Looks like Posty’s going back to his roots.
Though there has been plenty of conversation and subsequent criticism over Post Malone’s venture into country music over the past few years, as time passes, it’s become clear that he’s here to stay in the genre for the foreseeable future. Of course, Post started his country music journey with 2024’s massive, 27-song album, F-1 Trillion, which called upon some of the biggest stars, ranging from Hank Williams Jr. and Dolly Parton to Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen to Sierra Ferrell and Billy Strings.
Despite the success of F-1 Trillion, Post has been all but radio-silent in terms of releases since then. Because of this, it’s led fans to speculate whether he would continue down his path in country music, return to his hip-hop/alternative roots or potentially do both heading into 2026.
The conversation around his decision to remain in country music or return to his roots has been reignited even further over the past few months. Of course, this predominantly stemmed from the announcement back on April 6th when he teased his massive, 40-song upcoming record, titled The Eternal Buzz, which led fans to speculate that the double album may be split between both country and rap.
Since all but breaking the internet with The Eternal Buzz’s announcement, there’s been a few signs that pointed to the project being a bit of an amalgamation of all of the “I Had Some Help” singer’s past works and influences.
The first one came right out of the horse’s mouth. Shortly after the record was announced, a fan would ask him directly if he was ever going to go back and release another rap album. In a somewhat canned response, Post would simply say that he’s been in the studio working on “a lot of awesome f******* sh*t,” essentially avoiding the question altogether.
“We’ve been in the studio working very, very hard, and there’s a lot of awesome f****** sh*t. That’s all I can say.”
Adding more fuel to the fire regarding a double album filled with both country and rap, a plethora of unreleased songs penned by the likes of Post himself, Ernest, Miranda Lambert and Rhett Akins, as well as frequent Morgan Wallen co-writers, Ryan Vojtesak, Louis Bell and Chandler Walters, were found in ASCAP’s ACE Repertory.
The theory seems to have even more validity now. This afternoon, Posty would take to Instagram to tease his first brand new track off of The Eternal Buzz with a simple, unassuming caption:
“That one mofo that don’t know when to leave…”
Sounding like it was taken straight out of the Stoney and Beerbongs & Bentleys days, the unreleased track sees Post fully returning to rap roots, referencing the aforementioned Stoney album. Though the teaser obviously doesn’t confirm or deny the direction of The Eternal Buzz, there’s one specific lyric that may give us some insight.
“Imma pop a bean 2016 Stoney
I know them Lucchese ‘gon stomp to this
All them bad, punk b*tches ‘gon rock to this”
I don’t know about you, but simultaneously referencing Lucchese, a popular cowboy boot brand, and “bad, punk b*tches,” which is clearly in reference to his old fans who came around during the height of his career in the rap/alternative scene, seem to point to an album that will contain a little bit for everyone.
Again, this is all purely speculation; however, it just makes sense. Plenty of long-time fans are begging for the old Posty back, and there’s no doubt that he’s gained quite a few fans in country music after the success of F-1 Trillion and his extended stay in the genre. Simply put, it sounds like a no-brainer at this point for Post to please both sides of his fanbase, and it looks like he may be doing it here.
Before you go, fire up one of his early hits, “Congratulations.”
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