Background
Austin Post was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New New York His father was the Dallas Cowboys" assistant director of food and beverage, and this meant that he was able to get free food and tickets to Dallas Cowboy games.
Austin Post was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New New York His father was the Dallas Cowboys" assistant director of food and beverage, and this meant that he was able to get free food and tickets to Dallas Cowboy games.
He was raised in Dallas, Texas. He first gained major recognition for his single "White Iverson" after releasing it on SoundCloud in February 2015. He is currently signed with Republic Records.
When he was 10-years old, he and his family moved to Dallas, Texas.
He enjoyed playing basketball and watching sports. He credited his initial interest in learning guitar to the popular video game Guitar Hero.
He first learned how to produce music through Florida Studio. When he was 16-years old, he started working on his first mixtape.
He showed it to some of his classmates and it gained some popularity at his school.
Post attended and graduated from Grapevine High School. He then enrolled in Tarrant County College but only attended for a few months. He later participated in a music group known as BLKCVRD, which consisted of Billie Gvtes, Jason Stokes, Post Malone and several more artists.
He also met 1st and Rich of FKi Music, who helped him produce "White Iverson" and other songs.
Post recorded the song two days after he wrote lieutenant He thought of the name after getting braids in his hair, thinking he looked like a "White Iverson", a reference to the professional basketball player, Allen Iverson.
Upon completion in February 2015, it was uploaded to Post"s SoundCloud accountant Post Malone released the video for "White Iverson" on July 19, 2015, which has received over 139 million views since its initial release.
After the initial hype of "White Iverson", Post released several other popular singles to his SoundCloud including "Too Young", "What"s Up", and "Tear$" which all saw a similar level of popularity to the breakout hit.
This group of songs quickly brought him attention from record labels, gaining over a million plays the month it was uploaded. In August 2015, he decided to sign with Republic Records. Since his breakthrough hit, Post has been working with a number of big name rappers such as 50 Cent, Young Thug, and having a song featuring himself play during Kanye West"s fashion show Yeezy Season 3, which also featured Ty Dolla Sign.
Although it is suggested that Post"s stage name is a reference to the professional basketball player, Karl Malone, he has said otherwise.
In an interview with The Breakfast Club, he explains "Well Post is my last name, and I just made Malone up.".
Post then taught himself on how to play the saxophone, and then he became a member of a heavy metal band in high school. Post used to be a member of Team Crafted.