Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School ft Remy Ma Volume 2 Issue 1 C | Page 42

Dropping basketball references like the old-school but
wrapping them in thoroughly modern beats, Post Malone hit
in 2015 with his single "White Iverson." Raised in Dallas,
Malone was NFL before he was NBA thanks to a father who
worked for the Cowboys. He loved music from a young age,
and planned on joining a band thanks to the video game
Guitar Hero, but when his dad gave him a copy of Terror
Squad's hit "Lean Back," Post decided to become an MC. He
hung with Dallas crew the IRAS until a move to the West Coast
dropped him in Los Angeles. After putting some braids in his
hair, he coined the term "White Iverson," and when he posted
the track in early 2015, he hit a million views within the
month. Malone signed with the Republic label later that year.
In 2016, he released the single "Go Flex" along with his official
debut mixtape, August 26th, which was actually released in
May. Months later, his first studio effort arrived. Stoney
featured guests like Justin Bieber, Migos' Quavo, and Kehlani.
The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and was
certified platinum.