
Joey Bada$$ secretly co-wrote Post Malone's "Rockstar" and featured on an early edit
29 December 2017, 13:12
| Written by
Laurence Day
Post Malone's chart-topping track "Rockstar" originally featured bars from Joey Bada$$ and T-Pain, but nothing from 21 Savage.
The version with Bada$$ and T-Pain leaked earlier this week, and Pain clarified that it's not a remix like some fans suspected. Bada$$ also took to Twitter to reveal he co-wrote the track with Malone and promise more "ghostwriting in 2018".
That’s the original. They took me off. And put 21 on. Me and Joey had it first
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) December 28, 2017
This is facts... I actually co-wrote the song w post :) quietly got my first #1 off that more ghostwriting in 2018 https://t.co/7AEApxT6IJ
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) December 29, 2017
Bada$$'s latest record ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ was released over the summer - it's one of our favourites of the year.
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