With his highly touted pivot to country music, Post Malone found a community he’d been missing in the hip-hop world. The GRAMMY winner dove in headfirst, teaming up with everyone from Blake Shelton to Morgan Wallen to Lainey Wilson. On August 16, F-1 Trillion—Malone’s first full-length country record—hit the airwaves at last. But beyond the widely successful country debut, fans have a wealth of twang-infused performances to enjoy from the “White Iverson” rapper. Check out this countryfied performance of “Sunflower,” Malone’s hit from the 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack.
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“Posty Found His Home:” Social Media Goes Crazy For “Sunflower” (Nashville’s Version)
Post Malone teamed up with GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Swae Lee for the smash hit “Sunflower.” The track immediately caught fire, becoming the first-ever single to attain Double Diamond status from the RIAA.
Leaning fully into his country era, Malone performed “Sunflower” with a full country band during his Thursday (Aug. 14) Grand Ole Opry debut—complete with a fiddle solo. Man, 2024 just keeps getting weirder (in the best way.)
It wasn’t the first time he totally transformed “Sunflower” in front of an audience. Malone also performed the country version last month during an intimate performance at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. Much like the original track, the country-fied “Sunflower” gained traction across the internet. “Posty found his home in country music!’ one TikTok user wrote.
Another TikTok fan added, “This man has mastered country and I’m here for it!”
Much Like Beyonce, Posty Has Always Been Country
Post Malone’s transformation from face-tatted rapper to… face-tatted country star may have come as a shock to some. Not to those closest to him, however.
Born Austin Richard Post in Syracuse, New York, Malone moved with his family to Grapevine, Texas, at age 9. In a 2019 interview with CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, Richard Post spoke of his son’s rise to stardom. The “I Had Some Help” singer got his start performing at Napoli’s Italian Kitchen and Market in Grapevine while he was still in high school.
“He played a lot of Southern rock, a lot of country—which, yeah, you wouldn’t expect from him now, but he did a great job,” Jaime Gage, the restaurant’s general manager, told CBS.
“He played a lot of Southern rock, a lot of country—which, yeah, you wouldn’t expect from him now, but he did a great job,” Jaime Gage, the restaurant’s general manager, told CBS.
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