The leak of a different version of Post Malone’s “Rockstar” (one of HipHopDX’s top songs of 2017) has led to a revelation — Joey Bada$$ allegedly co-wrote the hit single.
A purported remix of the track featuring Joey and T-Pain surfaced this week but was revealed to be the original version of “Rockstar” soon after its unofficial release. T-Pain responded to a user praising his contribution, which led to the Auto-Tune hitmaker sharing the behind the scenes details.
“That’s the original,” he wrote. “They took me off. And put 21 [Savage] on. Me and Joey had it first.”
Another tweet about T-Pain’s involvement prompted Joey to reveal even more insider info.
“This is facts,” he wrote in reference to T-Pain’s comments. “I actually co-wrote the song w post 🙂 quietly got my first #1 off that more ghostwriting in 2018.”
Joey and T-Pain’s comments don’t exactly align with Malone’s description of how the song came to be. In a September interview with Billboard, the chart-topping artist confirmed that Joey was in the studio but didn’t say anything about T-Pain being involved.
“I was in New York, and we were at Quad Studios,” he said. “Some kid came in, and I guess he was in the session next door and he was like, “Hey? Can I play you some beats?” I’m like, “I guess so.” You know, I’m a nice guy, I like music. I’ll listen to your beats. He played the beat and it was incredible. His name is Tank. He’s a really young guy, and a really talented producer. So we did that, and Joey Bada$$ was in there. We were just vibing on it and the melody was sick. We just cut like a little scratch vocal and we took it back to LA. I finished my part and sent it off to [21] Savage — and there it is.”
Listen to the leaked version of “Rockstar” below.
nothing surprising abt this. expose his ass still. i guess it helps having a real hip-hop artist write your non hip-hop records
Why would someone be proud of that?
Post took Joey off and put 21 on because he wanted a song that would sell. Having a NY boom bap backpack rapper and an irrelevant Auto-Tune singer whose well past his prime on the song would’ve made it a flop. 21 Savage is one of the hottest rappers out right now. Post wants hit records, not shit records. Another loss for NY rap, and Joey being an egotistical pretentious prick isn’t gonna help either.
Ill take T-Pain’s allegedly “irrelevant” self on autotune over any of these copycat autotune cornballs. T-Pain at least sounds GOOD with autotune.
Even though you’re obviously been a dick you’re 1000% right
Wouldn’t say it’s s loss for NY considering Joey wrote it for dude. NY stays winning for those that just don’t have the talent to write hit records and are gimmicks.
Blacks were slaves in The South
JOEY 1000X THE WRITER AND RAPPER POST COULD EVER WISH TO BE. GET YOUR GUITAR, UNBRAID YOUR HAIR, TAKE OUT YOUR GOLD TEETH, AND MAKE AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM.
Post Malone looks exactly like my wife. It’s very confusing.
You have one ugly ass wife then, bro.
Her beard hides most of the more unseemly features.
LMAO
@dfj is your wife a dude…gay marriage?
She’s just a very rugged, hairy, unwashed lady. You leave her alone, please. She’ll get angry and beat me up again.
Pardon my sudden outburst and my terrible language… I think I just had one too many cans of Mountain Dew! Tally ho!
More like Mount of Doo
ReleEd version with 21 is much better than this. Post and his peoples did the right thing and cut Pain and Joey off. Now Post ended up with a banger and it sells. Win-Win.
And? Does he want a fuckin medal for that or what? Nobody cares!
Post Malone a culture vulture straight up
This is nothing to be proud of smh
Caucasian owner wrote every comment even acting like he from down south in one comment. #Pathetic #Pathetic
Own the site = Write all the comments
He even stole my name and started posting phagget shit! Why he impersonalising me? I’m gonna stick my foot up his azz
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Having not been on this site for another day I made another $6000 while you probably broke, you lame lil’ bitch. I’ll slap your ass and show you how a real groan ass man in his 40s gets down. Stop using my name phagget
Joey gettin that ghostwriter bag!!! Maybe he can help Drake out too
Get out of the closet