White Iverson

Lore & Background

Post moved to Los Angeles and met FKi 1st, who introduced him to Rex Kudo, who in turn helped him produce "White Iverson". Post recorded the song two days after he wrote it. He thought of the name after getting braids in his hair, thinking he looked like a "White Iverson", a reference to the professional basketball player, Allen Iverson. Upon completion in February 2015, it was uploaded to Post's SoundCloud account. It quickly brought him attention from record labels, gaining over a million plays the month it was uploaded. He decided to sign with Republic Records.

In Their Own Story

The song's accompanying music video, edited and directed by Van Alpert, premiered on July 19, 2015, on Post Malone's YouTube account. Since its release, the music video has received over 1 billion views on YouTube. Post said in an episode of the h3h3Productions podcast that the music video cost $5,000 and took only a day to make. He also commented that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars contacted the owner of the car following the release, stating they were incorrectly using the car.

Reader's Guide

"White Iverson" debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated September 26, 2015, and peaked at number 14 for the chart dated January 23, 2016. The song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of ten million digital copies. The song has earned both 1 billion streams on Spotify and 1 billion views on YouTube. The official remix was released on December 7, 2015, featuring French Montana and Rae Sremmurd. Lil Wayne also released a remix to "White Iverson" entitled "Too Young" for his mixtape No Ceilings 2. Rapper Montana of 300 released a remix titled "White Iverson/Milly Rock Remix".

Did You Know?

• Post Malone thought of the name "White Iverson" after getting braids in his hair, thinking he looked like a reference to professional basketball player Allen Iverson.
• The music video cost only $5,000 and took just a day to make, according to Post Malone on the h3h3Productions podcast.
• Rolls-Royce Motor Cars contacted the owner of the car used in the music video after its release, stating they were incorrectly using the car.
• The song was originally released on February 4, 2015, through Malone's SoundCloud account before its official release on August 14, 2015.
• Lil Wayne released a remix of "White Iverson" titled "Too Young" for his mixtape No Ceilings 2.