After listening to any of his songs, you would most likely question what type of music you are listening to. Post Malone, an American rapper and songwriter best known for the release of his first album “Stoney,” made it clear that he had no interest in being placed under any music genre. On Sept. 6, 2019, Malone released his third album, “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” and right away, I could tell that he still had the same wish.
After his second album, “Beerbongs and Bentleys” was released, it was obvious that he wanted to include other types of music besides rap in his songs.
“I don’t want to be a rapper,” the 22-year old said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “I just want to be a person that makes music.”
In his song “Take What You Want,” he brings both Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott on to sing with him. Osbourne begins the song singing “I feel you crumble in my arms down to your heart of stone, you bled me dry just like the tears you never show.” This songs’ lyrics show the pairing of Travis Scott and Ozzy Osbourne. While it may be unusual that they are being featured in the same song, their voices blend very well and it makes the song so much more unique and enjoyable.
Bringing such variety to his music was unexpected because most people assume that he is only a rap artist. After all, the public found it strange that a rap artist and a heavy metal singer from the 70’s and 80’s were featured on the same song, but Malone mixed genres perfectly by putting his own voice in the middle, creating a good balance. So far, the album has been extremely popular. Almost every single one of the new songs have made their way onto Spotify’s Top 200 list.
After listening to the album several times, I was reminded of a darker version of his earlier albums. He added dramatic effect to this album with a dimly lit, dramatic album cover, that features Malone facing away from the camera and looking down. The lyrics in some of his songs and the dramatic background music may make the songs seem sad. However, despite the idea of sadness that Malone incorporates, it is not a depressing album to listen to due to his positive tone.
He did a great job making the songs on Hollywood’s Bleeding upbeat as well as based off of his personal emotional issues. This was definitely a successful series of songs that he released, mainly because he broadened his ideas and slightly changed his style of music. This album could be rated an eight out of 10, only because I wish he would have incorporated Ozzy Osbourne on more of his songs.