{"id":8286,"date":"2026-07-17T04:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8286"},"modified":"2026-07-17T04:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:35:48","slug":"post-malone-teases-return-to-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8286","title":{"rendered":"Post Malone Teases Return to Hip-Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/post-malone\">Post Malone<\/a> looks to be retiring his cowboy hat, for now. Posty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da3Gzi5z3z5\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">teased new music <\/a>on Instagram on Thursday (July 16), which appears to find him tapping back into his rap roots. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/post-malone\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/charts-static.billboard.com\/img\/2015\/06\/post-malone-uhe-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThat one mofo that don\u2019t know when to leave,\u201d he captioned the clip, which sees Post slugging a Bud Light and puffing on a cigarette. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe unreleased track features Post\u2019s signature melodic rapping sound that fans fell in love with on albums like <em>beerbongs &amp; bentleys<\/em> and <em>Hollywood\u2019s Bleeding<\/em> and could signal his sonic direction for his upcoming LP. \u201cAll my money clean, not a damn stain on me\/ I would pop a bean, 2016 <em>Stoney<\/em>,\u201d he raps on the new snippet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOhhhhh this a hit,\u201d Tyla Yaweh said in a comment, lending his stamp of approval. Fans in the comments seemed to welcome Post Malone\u2019s return to hip-hop as well. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPost\u2019s last rap album came with 2022\u2019s <em>Twelve Carat Toothache<\/em>, which debuted at No. 2 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a>. He leaned more into pop with 2023\u2019s <em>Austin<\/em> and made a country pivot on 2024\u2019s <em>F-1 Trillion<\/em>, which boasted hits like \u201cI Had Some Help,\u201d featuring country titan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/morgan-wallen\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>, which topped the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Billboard Hot 100. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 31-year-old has been gearing up for his next album, <em>The Eternal Buzz<\/em>, which remains without a firm release date. He first spoke about the project to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/post-malone-second-country-album-coachella-2025-interview-1235945260\/\">Billboard <\/a><\/em>at Coachella last year, where he detailed recording the LP in Nashville and already had 35 songs under his belt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPost Malone broke out as a rapper with top 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Hot 100<\/a> hit \u201cWhite Iverson\u201d in 2016, and blossomed into a potent hitmaker with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Hot 100 <\/a>No. 1s like \u201cPsycho\u201d featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ty-dolla-ign\">Ty Dolla $ign,<\/a> \u201cRockstar\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/21-savage\">with 21 Savage, <\/a>\u201cCircles\u201d and \u201cSunflower\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/swae-lee\">Swae Lee.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tListen to the snippet from Post Malone below. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Malone looks to be retiring his cowboy hat, for now. 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