Line #25 Music/PostMalone


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/postmalone.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:He feels like a rockstar.]]
3	[floatboxright:Influences: Music/BobDylan, Music/KurtCobain, Music/JohnnyCash, Music/FiftyCent, Music/KanyeWest, Key!]
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5	->''They said I wouldn't be nothing\
6	Now they always say congratulations\
7	Worked so hard, forgot how to vacation\
8	They ain't never had the dedication\
9	People hatin', say we changed and look, we made it\
10	Yeah, we made it''
11	-->--'''"Congratulations"'''
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13	Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), better known as '''Post Malone''', is an American rapper and singer from Grapevine, {{UsefulNotes/Texas}}. Best known for being one of the most notable trap musicians, as well being a FountainOfMemes, as well for his laid back, goofy personality.
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15	Releasing his first album ''Stoney'' in 2016. The album peaked at Number Four, and spawned the hits "White Iverson" and "Congratulations". His second album ''beerbongs & bentleys'' topped the charts in several countries and included the number 1 charting single "Psycho".
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17	!!Discography:
18	* ''August 26th'' (2016) (mixtape)
19	* ''Stoney'' (2016)
20	* ''beerbongs & bentleys'' (2018)
21	* ''Hollywood's Bleeding'' (2019)
22	* ''twelve carat toothache'' (2022)
23	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Austin]]'' (2023)
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25	!!Trope Malone:
26	* AddictionSong: "Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol".
27	-->You're the reason why I got my ass kicked\
28	But you're the only way to drown my sadness
29	* AllLowercaseLetters: ''beerbongs & bentleys''.
30	* BoastfulRap: In spades.
31	* BreakupSong: "Better Now", "Die for Me".
32	* CallBack: "Wow." calls back to both "Congratulations" from ''Stoney''[[note]]"Before I dropped ''Stoney'', none of y'all really cared/Now they always say, "Congratulations," to the kid".[[/note]] and "Takin' Shots" from ''beerbongs and bentleys''[[note]]"Me and Dre came for the..." refers to the earlier song's line "Me and Dre came for the pum pum".[[/note]].
33	* CoverVersion: [[Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish “Only Wanna Be With You”]] for Pokemon’s 25th anniversary, and an entire virtual charity concert with Music/TravisBarker dedicated to Music/{{Nirvana}} during the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic.
34	** "Return of the Mack" with Creator/CraigRobinson during Creator/SethRogen's ''Hilarity for Charity'' variety special.
35	** [[Music/KanyeWest "Heartless"]] in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
36	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''beerbongs & bentleys'' is much moodier than ''Stoney''. ''Twelve Carat Toothache'' is even worse, with it seeming like the singer is in an extended mental health crisis for much of the album, with clear references to suicidal ideation in some tracks.
37	* DrugsAreGood: Mainly weed.
38	* EpicFail: A particular incident that made Post even more big was the time he attempted to stage dive to his fans...except ''they failed to catch him''.
39	* MelodicRap: Frequently twists his raps with a melodic flow. "Rockstar" and "Better Now" are among his best examples.
40	* OneWordTitle: "Congratulations", "Cold", "Feel", "Psycho", “Rockstar”, "Stay", "Patient", “Wow.”, "Allergic", "Circles", "Enemies", "Myself", "Internet", "Reputation", "Insane", "Chemical", "Novacandy", "Overdrive", "Mourning", "Speedometer", "Socialite", "Landmine" and "[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse Sunflower]]".[[note]]OK, the last one's full title is officially "Sunflower (''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'')", but still.[[/note]]
41	* PinPullingTeeth: Music/TheWeeknd does this in the video for "One Right Now" to dispose of a group of mooks.
42	* RecordProducer: At the beginning of his career, his main producer was FKI 1st, but since ''beerbongs and bentleys'' most of his music has been produced by Louis Bell.
43	* {{Sampling}}:
44	** "Hollywood Dreams/Come Down" interpolates Music/FleetwoodMac's "Dreams"
45	** "Same Bitches" interpolates Music/TheZombies' "Time of the Season"
46	** "Sugar Wraith" interpolates Music/SugarRay's "Fly".
47	* SelfTitledAlbum: ''Austin'', for his real first name.
48	* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The theme for "Rockstar".
49	* TheStoner: When your first LP is titled ''Stoney''... well, no kidding.
50	* ShoutOut: The music video for "Rockstar" is a huge Film/KillBill reference. The song itself pays tribute to a variety of famous rockstars, most notably [[{{Music/ACDC}} Bon Scott]], [[{{Music/TheDoors}} Jim Morrison]] and Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} ("Shit was legendary, threw a TV out the window at The Montage").
51	** "Psycho" and its music video is basically an entire tribute to the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' franchise.
52	** "Better Now" features a reference to the Music/JonasBrothers. On a similar note, "[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Zack & Codeine]]" is pretty self-explanatory.
53	** "Sugar Wraith" namedrops infamous music critic [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]].
54	** The music video for "One Right Now" is an extended homage to ''[[Film/ABetterTomorrow A Better Tomorrow II]]''.

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