He moved to Dallas, Texas when he was 10 years old. He was raised by his father, Rich, who worked for the Dallas Cowboys and his stepmother, Jodie. His father was a DJ growing up and inspired him.
He said he loves it when people claim that he bears a resemblance to actor Shia LaBeouf.
Got his stage name, Post Malone, from a rap name generator online.
He started playing guitar in 2009 because of Guitar Hero. He taught himself through YouTube videos. He was in a high school hardcore band and began recording his own mixtape when he was 16.
He wrote "White Iverson" two days before recording it, and was never intending to record it when he first started writing the song.
His paternal grandmother's heritage is Polish. His other roots are English, some Scottish, and distant Dutch. Many of his family lines have lived in New York state since the 1600s.
He collaborated with Quavo on the single "Congratulations.".