Post Malone‘s latest project, the country album F-1 Trillion, may be worlds away from Hip Hop, but his main songwriting hero is a rap icon.
During a recent appearance on This Past Weekend With Theo Von, Posty told the show’s host that to him, the GOAT writer is none other than Young Thug.
“Young Thug, for me, is my favorite lyricist and melody maker of all fuckin’ time,” Post said. “The first song I heard, it was him and Peewee Longway — it was a song called ‘Loaded.’ And I was like, what the fuck? These melodies [are] insane.
“He goes to such crazy fuckin’ places — free Young Thug, by the way,” the “I Had Some Help” singer and rapper continued. “He goes to such crazy fuckin’ places where the natural mind, my melody mind, doesn’t go. I would go down one place, and he would go like two octaves up. And I was like, what the fuck, this is mind[blowing]. So fun to listen to.”
Check the whole segment beginning at the 1:40:15 mark below.
Post may still show love to Hip Hop artists, but the criticism he got upon his entry into the game still sits with him.
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning last month, Posty admitted how much being called a “culture vulture” hurt him early in his career and how it led him down a self-destructive path.
“It sucked. I was a kid,” he said. “[I dealt with it by] drink[ing] a lot. I absolutely [took it personal.] It’s hard not to.”
“But,” he concluded, “[you don’t make music] for the people who hate you. It’s for the people who love you, and for yourself.”
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Last year, Post Malone had to speak out and deny he’s taking drugs following concerns over his recent weight loss.
After his show in Antwerp, Belgium last April, the “White Iverson” singer took to Instagram to clear up concerns relating to his body and stage presence.
“4/28/2023, Antwerp Belgium! hello everybody, i hope you’re having a great night,” he began. “i wanted to say that i’m not doing drugs, i’ve had a lot of people ask me about my weight loss and i’d suppose, performance on stage.
“i’m having a lot of fun performing, and have never felt healthier. i guess dad life kicked in and i decided to kick soda, and start eating better so i can be around for a long time for this little angel.”
