Austin Richard Post is professionally recognized as Post Malone. He is a well-known record producer, rapper, and singer based in America. He is popularly known for his outstanding laconic vocal fashion and thoughtful songwriting. Malone has gained prominence for being the best vocalist that made a perfect blend of different genres, including rap-rock, R&C, cloud rap, hip hop, trap, and pop. His professional name is derived from the rap generation that he does and by mixing and his last name.
His first debut album featured a viral single titled “Congratulations” that made him earn fame. The single ranked on top of Billboard Hip-Hop Charts. Not only “Congratulations” but his other singles like “Rockstar”, “Psycho” and album entitled Beerbongs and Bentleys ranked at the top of Billboard 200. Some of his albums also got nominated for the 2018 Grammy Awards as the Best Album of the Year.
Malone was awarded around 10 Billboard Music Awards, 3 American Music Awards, and one MTV Video Music Award. Along with all these, he has six Grammy Awards nominations in his entire career. Not only was this, but Malone entertained with a Diamond certification by RIAA for his album “Congratulations”.
Early Life
Post Malone took birth in New York in 1995 on 4th July. After his birth, his family shifted to Grapevine, Texas, where he spent his childhood and grew up. There are no precise details about his mother, but his father stayed with other women, or can be said as his stepmother. Malone’s father was the one who made him familiar with music genres and taught him the basics of music. He started playing the guitar at first, and he later gained interest in music.
Post’s family relocated to Texas when he was nine years along with his family members, and his father was appointed as the manager of the football team Dallas Cowboys. Because of his interest in music, he started to learn guitar when he was young, and also he used to watch more video games named Guitar Hero. He will use it to write his song lyrics. Post has not shared any details about his educational qualifications, he may be studying at the local high school in Texas, but the name of the school he studied at is unknown. It is also unknown whether Post graduated from high school because of his interest in music. In 2010, Post attended the audition for the member of the American rock band Crown the Empire, but he was rejected in it.
Career Beginnings
At the very young age of 15, Malone chose his stage name as Post Malone. When he was 16, he used an audio editor, Audacity, to produce a mixtape entitled Young and After Them Riches. In his teenage, he has worked at many stores and restaurants and completed his studies at Tarrant County College. He left college after some time and moved to California along with his friend and a professional streamer named Jason Probst.
He then met many producers, and they together formed a group named BLCKVRD and started recording music. After that, he producer many singles and gained prominence.
The Successful Career of Post Malone
In 2016, Post’s debut studio album Stoney was released; the single in the album Congratulations gained more attention and peaked no.6 on the US Billboard 200. In 2018, his second studio album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, was released, and it peaked at no.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2019, his third studio album Hollywood’s Bleeding was released, and it reached no.1 on US Billboard 200 chart. On June 3, 2022, his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, was released, and now Post is working on the upcoming album Austin.
Personal Life
Malone has a great appearance, and he has been with many females. At first, he dated Ashlen Diaz, a female rapper, and they both were spotted many times at different places. Also, both share many pictures on their social media platforms. The couple hasn’t spoken about their love-life in front of the media, and there is no information about his marriage.
Awards and Nominations of Post Malone
Post won the American Music Awards as Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock and Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop 2018. In 2019, he won the American Music Awards as Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop, and the same year he won the ASCAP Pop Music Awards for his performance in Better Now. He won the Billboard Live Music Awards in 2016 and 2018. In 2018, he won the Billboard Music Awards as Top Rap Song. In 2020, Post won over eight Billboard Music Awards, including Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Male Rap Artist, Top Rap Album, and many others. In 2018 and 2019, he won the MTV Video Play Awards. Besides the above, Post has been nominated for many awards and honors for his break-taking performances.
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Net Worth
Malone has seen great success in his entire journey and has become one of the wealthiest artists of all. He has a luxury house and owns many luxurious cars. It is estimated that his net worth is approximately $14 million. His house is super gorgeous that it has worth around $3 million.
The Body Measurements of Post Malone
Post Malone will stand 6 feet 1 inches and weigh 84 kg. Talking about her body measurements, his chest size is 42 inches, his waist size is 35 inches, and his biceps size is 14.5 inches. Post has dark brown hair, and her eye color is blue. Post is a tattoo lover, and he has many tattoos on her body.
Social Media Presence of Post Malone
Post Malone is active on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. His YouTube channel has more than 1.4 million subscribers, and he will use to upload more of his music videos and other vlogs on his channel, which has more than 40 million views. He has more than 22.9 million on his official Instagram account. Post’s Facebook account has more than 10 million followers, and his verified Twitter account has more than 6.8 million followers.