Not long after the release of White Iverson, Post Malone's career had took off. With the release of his first album Stoney.

After hitting one million views within a month of releasing "White Iverson", Post quickly garnered attention from record labels.[39] In August 2015, he signed a recording contract with Republic Records.[46][47] Post subsequently worked with a number of prominent rappers such as 50 Cent, Young Thug, and Kanye West, among others.[48][49] In August 2015, he performed at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party,[50] where he met Kanye West, who enjoyed his music, leading to him collaborating with Post on his single "Fade" from his album The Life of Pablo.[51] Post later began his friendship with Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber, which led to Post being an opening act for Bieber's Purpose World Tour.[52][53] On April 20, 2016, Post premiered his new single, "Go Flex" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show.[54]