Post Malone (Austin Richard Post) works as a musician, a shoe designer, a voice-over artist, and a philanthropist. From his SoundCloud launch to placing 14 songs on the Billboard Top 40 at one time, Post Malone has vaulted himself to success. He started out playing heavy metal in a high-school band but transitioned to hip-hop to go solo. He moved from Grapevine, TX, to Los Angeles, CA, to pursue his music career. Aside from his music, Malone has begun a successful career as an animation voice-over artist. His entrepreneurial spirit contributes to his growing partnerships with various corporations, such as Crocs, to merge his music with lifestyle brands. Malone enjoys giving back to the community and conducts charity work throughout the U.S. He uses his penchant for comedy as a catalyst for fundraising, such as with Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity.In the Hip-Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling series learn about the personal and professional lives of today's hottest stars in the music industry. Read about their upbringing, families, passions, road to the top, and how each star supports the community by giving back. Scan QR codes to watch their most popular music videos and hear inspiring speeches and words of wisdom. Each book in this series includes the artists' lifetime awards, albums, tours and collaborations that have led them to where they are today.
CHRONOLOGY MM 1968 January 14 James Todd Smith born in Bay Shore, New York. 1972 Todd and Ondrea Smith move in with Ondrea's parents. 1973 Kool DJ Herc talks and rhymes over beat in the Bronx, New York, popularizing rap while working as ...
Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story, penned by former OZONE Magazine publisher and editor Julia Beverly, explores his memorable life and examines his suspicious death.
A biography of the rap artist and two-time Grammy Award winner Sean Puffy Combs, who has also worked as a producer with many other recording artists.
8 The next day, Phillips went to Harlem and freestyled for Yams. Phillips was welcomed into the Mob and became A$AP Twelvyy. Twelvyy said other talented young rappers did not want to join the Mob because Yams intended to promote one ...
Sean Combs's comfortable life came to a swift and dramatic end. A few months after his second birthday, on January 26, 1972, his father was killed. Janice told her son that his father had died in a car accident. Sean believed that tale ...
The Reppies: Teacher's pets
Biography of musician Soulja Boy.
'Rebel for the Hell of It: The Life of Tupac Shakur' is a biography of the mega-star rapper who was gunned down in Las Vegas in September 1996 at the age of 25. This is a serious exploration of his life and art.
An introduction to the life and career of the rap artist and actress Queen Latifah.
The inspirational autobiography by one of the most fascinating figures in the music industry.