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In the year and a half following his multi-platinum full-length debut, Post Malone continued his climb up the celebrity ladder, extending Stoney's success with the number one single "rockstar" and second-place follow-up "Psycho." Those tracks landed on his chart-topping second effort, Beerbongs & Bentleys, which arrived in spring 2018. With a team of producers including Louis Bell, PartyNextDoor, Scott Storch, and London on da Track, the set benefits from livelier beats and varied atmospherics, especially when he steps outside of his narcotic comfort zone. However, much like Stoney, it wears out its welcome with a bloated track list and abundance of tiresome, overly dramatic lyrics that often veer into gross and wildly misogynistic territory as Post delivers lines about "beautiful boobies," putting a woman's privates "in a motherf***ing bodybag," and his inability to "make a ho a housewife." Elsewhere, he tries to convey his swirling emotions with gravitas, yet ends up sounding like an ungrateful kid who enjoys the benefits but can't handle the work. "Paranoid," "Rich & Sad," and "Jonestown (Interlude)" are just a few peeks into this tortured soul. Half-rapping, half-singing, he laments that he "can't get no relief," convinced authorities and enemies are following him, even comparing himself to Edward Snowden at one point. He sleeps with a gun, he's lost family, friends, and lovers, and wishes all the money could buy something meaningful. Such bids for sympathy fall flat most of the time, especially considering the abundance of hedonistic odes to sex, drugs, and rap-rock & roll. "Zack and Codeine," "Takin' Shots," "rockstar," and "Same Bitches" are carefully tailored to maintain his reputation, but like his appropriated image, feel forced and disingenuous. Post fares slightly better when he sticks to simple, relatable topics like love and heartbreak. Wading through the murky gloom, a handful of standouts reveal themselves on the latter half of the album. "Otherside" and "Blame It on Me" bleed like lost Auto-Tuned ruminations from 808s & Heartbreak, while the tender acoustic number "Stay" is Post's most natural offering here. Guests like Swae Lee and Ty Dolla $ign get lost in the mix, while G-Eazy, YG, 21 Savage, and Nicki Minaj bolster Post's credibility while stealing the spotlight on their respective tracks. Beerbongs & Bentleys is an apt reflection of his lavish lifestyle and his subsequently begotten hardships, but its attempts at sincerity work only when Post Malone stops trying so hard.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Idan Kalai, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - William Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Carl Rosen, ComposerLyricist - Cashio, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Blueysport, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Krashinsky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Dukes, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Khalif Brown, ComposerLyricist - Swae Lee, FeaturedArtist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - Travis Walton, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Dukes, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Storch, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Ave, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Leon “Roccstar” Youngblood, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - Tariq Bright, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Hughes, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Walsh, ComposerLyricist - PARTYNEXTDOOR, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - David "Prep" Bijan Hughes, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jo-Vaughn Virginie, ComposerLyricist - Carl Austin Rosen, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - Ethan Stevens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lorenzo Cardona, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 21 Savage, FeaturedArtist - Tank God, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Olufunmibi Awoshiley, ComposerLyricist - Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Lee, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bell, Producer, Keyboards, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tyrone Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, FeaturedArtist - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carl Austin Rosen, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Dukes, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Kaan Gunesberk, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - William Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Carl Rosen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Onika Maraj, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicki Minaj, FeaturedArtist - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Watt, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rod Argent, ComposerLyricist - YG, FeaturedArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Billy Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Swish, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - G-Eazy, FeaturedArtist - Gerald Gillum, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Ahana, ComposerLyricist - Idan Kalai, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, MainArtist - Cashio, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Whitfield, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Twice As Nice, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist - David Nakaji, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Robinson, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bell, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - London Holmes, ComposerLyricist - London On Da Track, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Post, ComposerLyricist - Roark Bailey, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Post Malone, MainArtist - Kendall Roark Bailey, ComposerLyricist - Jaison Harris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Fitz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Rosen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Austin Post, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Post Malone, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
In the year and a half following his multi-platinum full-length debut, Post Malone continued his climb up the celebrity ladder, extending Stoney's success with the number one single "rockstar" and second-place follow-up "Psycho." Those tracks landed on his chart-topping second effort, Beerbongs & Bentleys, which arrived in spring 2018. With a team of producers including Louis Bell, PartyNextDoor, Scott Storch, and London on da Track, the set benefits from livelier beats and varied atmospherics, especially when he steps outside of his narcotic comfort zone. However, much like Stoney, it wears out its welcome with a bloated track list and abundance of tiresome, overly dramatic lyrics that often veer into gross and wildly misogynistic territory as Post delivers lines about "beautiful boobies," putting a woman's privates "in a motherf***ing bodybag," and his inability to "make a ho a housewife." Elsewhere, he tries to convey his swirling emotions with gravitas, yet ends up sounding like an ungrateful kid who enjoys the benefits but can't handle the work. "Paranoid," "Rich & Sad," and "Jonestown (Interlude)" are just a few peeks into this tortured soul. Half-rapping, half-singing, he laments that he "can't get no relief," convinced authorities and enemies are following him, even comparing himself to Edward Snowden at one point. He sleeps with a gun, he's lost family, friends, and lovers, and wishes all the money could buy something meaningful. Such bids for sympathy fall flat most of the time, especially considering the abundance of hedonistic odes to sex, drugs, and rap-rock & roll. "Zack and Codeine," "Takin' Shots," "rockstar," and "Same Bitches" are carefully tailored to maintain his reputation, but like his appropriated image, feel forced and disingenuous. Post fares slightly better when he sticks to simple, relatable topics like love and heartbreak. Wading through the murky gloom, a handful of standouts reveal themselves on the latter half of the album. "Otherside" and "Blame It on Me" bleed like lost Auto-Tuned ruminations from 808s & Heartbreak, while the tender acoustic number "Stay" is Post's most natural offering here. Guests like Swae Lee and Ty Dolla $ign get lost in the mix, while G-Eazy, YG, 21 Savage, and Nicki Minaj bolster Post's credibility while stealing the spotlight on their respective tracks. Beerbongs & Bentleys is an apt reflection of his lavish lifestyle and his subsequently begotten hardships, but its attempts at sincerity work only when Post Malone stops trying so hard.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:04
- Main artists: Post Malone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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