Famous rapper Post Malone dropped his newest album on April 27, a long awaited day for his fans. We asked students at West Essex High School what they thought of his new songs, their opinions on Post’s sound and how they feel about his decision to release a few singles first.

Do you think Post’s new songs sound the same as his old ones?

• “They all sound the same, but they’re all good.” –junior Denise Domerstad
• “No, dude seems a little more depressed.” –junior Wes Asche
• “Yes, both beautifully executed.” –senior Michael Richardella
• “Not really ,they’re different, I like them better.” –junior Mary Fant
• “Not really, I think they’re all pretty good.” –senior Bailey Schuster

What do you like better: The new songs or the old ones?

• “The old ones are better, they’re like…bang.” –junior Jon Bartley
• “They were a lot better, the old ones, because…well because they were.” –freshman Vin Panzarino
• “I think they’re all just bangers.” –senior Michael Richardella
• “I feel like it will take some time to really find a song I like in his new album, but once I do I’ll play it all the time.” –sophomore Alex Maxwell
• “He doesn’t have one bad song.” –senior Oliver Irwin

Was it smart for Post to drop the singles first before the whole album?

• “Of course. He dropped it, got popularity from it and made more people listen to his whole album.” –junior Denise Domerstad
• “Yeah, yo — you gotta hype up the album.” –senior Frankie Pineta
• “Dropping singles gets everyone’s attention and then when he releases the album they buy the whole thing.” –junior Dom Magro
• “Very smart. He got us into it first that way.” –senior Evin Lathrop
• “Doesn’t really matter. He’s a talented individual, we’ll listen no matter what.” –senior Michael Richardella