesn't care about the stress or women who are new to the game. Malone mentions that he is honest and only makes calls to collect. His lover is on his side in every situation, and they do not need any pill to keep the spark going.
The second verse is mainly about Post Malone's lover, who he enjoys being with. They have a sexual relationship, and he wants her to "fuck me 'til I can't see straight." He says he needs to feel her all the time as he rides her. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the importance of feeling loved and connected to someone. The song's message can be interpreted as a celebration of simple moments of love between people who are independent and strong.
* Interesting Facts:
* Post Malone co-wrote the song with the Prince Charlez and produced it himself.
* The song is part of Post Malone's second studio album, "Beerbongs & Bentleys," released on April 27, 2018.
* The song includes samples from the movie The Fifth Element (1997).
* The track has a captivating melody and uses several genres, including Post Malone's signature style of music, known as "emo-rap" or "sad-boy music."
* "Beerbongs & Bentleys" made history by breaking the record for the highest streaming week for any album ever released on Spotify.
* "Feel" was one of 17 tracks that charted simultaneously on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 2018.
* The music video for the song features footage of his performances and tours as well as fan-made clips.
* The song was well received, with many praising Post Malone's growth as a songwriter and his ability to create a catchy yet emotional tune.
* The album "Beerbongs & Bentleys" received mixed reviews initially, but it eventually became one of the most streamed albums of all time on Spotify.
* The song was included on Post Malone's "Runaway Tour," which ran from September 2019 until March 2020.
Chords:
The chords for "Feel" are as follows:
Verse: C#m, E, B, A
Chorus: C#m, E, B, A
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eah-eah-eah, yeah-eah, yeah-eah (ooh)
The singer is agreeing with something and feels excited.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah (oh-oh)
The singer is emphasizing their excitement further.
She talkin' that noise, take her lovin' with the dawn
The woman is talking a lot of talk, but the singer is only interested in her love in the morning.
All while I talk on the phone
The artist is multitasking and talking to the woman while they are on the phone with someone else.
After we fuck in the morn' she wake up, she wearin' my clothes
The woman tends to wear the artist's clothes after they make love in the morning.
She always be callin' my phone
The woman frequently calls the singer's phone.
She always be stealin' my clothes, yeah
The woman likes to take the singer's clothes without asking and wear them.
Askin' me, "how does it feel when you know you could buy you the store?"
The woman is questioning the artist's feeling of being able to buy anything he likes.
Ayy, I'm Bathing Ape down to the floor
The artist is wearing Bathing Ape brand clothing.
Ayy, I'm droppin' the four in the foreign
The artist is driving a foreign car and is excited about it.
Ayy, I came a long way on my own
The singer is proud of their hard work to achieve their current success.
Ayy, I'm doin' this shit on my own
The artist is an independent person and is proud of it.
Ayy, I don't give a fuck what I'm told
The singer doesn't care about other people's opinions or advice.
Ayy, like her pussy made out of gold
The singer feels that the woman he is with is incredibly valuable to him.
Ayy, I swear her pussy ownin' my soul
The woman the singer is with has a huge impact on him.
She got that sauce, yeah
The woman the artist is with is attractive and has appeal.
Four days a hundred thousand
The artist has been spending $100,000 for four days on something.
Forever like a diamond
Something will last forever like a diamond.
She bring me back to life, yeah
The woman the singer is with brings him back to life and happiness.
I'm so fly I'm Martian
The artist is very cool and wears clothing from the Martian brand.
Quit talkin' all that nonsense
The artist wants the other person to stop talking about pointless things.
I'm just tryna fuck you 'til you don't know nothin', oh-oh-oh
The artist is looking to have sex until they both are completely satisfied.
I cross my T's and dot my I's, yeah, I'm for real (yeah, I'm for real)
The singer is very meticulous and careful in everything they do, they are being their true self.
He hold me down (she hold me down)
The person the artist is with is there for the long haul.
That's my shield (that's my shield)
The person the singer is with is a protection for them.
He buy whatever, he know the drill (know the drill)
The person the singer is with knows how to get what they want and the singer is confident in their abilities.
Don't need no pill (no pill, no)
The person the singer is with doesn't need any drugs to feel good.
He whispered in my ear and told me
The person the artist is with talked to them in a soft and intimate way.
Feel (feel, feel, oh-oh)
The artist wants to feel intense emotions.
Feel (feel, oh, ah-ah)
The singer wants to experience emotions with the person they are with.
Feel (feel, oh, feel)
The singer wants to connect with the emotions of the person they're with.
Oh-oh, oh-oh (feel, feel, yeah, no)
The artist is unsure of their feelings in this situation.
He love that I say what I feel
The person the artist is with loves that they speak their mind.
He feel what I say 'cause it's real
The person the artist is with trusts what the artist says because they believe it to be true.
You couldn't forget, I never changed up on my set
The singer hasn't changed who they are around the person they're with or in general.
And I only make calls to collect, that's why we connect
The artist makes money and is connected to the person they're with because of it.
We can go half on a jet, baby, we on to the next
The singer is willing to spend money with the person they're with and they're moving onto the next adventure.
Fuck all the stress
The singer doesn't want to worry about anything and just wants to have fun.
Fuckin' with bitches who's new to the game when you got you a vet'
The singer is with someone experienced and doesn't want to mess around with someone inexperienced.
I know you like it when I act like I'm still shy
The artist is acting a little shy around the person they're with, and they love it.
Then turn around and put that thing in overdrive
The artist is saying they're going to have sex with a lot of intensity.
I'm down to ride
The singer is committed to experiencing everything with the person they're with.
I'ma keep you on my shoulder
The singer is going to keep the person they're with close to them.
'Cause every cold nigga need a bitch that's ten times colder
The artist needs a strong woman by their side.
Hey, fuck me 'til I can't see straight
The artist wants to have sex until they're completely satisfied and unable to function.
Make me think that ho was a mistake
The artist wants the person they're having sex with to make them forget about other people they've been with.
I just need to feel you all the time
The singer just wants to be close to the person they're with all the time.
Ride ho, ride ho, ride
The artist is asking the person they're with to have sex with them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Austin Richard Post, Idan Kalai, Markous Roberts, Kehlani Parrish, Ryan Vojtesak
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