Post Malone & Gunna Vent Their Feelings On "I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song)"

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Posty's long-awaited "twelve carat toothache" album hit DSPs yesterday.

Arguably the most highly anticipated arrival of this weekend's new music dropoffs came from Post Malone with his 14-track twelve carat toothache album, featuring appearances from The Weeknd, The Kid LAROI, Fleet Foxes, Doja Cat, and Roddy Ricch.

The soon-to-be father of one also nabbed an appearance from Gunna – who's due to be stuck behind bars until at least 2023 – on the record's sixth title, "I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song)," following his collab with the Planet Her hitmaker on "I Like You (A Happier Song)" immediately before.

"How am I free when you hold me so tight? / How can I beam when you blocking my light?" Posty ponders at the beginning of the song. "I cannot be, what you want me / What you want me, what you want me to be."

For his part, Wunna raps, "Got a custom diamond ring / And no, he don't got a wife / Got a large amount things, I can't total the price / I told her I don't need her, she can leave out my life (Life) / You only get one try, but if it's lit, we go twice (Twice)."

Have you streamed twelve carat toothache yet? If yes, share your thoughts on Post Malone's latest work in the comment section, and if not, check it out here.

Quotable Lyrics:

Got a custom diamond ring
And no, he don't got a wife
Got a large amount things, I can't total the price
I told her I don't need her, she can leave out my life (Life)
You only get one try, but if it's lit, we go twice (Twice)

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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