Post Malone

Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including pop, hip-hop, trap, country, R&B, and rock.

The Dallas rapper's ascent from SoundCloud bedroom producer to streaming juggernaut happened almost by accident—*Stoney* arrived in 2016 with barely a whisper, yet songs like "White Iverson" proved Post Malone had cracked something fundamental about modern rap's direction. His genre-fluid approach—trap drums meeting rock guitars, sung hooks over 808s—positioned him alongside Travis Scott as architects of the post-mumble rap sound, though Post's melodic instincts and pop sensibility took him further into the mainstream stratosphere. The *beerbongs & bentleys* era cemented his dominance when "Rockstar" with 21 Savage became inescapable, while early Kanye West co-signs and Drake's quiet influence shaped his trajectory toward becoming one of the most-streamed artists alive.