New Rap Album a Hit and a Miss

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Daniel Grajeda

Post Malone’s album “Beerbongs and Bentleys” is heart breaking but satisfying, leaving listeners wondering why he is full of so much sorrow and guilt, but also able to bring a hype beat to the songs.

Although trap music can sound similar with its repetitive beats and lyrics, Post Malone has found his own style in the trap genre, and he makes it work by using pure emotion to amplify his songs.

Post Malone is a fairly recent musician, first popping up in 2015 with his hit “White Iverson.” He released a couple of singles in 2016 which he put on his first album “Stoney” which went platinum.

Come 2017 he released three singles, “Candy Paint,” “Psycho,” and “Rockstar,” the last of which became the No. 1 song on The Hot 100 play list, receiving platinum status.

After those songs were released, Post Malone released his “Beerbongs and Bentleys”—which featured those singles—and the album immediately blew up and reached platinum status in only four days.

The album is mostly a compilation of songs such as “Rich and Sad” and “Blame it on Me,” which are about girls he has either mistreated or who have mistreated him

In “Rich and Sad,” Post Malone sings about his newly found fame and riches, but also mentions that he has turned into a materialistic man who drove his girlfriend away due to his infatuation with the rich life.

Now he knows that buying her love is not the same as giving her his love, so he would do anything to get her back, even throw away the fame and wealth.

In “Blame It on Me,” Post Malone is torn about taking the blame to the point that it makes him mentally and physically sick.

Throughout the song, he is fighting with himself saying “it’s not my fault” but then later says “it’s all my fault” admitting that he’s been materialistic and not given his girlfriend love.

On the other hand, there are also songs that listeners can just vibe to and enjoy, for instance “Sugar Wraith” and “Better Now.”

In “Better Now,” listeners get a taste of what Post and his team can do rhythmically and lyrically, demonstrating his versatility.

Listeners who pay close attention see that it tells an intensely sad lyrical story about regret and heartbreak.

He mentions his old girl has moved on, but he tries convincing himself he’s past it but he isn’t hence the lyrics, “Listeners know I say that I am better now, better now, I only say that cause you’re not around, not around,” and “I was so broken over you. Life it goes on, what can listeners do.”

On the track “Sugar Wraith,” Post does an excellent job of hyping the listeners and getting them singing along to the lyrics.

The lyrics don’t have as much of a meaning to them as others, but it doesn’t matter because it makes listeners feel joy for him for becoming successful and achieving a goal not many others have achieved.

It’s most definitely a feel-good turn up song that would be nice to listen to when on the road.

Is Post Malone’s “Beerbongs and Bentleys,” worth the hype? Yes, because it takes listeners on a personal and emotional roller-coaster through twists, turns, loops, and dives into his personal life allowing for the listener to react emotionally, yet at the same time vibe out to the hypnotizing melodies of the songs allowing for an enjoyable time.