"I thought it was a little bit exploitative. It certainly didn’t help that Post Malone, a white man attempting to break into a predominantly African-American art form, was comparing himself to an African-American athlete. That proved to many that Post Malone was a new talent to contend with, but he may have also invited controversy comparing himself right out of the gate to Allen Iverson, one of the greatest basketball players of all time. It racked up 17 million listens, and eventually went quintuple platinum and peaked in the top 20 of the pop chart. Post Malone announced himself to the world in 2015 with "White Iverson," a song the rapper self-released on his SoundCloud account. Starlito accused Post Malone of cultural insensitivity Here are all of the rappers and singers who just cannot be wowed by Post Malone. Despite churning out lots of hits - "Sunflower," "Congratulations," "rockstar" - that millions of people really like, Post Malone has a few industry colleagues who just don’t like him… and who aren’t afraid to go public with their criticisms or vitriol.
Successful rapper, singer, and facial tattoo enthusiast Post Malone is no exception.
Whether it’s Chuck Berry punching Keith Richards (the Rolling Stone touched Berry’s guitar without permission) or how Johnny beat the devil at a fiddling contest when he went down to Georgia, looking for a soul to steal, there’s a lot of hostility generated by famous musicians.
And yet, entertainment history is full of individuals with no chill. You’d think that by getting to do a creative pursuit they love as a means to earn a fabulous living, they’d be pretty serene.