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Post Malone Reveals Drinking Helped Him Cope With Culture Vulture & One-Hit Wonder Labels

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Post Malone is an artist who is always adapting his style. He’s not afraid to explore what he can do, and that mindset is allowing him to dip his toes into the country space. In just a few days, August 16 to be exact, the Texas singer and songwriter will be delivering his sixth studio project, F-1 Trillion. The 18-song set will consist of numerous collaborations and duets with some of the most widely recognized stars in the genre. Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Jelly Roll, and Lainey Wilson are just a few to rattle off.

However, Post Malone doing this throughout his nearly decade-long run in the industry has been met with some backlash. That was seemingly the case, especially when broke into the hip-hop scene in middle 2010s with “White Iverson”. According to XXL, Malone spoke with CBS Sunday Morning during the recent filming for the music video for “Guy For That”. During his conversation with Anthony Mason, they reflected on what it was like for him to explode into what can be an unforgiving genre.

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Post Malone Has Fought Through The Adversity

Posty says that he was dealing with a lot of “culture vulture” and “one-hit wonder” accusations. He revealed that it took a hefty mental toll, and it didn’t help that he was so young (early 20s). “It sucked. I was a kid”. He leaned on drinking heavily to numb the pain he was dealing with, but even then, “It’s hard not to [take it personal]”, Malone admitted. However, him continuing to create music helped him push through and become the chameleon-like superstar we know him for being today.

What are your thoughts on Post Malone revealing that drinking was his way of dealing with being called a “culture vulture” and more? Were you of this mindset back when he first appeared in the hip-hop scene? Is this next album, F-1 Trillion, going to be his most successful crossover record yet? Is Post genuinely one of the most easy-to-like people in music? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Post Malone. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Drake & Dave’s Upcoming Collab Have Fans Once Again Calling The 6ix God A Culture Vulture

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Drake recently teased a potential collaboration with Dave via his Instagram Story, and it’s been a while since we’ve heard from this duo in the studio. Moreover, they linked up back in 2016 for the “Wanna Know” remix and the latter contributed to the former’s 2017 More Life cut “Teenage Fever.” Yikes, that aged well, didn’t it? Jokes aside, what some people online are taking issue with actually isn’t that aspect of Kendrick Lamar’s disses against the 6ix God, but rather another element that’s been in the conversation for a long time. With this new tease, the OVO mogul once again faced accusations of being a culture vulture for seeking out a U.K. rapper.

Of course, this is a pretty ridiculous example of possible confirmation bias: would we really be so up in arms about a U.S. MC teaming up across the pond if it wasn’t Drake? Would it be such an obvious criticism if we weren’t still listening to “Not Like Us”? Either way, he’s worked a lot with English artists and folks from the United Kingdom in the past, so he’s got as many credentials as any other artist that we wouldn’t bat an eye at over this. But the context is very hard to ignore, and folks wonder whether this is part of a post-beef recovery.

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Drake Teases Dave Collab

Regardless, we doubt that Drake needs much of a “comeback,” or that he needs to put in a whole lot of work to achieve one. We know that his upcoming collabs on the new Camila Cabello project will likely be songs for the summer, and that he has a lot more in the tank. Perhaps Dave will be one of these team-ups that defines Drizzy’s post-battle 2024. Yet it won’t arrive without some scrutiny, however warranted or undeserved.

Fans Launch Culture Vulture Accusations

Meanwhile, it seems like Drake still has some things to say about the Kendrick Lamar feud, or at least, that’s how fans are interpreting his latest A.I. robot-featuring IG Story post. It’s all speculative, but in the culture vulture convo’s case, it’s more about what individual fans interpret. Maybe he’s making the right approach of reaching out to amazing talent like Dave and building off past work. Or, on the other hand, Aubrey Graham doubled down on his use of whatever sound he sees fit.

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Meek Mill Claims Record Labels Are Benefitting From “Black Murder And Poverty”

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Meek Mill recently took to social media to weigh in on “culture vulture” record labels. The artist called out labels for taking without giving back in return, claiming that they’re taking advantage of Black artists. He also went on to talk about lawyers who prey on young people that don’t have a solid understanding of business. He says that he’s willing to give his all to stand up for the cause, up until his very “last breath.”

“It’s almost to a point where we going to aim artist and their entourage towards the ones taking out money and leading us to bad business decisions,” he began. “F*ck these labels they operating without consequences in the biggest scheme to date.” The rapper goes on, “IF YOU LETTING LABELS TAKE YOUR MONEY HOW YOU BEEFING WITH N***AS IN THE HOOD OVER NOTHING.” He then explains, “Yes I own 100% of my masters and pub as we speak! We catch y’all stealing we in the streets with it.” Meek Mill continues, telling people that they need to stop contributing to the cycle.

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Meek Mill Says “F*ck These Labels”

“I been had my life on the line in the street,” he explains. “If we gone make life about something let’s stand on something worth it.” He then adds, “IF YOU BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE BY PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD REALLY MAKE CRY TAP IN THIS GOTTA STOP… I’ll die for this or go to jail but take from me shidddddd.” He finishes the post by confirming that he’s willing to give up everything for the cause. “This is for all culture vultures eating off black murder and poverty with out giving back and taking advantage! Til my last [breath]!”

This is far from the first time Meek Mill voiced his thoughts on issues in the industry. Earlier this month, the artist spoke at an NAACP event, discussing his career as a rapper. He claimed that artists actually get paid more to rap about “violence,” “guns,” and “ignorant stuff.” He notes that it’s not really his style, however, saying “The things that fund us, don’t power me forward.”

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Macklemore Says “Culture Vulture” Narrative “Wasn’t My Truth”

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His contributions to Hip Hop were already controversial, but when Macklemore won a Grammy over Kendrick Lamar, he faced criticism unlike any other. It was in 2014 when The Recording Academy awarded Macklemore’s The Heist the trophy for Best Rap Album over Lamar’s acclaimed good kid m.A.A.d. city. It was a devastating loss for the then-Top Dawg Entertainment stand-out, and his fans haven’t let up about it ever since. Although Macklemore emerged in the Pacific Northwest as an aspiring rapper, Hip Hop culture didn’t fully welcome the Pop star with open arms.

In a new interview with HipHopDX, Macklemore talks about his latest album, BEN, as well as those ‘culture vulture’ accusations. “I think that it did hurt my feelings at the very beginning,” he told the outlet. “When ‘Thrift Shop’ was at its peak and the biggest song in the world, that’s when the think pieces started coming out around cultural appropriation, and one hit wonder, and all of this assessment and analysis.” Many years ago, Mack acknowledged that Hip Hop wasn’t his culture. He was dedicated to obtaining a greater understanding, as many other white rappers have shared in the past.

Macklemore Sees The Shift

There was a time when white rappers seemed to be a novelty. Eminem’s success imprinted him as a Rap GOAT, and several others have entered the arena as hitmakers. It’s common for non-Black artists to crank out Hip Hop hits, but Macklemore recognizes this wasn’t always accepted. “We were at a different place with whiteness in Hip Hop a decade ago,” he explained. “It was a very different time.” He added, “One thing that the criticism did, [it made me] dig deep into myself, and [I had] the realization that I don’t control who resonates with my art.”

The rapper also shared that he isn’t concerned with things he can’t control. His “deep dive” was prompted by being “scrutinized by the world,” and even though he apologized to Lamar about the Grammy moment, people didn’t let up. “I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’ There’s only two ways out of this: stopping or accepting it.’ Because whatever everyone else was saying about me wasn’t my truth. If I know myself, if I’m coming from a place of faith rather than fear, if I’m coming from radical love versus hatred, if I’m coming from a place of, ‘This is authentically me, take it or leave it,’ it’s not my business what the final decision is. That’s it. I don’t control other people’s perspective.”

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