In 2010, Post Malone was chasing his music dreams as a guitarist in a heavy metal band

Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, didn’t start out as the hip-hop superstar we know today. Growing up in Dallas, he played guitar in a heavy metal band and even auditioned for Crown the Empire back in 2010. A broken guitar string during the audition cost him the spot, but that setback ended up shaping his future.

After teaching himself music production, he moved to Los Angeles and dropped “White Iverson” in 2015, a viral hit that scored him a deal with Republic Records. From there, his debut album Stoney (2016) and chart-toppers like Beerbongs & Bentleys and Hollywood’s Bleeding blended hip-hop, pop, and his metal-rock roots into a style all his own.

Today, with global hits like “Circles” and collaborations with legends such as Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone’s rise from a metal-loving teenager to one of the world’s biggest artists is a story of resilience, reinvention, and unstoppable creativity.