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Post Malone Teases Return to Hip-Hop After Spending Years in Country Music

After spending years away in country music, Post Malone teases a return to the melodic rap he started out making.

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Post Malone’s relationship with hip-hop has been a bit complicated to say the least. He made his career with the infamous “White Iverson”, a melodic rap song that drew the ire of everyone from fans to Earl Sweatshirt. Despite frequently being called a culture vulture, he became one of the biggest stars in hip-hop.

Additionally, in 2017, he shrugged off modern hip-hop and its ability to connect with fans emotionally. “If you’re looking for lyrics, if you’re looking to cry, if you’re looking to think about life, don’t listen to hip-hop,” he said at the time. “There’s great hip-hop songs where they talk about life and they spit that real s–t, but right now, there’s not........

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