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Is Post Malone Country Music's New King?

How a hip-hop star with Bob Dylan covers on YouTube became Nashville's biggest plot twist of 2024.

December 13, 2024

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🤠🎤 Think country and hip-hop can’t mix? We're about to tell you how a face-tattooed hip-hop star from Texas showed up at the Grand Ole Opry and turned country music upside down.

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👑 Post Malone Annihilates the Genre Machine

Post Malone lands at No. 9 on Billboard's Top Artists chart. But this wasn't just another ranking - it was a statement. "F-1 Trillion" conquered two worlds at once, hitting No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts.

Meanwhile, his Morgan Wallen collab "I Had Some Help" wasn't just dominating country radio - it became Billboard's official Song of the Summer. Post wasn't crossing genres - he was erasing them. 🏆

Here’s how it all went down…

1. The seeds were planted years ago.

Most people think Post Malone's country move came out of nowhere. They weren't paying attention:

Then 2024 happened and all hell broke loose. Post Malone steps onto the Grand Ole Opry stage like he's been there his whole life. No more playing it safe - just pure revolution. "F*ck your boxes, it's time for something new." The crowd loses their minds. 🔥

Post + Beyonce = Levii’s Jeans

2. Nashville didn't see it coming - this wasn't just another pop star tourist.

After years of guarding the gates, someone finally changed the game. What happened next? Complete f*cking chaos.

The takeover came in waves, each one bigger than the last:

Man really turned country music upside down 😭

Then the CMA nominations hit - four of them, straight out the gate. Before Nashville could process it, Post's already headlining Stagecoach. Pure genre domination. ⚔️

Post wasn't playing around - "F-1 Trillion" album arrives like a bomb. We're talking serious collaborations on nearly every track:

  • Wrong Ones (Feat. Tim McGraw)

  • Finer Things (Feat. Hank Williams Jr)

  • I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)

  • Pour Me A Drink (Feat. Blake Shelton)

  • Have The Heart (Feat. Dolly Parton)

  • Goes Without Saying (Feat. Brad Paisley)

  • Guy For That (Feat. Luke Combs)

  • Nosedive (Feat. Lainey Wilson)

  • Losers (Feat. Jelly Roll)

  • Devil I’ve Been (Feat. ERNEST)

  • Never Love You Again (Feat. Sierra Ferrell)

  • Missin You Like This (Feat. Luke Combs)

  • California Sober (Feat. Chris Stapleton)

  • Hide My Gun (Feat. HARDY)

  • M-E-X-I-C-O (Feat. Billy Strings)

But Post wasn't done - this wasn't just an album, it was a movement. Turns the whole thing into a cultural reset, uniting hip-hop heads and country fans. Takes the victory lap at CMA Fest while Blake Shelton publicly passes the torch. Plays "I Had Some Help" back-to-back while Nashville crowns their new genre-bending king 👑

3. The old rules don't work anymore.

"I Had Some Help" with Morgan Wallen wasn't just a hit - it became music's biggest story of 2024:

  • Six weeks at #1 on the Hot 100

  • Billboard's Song of the Summer

  • Every streaming record shattered

This wasn't just a crossover - it was a complete redefinition. Going from hip-hop outcast to country's new conscience - tell me you're a genius without telling me you're a genius. Man really turned authenticity into his superpower.

By December 2024, music's borders had disappeared. Post's acoustic sessions were hitting harder than mainstream country, and his trap-country hybrids were more authentic than the "real thing." Industry veterans started admitting they were wrong.

This wasn't just another genre hop - it marked music's streaming era facing its reckoning. Genre labels, the marketing tool that turned music into categories, found themselves outmaneuvered by an artist who refused to choose.

Sometimes, even the machine can't stop evolution. 👑

SONG OF THE WEEK

📀 “Finer Things” from Post Malone & Hank Williams Jr.

“Finer Things” is the second track on Post Malone’s latest album, F-1 Trillion. Here’s what you need to know about this song:

  • The pairing of Post Malone (born 1995) with Hank Williams Jr. (born 1949) spans five decades, creating a unique intergenerational dialogue in music

  • The vocal interplay between Post Malone's melodic rapping and Williams Jr.'s gravelly country twang probably creates moments of unexpected harmony.

  • The collaboration represents a pinnacle in the convergence of hip-hop and country, a trend that's been building with artists like Lil Nas X and Breland

  • The mention of a "camo-green Lamborghini" serves as a powerful symbol of the song's fusion of rural and urban, traditional and modern aesthetics.

  • "Finer Things" celebrates a lavish lifestyle filled with luxury and indulgence, such as catfish caviar, platinum teeth, wagyu beef and sipping on Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve

On the Boards: “Finer Things” currently has a 3.6/5 rating. Make sure to leave your review here.

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