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 upcoming fifth studio album. 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.
Same Bitches
Post Malone Lyrics
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I see the same bitches everywhere I go
It don't really matter where they from
Acting or model, heard it all before
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(How I see the same bitch?) Yeah, yeah
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(How I see the same bitch?) Yeah, yeah, yeah
I hit your DM baby
Took the screenshot, yeah, you tried to play me
I bet this shit was good for your reputation
I just let it go so I could see you naked
Holy moly, look at what you roll in
Million followers but your bumper's broken
What's your focus? Tell me what your goal is
I know you only like me 'cause I just spent a hundred bands in one night
Spent a hundred bands in one night
I know you wanna live this life
But I can't make a ho a housewife (ohh, no)
What's your name? Who's your daddy?
Is he rich like me? Is he rich like me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I been in L.A. too long
I see the same bitches everywhere I go
It don't really matter where they from
Acting or model, heard it all before
Population four million, how I see the same bitch? (uh, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Population four million, how I see the same bitch? (Gerald)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Everywhere I go I see the same ho
Always post selfies on the 'Gram from a angle, a Catfish
Hollywood devil, not a angel
Her bag is Chanel, but she drive a Durango
Yeah, and I'm gettin' to the queso
Woke and I'm hip to the game so I'm thankful
OG's put me on to it, so I'm laced, bro
Real recognize it, and you don't speak the lingo
Clothes all new, not a wrinkle
Giving you the game, gettin' sprinkled
Bottles on deck, and my drink full
I turn to a beast, I'm a dog, I'm a pitbull
This life did it to me, I can't switch back
If I take her then you'll never get your bitch back
Yeah, the beat knockin', yeah, this shit cloud
Welcome to the west it's where people gettin' rich at, ayy
I been in L.A. too long (G)
I see the same bitches everywhere I go (It's Eazy, you know?)
It don't really matter where they from (yee, yee, yee)
Acting or model, heard it all before (ayy)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch? (west side nigga)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(Hol' up, let me talk my shit, hol' up) Yeah, yeah, yeah
I been in L.A. too long, me and my bros hit the same hoes
L.A., Hollywood, that's some Valley hoes
Do I know how to fuck, they all know
Yeah yeah, fuck it, go down baby, you ratchet
I'm with the program, baby (yeah)
Word in the streets, you with the whole town, baby
I'm tryna do it for the brother like Motown baby (for the record)
She fucked the L.A. Laker for the record
She fucked a Dodger baseball player for the record
She fucked the head of my record label (ooh)
How you think she been so stable?
Ah damn, ah damn, but she down to fuck
Designer everything, Benz truck
Pullin' up with you friend, tell me who she is
Oh, never mind, my friend fucked
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(Haha, never mind my friend fucked)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(Haha, never mind my friend fucked)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(How I see the same bitch?)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
(How I see the same bitch?)
In "Same Bitches," Post Malone vents out his frustration with the surplus of women who all seem to blend together in the L.A. scene. He questions how it's possible for him to see the "same bitches" everywhere he goes in a city with a population of four million, regardless of their profession or where they come from. The rapper exposes the materialistic and shallow nature of the women he encounters by referencing their social media habits and expensive possessions. He implies that these women have a reputation of hopping from one wealthy guy to another and that they only like him because of his financial status. However, he makes it clear that he neither intends nor wants to make a "ho a housewife."
The song's repetitive lyrics and the use of the phrase "same bitches" in the hook amplifies Post Malone's annoyance about the lack of diversity and individuality he observes in his surroundings. The song features rapper G-Eazy and frequent Post Malone collaborator, YG. The two rappers contribute verses that are aligned with the theme of the song, highlighting their disdain for the same types of women with "Designer everything" and questionable morals. "Same Bitches" was released on Post Malone's second studio album "Beerbongs & Bentleys," which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and broke several streaming records.
Line by Line Meaning
I been in L.A. too long
I've been living in Los Angeles for too long
I see the same bitches everywhere I go
I see the same women everywhere I go
It don't really matter where they from
It doesn't matter where they are from
Acting or model, heard it all before
Whether they are actresses or models, I've heard it all before
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
With a population of four million people, how am I seeing the same woman?
(How I see the same bitch?) Yeah, yeah
(How am I seeing the same woman?) Yeah, yeah
I hit your DM baby
I sent you a direct message, baby
Took the screenshot, yeah, you tried to play me
I took a screenshot, and yes, you tried to deceive me
I bet this shit was good for your reputation
I bet this interaction was good for your reputation
I just let it go so I could see you naked
I just let it go so I could hook up with you
Holy moly, look at what you roll in
Wow, look at the car you drive
Million followers but your bumper's broken
You have a million followers, but your car's bumper is broken
What's your focus? Tell me what your goal is
What are you focused on? Tell me your goals
I know you only like me 'cause I just spent a hundred bands in one night
I know you only like me because I spent a lot of money in one night
Spent a hundred bands in one night
I spent a hundred thousand dollars in one night
I know you wanna live this life
I know you want to live this extravagant lifestyle
But I can't make a ho a housewife (ohh, no)
But I can't turn a woman who's only interested in my money into a faithful wife
What's your name? Who's your daddy?
What's your name? Who is your father?
Is he rich like me? Is he rich like me?
Is your father as wealthy as I am?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Everywhere I go I see the same ho
Everywhere I go, I see the same promiscuous woman
Always post selfies on the 'Gram from a angle, a Catfish
You always post flattering photos of yourself on Instagram, likely doctored to some extent
Hollywood devil, not a angel
You're not an angel, but rather a devious person in Hollywood
Her bag is Chanel, but she drive a Durango
She carries a Chanel purse, but drives a basic car like a Durango
Yeah, and I'm gettin' to the queso
Yes, I am accumulating wealth
Woke and I'm hip to the game so I'm thankful
I am aware and knowledgeable about the industry, so I am grateful
OG's put me on to it, so I'm laced, bro
Older industry veterans have enlightened me on how to succeed, so I'm covered, bro
Real recognize it, and you don't speak the lingo
Real people recognize my skills, but you don't understand what I'm talking about
Clothes all new, not a wrinkle
My clothes are all brand new and unwrinkled
Giving you the game, gettin' sprinkled
I am giving you valuable information and knowledge
Bottles on deck, and my drink full
I have bottles of alcohol available, and my glass is full
I turn to a beast, I'm a dog, I'm a pitbull
I turn into an aggressive and dominant person, like a pitbull
This life did it to me, I can't switch back
This lifestyle has shaped me, and I can't go back to who I was before
If I take her then you'll never get your bitch back
If I hook up with her, you will never get her back
Yeah, the beat knockin', yeah, this shit cloud
Yes, the beat is heavy and the music is popular
Welcome to the west it's where people gettin' rich at, ayy
Welcome to the west coast, where people are becoming wealthy
I been in L.A. too long (G)
I've been in Los Angeles for too long (referring to himself as G)
I see the same bitches everywhere I go (It's Eazy, you know?)
I see the same women everywhere I go (It's Eazy, you know?)
It don't really matter where they from (yee, yee, yee)
It doesn't really matter where they are from (yee, yee, yee)
Acting or model, heard it all before (ayy)
Whether they are actresses or models, I've heard it all before (ayy)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch? (uh, yeah)
With a population of four million people, how am I seeing the same woman? (uh, yeah)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
With a population of four million people, how am I seeing the same woman?
(Hol' up, let me talk my shit, hol' up) Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Hold on, let me speak my mind, hold on) Yeah, yeah, yeah
I been in L.A. too long, me and my bros hit the same hoes
I've been in Los Angeles for too long, and me and my friends hook up with the same women
L.A., Hollywood, that's some Valley hoes
In Los Angeles and Hollywood, there are women from the San Fernando Valley who are promiscuous
Do I know how to fuck, they all know
I am skilled in the art of sex, and they all know it
Yeah yeah, fuck it, go down baby, you ratchet
Yes, yes, let's do this, go down on me, you promiscuous woman
I'm with the program, baby (yeah)
I am following the norm, baby (yeah)
Word in the streets, you with the whole town, baby
The word on the street is that you've hooked up with the entire town, baby
I'm tryna do it for the brother like Motown baby (for the record)
I'm trying to succeed like Motown artists did in the past, for the record
She fucked the L.A. Laker for the record
She hooked up with a player from the Los Angeles Lakers, for the record
She fucked a Dodger baseball player for the record
She hooked up with a player from the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, for the record
She fucked the head of my record label (ooh)
She hooked up with the head of my record label, ohh
How you think she been so stable?
It's because she's been hooking up with influential people that she has been able to maintain stability
Ah damn, ah damn, but she down to fuck
Oh damn, oh damn, but she's always willing to hook up
Designer everything, Benz truck
She has designer clothing and drives a Mercedes-Benz truck
Pullin' up with you friend, tell me who she is
She's bringing your friend along, tell me who she is
Oh, never mind, my friend fucked
Oh, never mind, my friend already hooked up with her
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
With a population of four million people, how am I seeing the same woman?
(Haha, never mind my friend fucked)
(Haha, never mind my friend hooked up with her)
Population four million, how I see the same bitch?
With a population of four million people, how am I seeing the same woman?
(How I see the same bitch?)
(How am I seeing the same woman?)
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Austin Post, William Walsh, Idan Kalai, Gerald Gillum, Keenon Jackson, Rod Argent, Louis Bell, Jonathan Whitfield
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