Post Malone “I love grapes” origin revealed after sparking AMAs meme
Post Malone left the audience a little confused last night following his acceptance speech for Favorite Rap/ Hip-Hop album at the 2019 American Music Awards.
With his award in hand, the rapper took the stage Sunday night to thank his fans. At the ending of his speech, Malone declared “I love grapes” followed by a roar from the crowd. The unusual remark left the internet questioning and meme-ready. You can watch his full speech below as well as a few reactions to his win.
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Thank you very, very, very, very, very much. I’m not too good at talking in front of people but I just want to say thank you so much to everybody who showed love and support. Honestly words cannot express how grateful and thankful I am for everything that ya’ll have shown me. I just want to say thank you to everybody on the camp and on the team. Thank you to all the fans for showing love and support. We busted our ass for it so it, you know, feels good to, you know, walk away. We love you very much and I love grapes. Thank you so much.
🙌 A round of applause as @PostMalone takes home #AMAs Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop! pic.twitter.com/DAS8WFUaWg
— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019
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okay but I actually fucking love this man skshjxzjhd AN ICON @PostMalone #AMAs #AMAs2019 https://t.co/iSgIs9Xfjs
— 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕪𝕒𝕕𝕨𝕒𝕖♡︎¹²⁽⁷⁾ (@taeyongseyebrow) November 25, 2019
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The artist’s father Rich Post took to Twitter to declare that there was a back story to the grapes comment while shooting down theories.
So, there is a back story to the “I love grapes” comment.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
It’s not the Posty wine.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
I know there’s a Willy Wonky theory going around but that ain’t it either.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
It’s not Pedialyte either.
Keep guessing.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
It’s really not that big a deal. Don’t lose sleep over it or anything.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
Goodnight y’all.
The great grape intrigue will march on to see another day.
— GPop (@rriproarin) November 25, 2019
Now, according to Variety, the “I love grapes” line apparently came from a comment Posty made after entering his dressing room trailer, where he found grapes among the options that had been chosen for catering.
More on Post Malone at the AMAs
Post Malone was introduced by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy before taking the stage to perform last night.
Malone began his performance solo with his new song “Circles.” He was then joined by Travis Scott and Ozzy Osbourne to perform “Take What You Want.” The performance was filled with spooky imagery, some flames and a little bit of guitar smashing. You can see clips of the performance below.
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The legendary @PostMalone @OzzyOsbourne @trvisXX & @thisiswatt just lit the #AMAs stage on fire. THAT PERFORMANCE WAS INSANE! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/s38GNasX1s
— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019
Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding beat out Astroworld by Scott and Championships by Meek Mill. Hollywood’s Bleeding features artists such as Osbourne, Halsey, Scott and more. The rapper lead the night with the most AMA nominations with seven followed by Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish with six nominations.
You can check out the full list of AMAs winners here.
What do you think the grapes comment is about? Let us know in the comments below!
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