On the tail end of the 2018 summer, Travis Scott released his Astroworld album. One of the standout tracks was “Sicko Mode” featuring Drake and additions from Sway Lee — notably being a fan favorite — especially because of the song’s transitions. CyHi The Prynce is also a writer on the song. Today (Dec. 9), “Sicko Mode” is officially certified Diamond by the RIAA.
Epic issued a statement and comes by way of Elliott Wilson’s twitter:
Travis Scott has grown to become a weighty and forceful figure in the industry. Thanks to his creativity and multi talents. His music is always a guaranteed commercial success, as well as other businesses he chooses to venture into. After La Flame recently collaborated with McDonald’s for the Travis Scott meal, the Astroworld rapper has yet another surprise for the world.
Via Twitter, Scott announced a creative partnership he has entered with PlayStation, as well as posting an introductory video to the partnership. He captioned the video “TS5.”
Senior Vice President of PlayStation Eric Lempel, has also confirmed the partnership via the brand’s official website. “Travis’ deep knowledge and fond memories about PlayStation as a brand, our products, and games will inspire his work with us from start to finish. He is an amazing creator, and we strive to work with the best creative minds inside and outside of our industry to continue to surprise the world in a way that only PlayStation can.” said Lempel.
Eric has also revealed Travis Scott’s statement regarding the business tie-up. “I’m really looking forward to being able to showcase everything that Cactus Jack has worked on with Sony and the PlayStation team. Most importantly I’m excited to see how the PlayStation fans and family respond, and I look forward to running some games with everybody very soon!” discloses Travis.
Travis Scott is also finishing up his next album Utopia which is slated to drop in 2021. Keep it Daily Rap Facts for more details regarding the partnership.
A week ago, Travis Scott unleashed his much anticipated single Franchise which was previously previewed as ‘White Tee’ by Travis along with Chase B. The Young Thug and MIA-assisted jam is currently at #1 on Billboard Hot 100. The track pays homage towards Southern hip-hop group Dem Franchise Boys and their 2004 hit White Tee.
Throughout the week, rumors about a remix to the song have been circulating online without any official confirmation from Scott, but it appears the rumors were true. Today (10/7), La Flame did drop the Franchise remix, which retains the original verses from the three artists except with an additional verse from Future.
Travis Scott is gearing up for the release of his next album believed to be titled Utopia. He has been teasing the project for a few months now, and the release of Franchise and its remix further give his fans hope that the album might drop before the end of the year. The Astroworld rapper is also celebrating the release of his collaborative Travis Scott meal with McDonald’s. The buzz around the upcoming project has been steadily rising, Travis Scott even recently provided more updates on the same, announcing that he’s building and cooking up Utopia ‘walls’.
It’s been two years since we received a Travis Scott album, Astroworld. The album release saw a massive success, sitting at the top of the charts for weeks and also going multi-platinum.
Fans all over the world have been eagerly waiting to get another studio album from Cactus Jack, and it seems their wishes will come true in no time.
Back in August, Travis Scott wrote a letter to his critically-acclaimed Astroworld on it’s anniversary. In the letter, the Houston rapper supposedly revealed the title of his next album. “Happy Astroversary a 2 year ride that’s still one of my favorites!!!”, read the letter. “Album means so much to me!! To every one that bumps and rages to that soundtrack I love you.” He then finished by writing, “Let’s keep the ride going see you in Utopia.”
After it was announced that Scott’s single Franchise featuring Young Thug and MIA had debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100, Travis is still teasing the new album. “GOING TO COOK UP AND BUILD THESE WALLS FOR UTOPIA. SEE YOU GUYS SOON” wrote Travis Scott, before adding in another tweet, “DJs Just keep Checking ur mailbox Got something on the way in the mail for ya.”
The No Bystanders rapper has even changed his Twitter and Instagram bio from ‘Astroworld’ to ‘Utopia’ providing further confirmation of the upcoming album. Watch Franchise below to get a glimpse of how the album will be like.
Whether it’s for his own project or someone else, there’s always excitement around receiving new music from Travis Scott. During his GQ interview, Travis spoke about his collab album with Kid Cudi, the theme song to Christopher Nolan’s film “TENET” and more.
“The Plan” is described by GQ writer Garrick D. Kennedy as “like a brain-liquefying trip through time and space.”
Check out the song for yourself below:
The Plan (From the Motion Picture “TENET”) [Explicit] on Amazon
Travis Scott and Kid Cudi are working on a full-length album, as he told GQ in his interview.
“I feel like I’ve learned so much,” Scott informed GQ. “I think with this next project I’m just embodying all of the knowledge I’ve taken in and trying to make the best form of it.”
Among Travis Scott’s influences, Kid Cudi is pretty high on this list. “Through The Late Night” on Travis’ BITTSM album was just a preview of the good these two can and could do on a track. “The Scotts” is the latest edition into the duo’s discography, which will lead us into their album.
We will also be hearing more solo Travis music, set to be in Christopher Nolan’s TENET film. Kid Cudi is also working on a solo body of work, titled Entergalactic.
Houston’s history runs deep. From music culture to food, Houston, Texas shares a lot of rich culture to the world. Its makings sometimes branches off and becomes a muse for future ideas. For Travis Scott, AstroWorld — now defunct in Houston — became the center for his 2018 album.
Travis’ goal was to bring Houston’s sound to the forefront. “I just want to continue where it started,” he told MTV in an interview. His album AstroWorld, aesthetically touched all cylinders of the culture that inspired him.
AstroWorld opened on June 1, 1968, the project of Judge Roy Hofheinz, former Houston Mayor. In 1975, the park was sold to SixFlags Cooperation by the Hofheinz family. On on October 30, 2005, AstroWorld would have its final day.
Travis recalls trying to go back to the park at age 16-17, and being in disbelief that the park was actually gone. The area where AstroWorld once occupied, is now just a grassy area, serving an extra parking lot for the overflow of traffic that comes from Houston’s Livestock and Rodeo shows.
Sonically, Travis was able to bring in the production needed to structure his album around the energy of Houston. Travis’ AstroWorld album is an experience. He wants to take his fans on a roller coaster, carousel, and have a chance to escape.
The album went on to be the second largest debut of 2018, selling 537,000 equivalent album units in its opening week. Although there was a bundle for the album, the sales didn’t drop over time, proving the album stood the test of time.
Travis went on to put together his AstroWorld Festival and tour. Theatrical, Travis put together something special for his fans. Naming the tour “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here” was right on point. It was a tour you wished you experienced.
What ended in 2005 with the amusement park, AstroWorld, Travis brought back to life with his album. Rides like Texas Cyclone, Thuder River, Bamboo Shot and Greezed Lightnin’ can be experienced in Travis’ creative offering.
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Pop Smoke‘s ‘Aim for the Moon’ ft. Quavo, off Pop’s posthumous album Shoot for the star, Aim for the moon, was originally going to be Travis Scott’s song.
During an interview with Complex, Pop Smoke’s manager Steven Victor revealed Aim for the Moon for Travis Scott’s record; “This was the first track that we knew was going to end up on the album. We were in a studio with Travis Scott, working on “Gatti” and a couple of other songs. One of them was this record called “Aim for the Moon.” Pop was like, “Yo, this is fire. We’ve got to keep this for the album.” There were other records where we were like, “We should keep this for the album.” But that was the one record where everyone knew it was going on the album. Funny enough, I think it was supposed to be Travis’ record, and he just took it.” – Steven Victor told Complex.
Travis Scott and Pop Smoke collaborated on “GATTI” in 2019, which was off the JACKBOYS collective album.
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