Post Malone is easily one of the most recognizable musicians around.
He's loved for his bold and friendly personality, and every single he releases instantly becomes a smash. There's so much more to Post Malone than his rap, though, and he has proven he is certainly more than just a rapper.
While Post's career has excelled because of his rap, he's shown a great interest in other genres and includes a wide variety of genres and genre-mixing in his work.
Songs like "Leave" and "Feeling Whitney" from the 2016 album Stoney are far from fitting into the category of rap. These sung tunes stray from what we were first introduced to with Post. "Leave" has elements of alternative with a strong and simple beat, which "Feeling Whitney" is more of a soft acoustic melody, but neither song features Post rapping.
Because of these songs being on an album that is primarily a rap album, though, they are easily overlooked and categorized as "rap" and "hip hop."
Post is even known for stepping outside of the genre when he performs live. It's not uncommon for Post to cover bands such as Nirvana or Metallica.
There are videos of Post singing along to alternative rock band Grouplove. Surrounded by groupies, drinks and smoking, Post stands out from the group as he belts out the words to "Tounge Tied," happy as can be.
We assume because of him being heavily tattooed, his more urban style, his showing off of nice cars and flashy jewelry, -- his overall presentation, basically -- that he is fully immersed into the world and culture of rap and hip hop. We assume he is a one note man.
He is so far from that.
Most people don't know that Post auditioned for the hard rock band Crown The Empire. It's so hard to picture the Post we know today as a hardcore rocker, but that's one of the great features of man: People can be interested in one more style.
Post Malone is incredibly talented.
He's shown he can do so much more than rap, but so many people are unaware of his diversity.
If you haven't heard Post's "softer" side, listen to "Feeling Whitney" or his cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right."
You'll come to agree he's much more than a rapper, he's an artist.
