Post Malone Teases Hip-Hop Return on Instagram: 'That One Mofo That Don't Know When to Leave'

Post Malone teased new music on Instagram on Thursday (July 16), a move that, according to Billboard, appears to signal a return to his rap roots after a recent pivot to country music. The clip previews the sonic direction for his upcoming album, The Eternal Buzz.

In the post, he captioned the video, “That one mofo that don’t know when to leave,” which shows him drinking a Bud Light and smoking a cigarette. The unreleased track features his signature melodic rapping, a style that powered earlier albums like beerbongs & bentleys and Hollywood’s Bleeding. “All my money clean, not a damn stain on me/ I would pop a bean, 2016 Stoney,” he raps in the snippet.

What does this mean for his next album?

The tease is the first hint of music from The Eternal Buzz, an album Post Malone has been working on but has not yet set a release date for. He first discussed the project at Coachella last year, noting he had recorded 35 songs for it in Nashville. This new clip suggests the album may lean back into the hip-hop and trap sounds that defined his breakout, rather than the country of 2024's F-1 Trillion.

How have fans and peers reacted?

Fellow artist Tyla Yaweh commented “Ohhhhh this a hit” on the post, offering early approval. Fan reactions in the comments also welcomed the perceived shift back to hip-hop. Post Malone's last full rap album was 2022's Twelve Carat Toothache, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. He then released the pop-focused Austin in 2023 and the country-leaning F-1 Trillion in 2024, which spawned the hit “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen.

Sources

• Billboard
• Post Malone on Instagram