Anyway, the store was fake: Post was on set, running lines for a commercial being filmed—amid military secrecy—for the Super Bowl. Dre signed on as a manager and has been guiding Post's career ever since. “He doesn't second-guess himself,” Bell says. He doesn't love delivering dialogue, especially in front of a group. That's the difficult part of being in this situation: You don't have a moment to yourself.” Not long after he arrived in Japan, he posted a disconcerting picture of himself staring into a camera lens, eyes watery, with a tear just above his mustache. “There's great hip-hop songs where they talk about life and they really spit that real shit, but right now, you know, there's not a lot of people talking about shit. He takes hip-hop bravado and turns it into suburban pop, a white guy with a face full of tattoos singing lyrics about treacherous exes and small-minded critics: In the Bud Light commercial, Post was allowed—in fact, obliged—to be himself: He played Post Malone, a thirsty superstar trying to decide what to drink. He was one of the marquee attractions on Post's touring break took him to Las Vegas (“I lost so much money”) and then, on a whim, to Japan, with the songwriter Brian Lee. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-ready videos to electric live events, GQ meets millions of modern men where they live, creating the moments that create conversations.Post Malone Breaks Down His Never-Ending Collection of TattoosOn “Tattoo Tour," Post Malone says he has no regrets—but acknowledges that Kelefah Sanneh hunkers down with the real Post: the one who lives between the cheerful, beer-drunk image and the perfectly crafted pop anthems. (In 2018 three men broke into a California house where Post had recently lived, shouting his name; according to TMZ, they robbed and pistol-whipped the occupant.) Post Malone is a man of his word. “I sat at that computer all fuckin' day, smoking weed, drinking, watching that shit going up.

Published by © 2020 ITP Media Group. The first two albums Post loved were a motorcycle-themed compilation (songs like “Magic Carpet Ride,” by Steppenwolf) and “I always told people in the beginning,” his manager says, “that Post is hip-hop but he's not a rapper.”One of the people Post met in L.A. was Dre London, an emerging music executive from the U.K., who was impressed by Post's balling-on-a-budget swagger (he once spent an entire $900 paycheck on a pair of Versace slippers) and his versatility: Hanging around his shared house in Encino, Post might start the evening rapping and end it strumming an acoustic guitar, singing love songs. “I don't know. That was, like, one of the best days of my life.” In the video, which arrived a few months later, Post squatted in front of a borrowed Rolls-Royce, trying to speak prosperity into existence. Post Malone Bought an Insanely Expensive Watch to Brag About It The GQ Style cover star and jewelry connoisseur shows off his extensive collection for the latest episode of … When Post emerged from the junkyard, writer Kelefa Sanneh traveled to the 24-year-old superstar’s hideout in Utah to spend some time with him as he confronts what it means to be Post Malone.Read the full profile, and pick up the spring issue on newsstands starting March 3.Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond. In the video, he wore cornrows and gold teeth, not as a goof but as a form of wishcasting. ... GQ Staff. GQ Staff. He describes these weapons as toys—“grown-up Legos,” he calls them—but he is also fascinated by mayhem, and mindful of his own security. He was a white guy who was enthralled with hip-hop, which means he was also enthralled with African American culture. He was particularly drawn to Mac Miller, a white rapper who became an early supporter and a friend before his death, by drug overdose, in 2018. He found a seat on a cooler and dug into a pack of Camel cigarettes, paying little attention to the spread of cheesesteaks and fried-chicken sandwiches that had been brought in. But still, he sounded like he meant it.Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond.

Posty bucks up for the #BigFitoftheDay. “Listening to him as a kid definitely inspired me,” Post says. Like most pop stars, he has an enormous closet where his footwear collection is carefully arranged: sneakers, Crocs, cowboy boots. Post is an easygoing presence, but his music suggests a paranoid streak: He has been singing about the pitfalls of fame and riches since long before he was famous or rich. “If you're looking to cry, if you're looking to think about life, you know, don't listen to hip-hop,” he said. “I thought that was the coolest fuckin' thing,” Post says. Which is what he did for his first GQ Style cover shoot, by photographer Jason Nocito. In 2016, during an interview with GQ, he proudly announced that he was considering getting a sword tattoo on his face. Indeed, it seems perverse to expect young musicians, including white ones, Sometimes, for Post, that process meant tacking away from traditional hip-hop.

A popular YouTube clip from 2013 shows Post in an American-flag shirt, strumming and singing a credible version of “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,” the Bob Dylan classic. Certainly Post now outshines—and outearns—most of the figures who inspired him; in America it's often more lucrative to be White Iverson than black Iverson. “You always see this super fuckin' hackneyed shit in the movies where the guy gets all this money and at the end of the day he's in the house all alone,” he says. Bell has also become a sought-after producer in his own right: His recent client list includes Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, and Lana Del Rey.

When Post emerged from the junkyard, writer Kelefa Sanneh …