MUMBAI: American rapper Post Malone has urged fans to help him stay "mentally stable".

He wrote about it on social media, reported billboard.com.

"If you all are actually my fans and friends and love me and want me to be mentally stable, can you all please let me live? I'm trying my best here. That's all I can do," he wrote.

The tweet is the first word from the rapper since he performed from Brooklyn's Barclay's Center on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with radio personality Ryan Seacrest.

Malone had a huge 2018, with his long-awaited album Beerbongs & Bentleys coming in at number three on the year-end Billboard 200 albums roundup and his singles Rockstar and Psycho landing at number five and six, respectively, on the year-end Hot 100 songs of 2018 list.

He also surprised fans in late December with the new single called Wow.

The rapper is not scheduled to perform again until 1 February 2019 gig at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

(Source: IAN)