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98-408: In early 2023, Redd announced the title of the album. On January 9, 2023, he revealed that Travis Scott would be featured on a song from it by posting a picture of a conversation with him that saw the two discussing details about their collaboration for the album. Exactly one week later, Redd teased snippets of the respective collaborations with both Travis Scott and Future . That same day, he revealed

196-497: A backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams ) is an American independent record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label entered an exclusive long-term worldwide distribution contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011. In 2012, the label released its only compilation album, Cruel Summer . In 2015, Pusha T was appointed president of the label by West, while record executive Steven Victor

294-997: A concert tour , called The Rodeo Tour, with rapper Young Thug and producer Metro Boomin . The tour started on March 1, 2015, in Santa Ana, California , and ended on April 1, 2015, in Portland, Oregon . The tour ran through major cities and artists such as Kanye West , Chris Brown , Wale and Birdman made special guest appearances in certain cities. Rodeo was released on September 4, 2015, by Grand Hustle and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Quavo , Juicy J , Kanye West , The Weeknd , Swae Lee , Chief Keef , Justin Bieber , Young Thug and Toro y Moi , and includes production from Mike Dean, Kanye West, WondaGurl , Suber, DJ Dahi , Metro Boomin, 1500 or Nothin' , Sonny Digital , Southside , Terrace Martin , Zaytoven , Pharrell Williams and Scott himself, among others. The album

392-401: A cypher at the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards . In April 2011, West signed American rapper and producer Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest . Kanye West also signed producer Hit-Boy , to Very Good Beats. In 2011, West signed Nigerian artists D'banj and Don Jazzy . In June 2011, GOOD Music signed their first distribution agreement, with Def Jam Recordings . Big Sean's debut Finally Famous

490-546: A mass-casualty crowd crush occurred during Scott's hometown performance at his annual Astroworld Festival , causing ten deaths and hundreds of injuries. Jacques Bermon Webster II was born on April 30, 1991, in Houston , Texas . From ages one through six, Webster lived with his grandmother in South Park, Houston . The neighborhood was notorious for crime and had an impact on a young Webster, "Growing up, my grandmother stayed in

588-399: A normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 58, based on 5 reviews. Andre Gee of Rolling Stone wrote, "Whether Trippie is exploring murky, minimalist beats, tapping into his inner Tom DeLonge, or fighting with the rambunctious synth-driven production that Mansion Musik is stocked with, one thing is for certain: His voice

686-481: A "blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi " and often characterized as " ambient ," with a heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi . His stage name is derived from the latter's real name, Scott Mescudi, combined with the name of a favorite uncle. In 2012, Scott signed his first major-label recording contract with Epic Records , as well as a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house producer. In April 2013, he entered

784-544: A European leg of the "Birds Eye View Tour". The European leg started on the June 23 in Paris, and concluded on July 9 in Turku, Finland . This leg was mainly festival sets or in smaller club settings. The music video for "Butterfly Effect" was released on July 14, 2017. On August 10, 2017, Scott tweeted "ALBUM MODE" as he had just finished the "DAMN. Tour" as a supporting act for Kendrick Lamar ,

882-426: A Japanese denim brand founded by Hidehiko Yamane in 1991. On June 24, 2021, Scott announced a collaboration with Dior for a menswear collection that is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2021. A live stream showcasing the collection was released on June 25. The live stream also showcased snippets of songs from his upcoming fourth studio album Utopia featuring a song with Westside Gunn and instrumentals from

980-407: A break in the supply chain. Scott and McDonald's also launched a line of McDonald's and Cactus Jack–branded merchandise, including a number of clothing items, a rug, and a McNugget -shaped body pillow . This popularized the celebrity meal craze, which would later be done similarly by BTS and Saweetie . The idea was exported to Europe in the fall of 2021, with Spanish singer Aitana serving as

1078-661: A collaboration with Travis Scott for Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio on Thursday, May 11. All fans in attendance at Toyota Center received a t-shirt personally designed by Travis Scott, featuring the Rockets playoff slogan, "Run as One", in his handwriting, along with call outs to the artist. On April 30, 2019, Scott announced a collaboration with Nike to release his Cactus Jack Air Jordan 1's in May that year. In 2020, Scott partnered with Evisu ,

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1176-464: A collaborative album with Kid Cudi . This follows their number-one single, " The Scotts ", released earlier in May. On the second anniversary of his third studio album Astroworld , Scott teased he was working on a new project. On August 22, 2020, Scott released the single " The Plan ", the theme song to Christopher Nolan 's film Tenet . He released the single " Franchise " featuring rappers Young Thug and M.I.A. on September 25, 2020. The song

1274-443: A company to forward revenue cuts for his expanding production work. Known at the time as Konman Productions (or Konman Entertainment), it was joined by local talent including Devo Harris , BoogzDaBeast, Brian "All Day" Miller, Arrowstar, GLC , Mikkey Halsted, and Really Doe, among others. Many members of the company have since contributed to West's following projects or sign to what would become known as GOOD Music. Select members of

1372-470: A compilation album with his Cactus Jack label members, consisting of Don Toliver , Sheck Wes and producer Chase B, titled JackBoys . On December 24, Scott revealed the album's release date via Instagram. The album was released on December 27, 2019, and featured a remix of "Highest in the Room" featuring Spanish singer Rosalía and American rapper Lil Baby , the latter's verse being leaked months prior. On

1470-428: A joint-venture record deal with Georgia-based rapper T.I. 's Grand Hustle Records . Scott self-released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh in 2013, which was followed by his debut mixtape, Days Before Rodeo (2014). His debut studio album, Rodeo (2015), was met with critical and commercial success; it spawned the singles " 3500 " (featuring Future and 2 Chainz ) and " Antidote ,"

1568-509: A movie production deal with A24 . The same day he announced the completion of a draft for a film based on his then-upcoming fourth studio album Utopia , which would later be revealed to be Circus Maximus . Scott has stated that Björk is "one of my biggest inspirations for why I do what I do". He is also influenced by Bon Iver , Kid Cudi , M.I.A. , Kanye West , Toro y Moi , Tame Impala , T.I. , and Thom Yorke . GOOD Music GOOD Music (often stylized as G.O.O.D. Music ;

1666-487: A new studio album on the way. On March 29, 2016, 300 Entertainment executive Lyor Cohen, revealed that Scott and Young Thug were releasing a single together and called Scott's upcoming album a "classic". On April 7, 2016, Scott previewed a single with Young Thug at one of his shows. On May 17, 2016, Scott announced that the title of his second album would be Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight , while also confirming

1764-416: A radio interview. After performing a freestyle , he left West with a demo tape, and in May 2007, Big Sean was signed to the label. In an August 2007 interview with Billboard , West expressed regrets over starting the label: Running a record label was the biggest mistake I ever made. I never asked to be a label owner. Sony offered it to me, and I took it. But I can't be there when people are calling me to

1862-481: A record deal with GOOD Music. Despite this, Tyga's only release with the label would be his 2017 single " Feel Me " in a joint venture with Interscope Records . Later that day, Pusha T announced Atlanta-based rap trio Migos had signed a management deal with the label. However, in January 2017, Migos clarified that although there were discussions for a management deal, nothing had come to fruition. On September 9, 2016,

1960-468: A remix of " Goosebumps " with producer HVME. After canceling the third annual Astroworld Fest due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Scott announced the return of the festival in 2021 and expanded it to a multi day format. On April 30, Scott was collaborated with Baby Keem on the song " Durag Activity " from his album The Melodic Blue . In June, Scott announced a collaboration between Dior and Cactus Jack for

2058-400: A studio for a meeting. During the meeting, T.I. freestyled over "Animal", one of Webster's productions. Scott's First solo full-length project is a mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh , which was set to be released as a free download in 2012. However, the project was delayed, and was announced to be slated for a later release. The project was later re-created by Kanye West and Mike Dean , and

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2156-461: A variation on their Quarter Pounder with Cheese. The partnership marked the first nationally distributed celebrity-endorsed McDonald's meal in the chain's history, and the first celebrity meal since 1992, when McDonald's launched a "McJordan" burger with Michael Jordan in the Chicago metropolitan area . Due to high demand, some McDonald's branches ran out of ingredients tied to the promotion, causing

2254-630: Is Travis Scott's DJ, as well as an artist in his own right. Sheck Wes signed to the label shortly after picking up buzz early in his career. Wes released his debut album, Mudboy in 2018 and worked with Cactus Jack labelmates on Astroworld , as well as Chase B's 2019 single, "Mayday", which also features Young Thug . Cactus Jack Records also represents producers Chase B and WondaGurl . Rapper SoFaygo signed to Cactus Jack Records in 2020. Later in 2021, Scott signed Malu Trevejo to Cactus Jack Records. Trevejo signed to Travis Scott's label in partnership with Atlantic Records . During an interview regarding

2352-492: Is also a soul musician and his grandfather was a jazz composer. Webster attended Elkins High School and graduated at seventeen. During high school, he participated in musical theater. Webster then attended the University of Texas at San Antonio , before dropping out his second year to fully pursue his music career. During an interview, Webster revealed he chose his moniker as a combination of his favorite uncle, Travis, and

2450-462: Is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had four number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, along with a total of over one hundred charting songs. In addition to ten Grammy Award nominations, he has won a Latin Grammy Award , Billboard Music Award , MTV Video Music Award , and several BET Hip Hop Awards . Scott's musical style has been described as

2548-518: Is going to soar. Trippie's vocal skills are his defining attribute, and they're exemplified to great effect on Mansion Musik ." Although his review was mostly positive, Gee criticized the content of the tracks, writing, "As compelling as Trippie's vocals and production are, each track leaves the listener feeling like he could be doing more as a songwriter. There's a misconception that melody-driven artists don't prioritize bars, but that's not necessarily true." Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX wrote favorably of

2646-520: The Billboard Hot 100 . After the release of Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho, Webster was spotted in the studio a lot more frequently and Billboard slated an expected first quarter release for AstroWorld . On May 4, 2018, four days after his 27th birthday, Scott released a single titled " Watch " featuring American rappers Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West . The single was released as promotional material for his third studio album Astroworld . Astroworld

2744-489: The Billboard 200. It yielded his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, " Sicko Mode " (featuring Drake ). In late 2019, Scott's vanity label imprint, Cactus Jack Records released the compilation album JackBoys , which also topped the Billboard 200. With his 2019 single " Highest in the Room " and his 2020 singles " The Scotts " (with Kid Cudi ) and " Franchise " (featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. ), Scott became

2842-666: The Primavera Sound festival announced that Scott is scheduled to perform at their festivals held in Buenos Aires , Santiago , and São Paulo respectively. On May 15, 2022, he performed at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards . This performance was his first since the Astroworld Festival tragedy in 2021. On August 6, 2022, Scott performed his first solo show since the Astroworld Festival tragedy at The O2 Arena in London. That month, it

2940-588: The Super Bowl LIII halftime show during Maroon 5 's set. On April 18, 2019, Scott released a single with SZA and The Weeknd for the popular HBO series Game of Thrones . It is titled " Power is Power " and is a reference to a scene that took place in the first episode of the show's second season. The track is the second song on the Game of Thrones soundtrack album entitled For the Throne . On May 23, 2019, Scott

3038-478: The 'hood so I seen random crazy shit. [I saw] mad bums and crazy spazzed out motherfuckers, I saw people looking weird, hungry, and grimey [ sic ]. I was always like, 'I gotta get the fuck out this shit.' It gave me my edge—[it made me] who I am right now." Webster moved to Missouri City , a middle-class suburban area bordering southwest Houston, to live with his parents. His mother worked for Apple and his father ran his own business. Webster's father

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3136-565: The 2022 Summer Men's collection. On August 28, Scott was featured on Kanye West 's tenth studio album Donda on the song " Praise God " also with Baby Keem. On September 3, Scott appeared on Drake's Certified Lover Boy on the song " Fair Trade ", which peaked in the top 10 of the Hot 100 at number three. On October 8, Don Toliver released an album Life of a Don , which featured Scott on songs titled "Flocky Flocky" and "You". On October 30, 2021, Scott closed out day 3 of Rolling Loud NYC. During

3234-592: The Fortnite game, including clothing, action figures, and Nerf guns. Scott and Epic Games also set records with the success of Scott's "Astronomical 'Fortnite'" event. Scott has also played a live concert within Fortnite which drew millions of views. The collaboration ended in 2021. In September 2020, Scott collaborated with McDonald's to launch a limited edition meal that was introduced in participating McDonald's restaurants in North America, named "The Travis Scott" and

3332-612: The Moon: The End of Day was released under GOOD Music on September 15, 2009. The album earned three Grammy nominations and was certified Gold by the RIAA. A month later, Mr Hudson's major label debut, Straight No Chaser , was released. In late 2010, West released several tracks featuring himself, and others members of the GOOD Music roster, in a free weekly giveaway known as, G.O.O.D. Fridays . In September 2010, Brooklyn rapper Mos Def

3430-404: The Trap Sing McKnight was finally finished in a post on Instagram . Scott premiered the album on his third episode of .wav radio on September 2, 2016, and was later released on iTunes and Apple Music . On September 11, 2016, the album became Scott's first number one album on the U.S. Billboard 200. On September 12, 2016, Universal Music Publishing Group 's CEO, Jody Gerson announced that

3528-465: The Weeknd, Yung Lean , Young Thug, James Blake, Westside Gunn , Kid Cudi, Bad Bunny , Future, and SZA. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his fourth consecutive album to do so. On February 4, 2024, Scott performed at the 2024 Grammy Awards . Scott performed "My Eyes", "Fein", and "I Know?" from Utopia , which was nominated for Rap Album of the year. His performance of "Fein"

3626-446: The album, effectively announcing its cancellation. However in July 2023, Cudi stated the album “is [definitely] happening at some point.” Scott made his theatrical debut in the 2021 film Gully as a movie store owner. He also contributed to the film's soundtrack but his song "Knife" was cut due to sampling issues, but was still featured briefly in the film. On August 2, 2021, Scott signed

3724-750: The album. In later 2022, Scott and Skepta , a British grime MC, rapper, and record producer, headlined an event hosted by Virgil Abloh Securities. The one-day music festival was held at the FPL Solar Amphitheater in Miami, Florida, U.S. The event took place to honor the late Virgil Abloh's legacy called Mirror Mirror. Since then, Scott has partnered both creatively and as the face of several clothing lines for luxury fashion houses like Helmut Lang and Saint Laurent. Scott's sneakers collections are listed below: In 2020, Scott and his Cactus Jack team collaborated with Epic Games to launch new merchandise inspired by

3822-459: The company, including West, contributed to a bootleg compilation project titled World Record Holders under the recording outfit "Go Getters" in 1999. GOOD Music was founded in 2004 by Kanye West in a joint venture with Sony BMG , shortly after the release of his debut album The College Dropout . Ohio singer John Legend and fellow Chicago rapper Common were the label's initial artists, along with West himself. Legend's Get Lifted (2004)

3920-530: The complete mixtape will be available on streaming platforms. Cactus Jack Records is an American record label founded by Scott in 2017. It is distributed by Epic Records . The label also has its own publishing division Cactus Jack Publishing . Don Toliver is a fellow Houston artist who Travis signed to the label in 2018. Shortly before announcing the deal, Toliver dropped his first major label project, Donny Womack. He gained recognition for his guest appearance on Travis' Astroworld cut, "Can't Say". Chase B

4018-615: The console alongside fans, a piano performance by James Blake , and a tribute to Pop Smoke. Aside from his solo musical career, Scott is also one-half of the alternative hip hop super-duo the Scotts, alongside his mentor and frequent collaborator, American musician Kid Cudi . They have currently been working on their debut collaborative effort since 2020, when the duo released the Billboard Hot 100 number one single, " The Scotts ". In December 2022, Cudi revealed they were no longer working on

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4116-569: The disbandment of the group. After leaving college, Scott moved from Houston to Washington Heights in New York City where Scott began working with friend Mike Waxx, who owned the music website Illroots. After moving to New York, Scott slept on the floor at his friend's house and spent most of his time at Just Blaze's studio. Eventually frustrated in New York and the lack of progression, Scott moved to Los Angeles, California, after only four months in

4214-450: The early attention of brands like Been Trill, Diamond Supply Co., and A Bathing Ape . Travis's liking for camp designs made its way into his collaboration with Been Trill. It was a well-recognized label/DJ collective founded by Virgil Abloh , Matthew Williams , Heron Preston , and Justin Saunders . In 2015, Scott's collaborated with A Bathing Ape (BAPE) and marked his first project with

4312-509: The eve of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix . On July 21, 2023, Scott released the lead single to Utopia , " K-pop " with Bad Bunny and The Weeknd . On July 28, Scott released Utopia consisting of 19 tracks and alongside his debut directal musical film Circus Maximus which he also wrote and starred in. Utopia featured KayCyy , Teezo Touchdown , Bon Iver , Sampha , Drake, Playboi Carti, Sheck Wes, Beyoncé , Rob49, 21 Savage,

4410-548: The first European act to have its own McDonald's meal. In October 2020, Scott announced he was joining the PlayStation team as a Strategic Creative Partner to promote the PlayStation 5 console. Together, they released special merchandise, which includes a previously unseen version of Nike Dunk Lows . They also uploaded a special unboxing video of the PlayStation 5 console to YouTube. The video features footage of Scott playing

4508-708: The first artist on the Billboard Hot 100 to have three songs debut at number one in less than a year. Following a series of controversies and five years after the release of his previous solo album, Scott released Utopia (2023), which became his fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200. Along with his highly publicized relationship with American media personality Kylie Jenner , Scott has collaborated with organizations including Nike , Dior , and McDonald's . His Cactus Jack record label, founded in 2017, has signed artists including Don Toliver and Sheck Wes . Scott has gained notoriety for controversies and legal issues regarding concert safety. In November 2021,

4606-622: The first name of one of his biggest inspirations, Kid Cudi (whose real name is Scott Mescudi). Webster formed a duo with his longtime friend Chris Holloway known as The Graduates. In 2008, the duo released their untitled first EP on social networking website Myspace . The following year, Scott and OG Chess, one of Scott's schoolmates, formed the group The Classmates. The Classmates released two projects, with Buddy Rich in 2009 and Cruis'n USA in 2010. Scott mainly handled production work on both projects. The duo remained together until late 2012, when personal conflicts and financial disputes led to

4704-616: The illest album". Scott performed at All-Star Weekend on February 16, 2017, in New Orleans , Louisiana at Champion Square. He also performed at New Orleans BUKU Music + Art Project festival on March 10, 2017. On March 5, Scott announced a concert tour called "Birds Eye View". The next day, the dates and cities for the tour were unveiled, with it beginning on March 10, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and coming to an end on June 2, in Eugene, Oregon. In

4802-409: The label signed a worldwide deal with Scott. In the same episode Scott premiered Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight , he also announced that he would be executive producing on Kanye West 's Cruel Winter , a follow-up to his G.O.O.D. Music label's debut compilation Cruel Summer . In the episode he described the upcoming album as, "very youthful, straight to the point, like the illest ever, man, like

4900-483: The label's second release, was the recipient of four Grammy Award nominations. During this time, Chicago-based recording artists GLC , Really Doe, Consequence , and Malik Yusef , as well as West's familial relative Tony Williams were added to its roster. West's second studio album, Late Registration , included guest appearances by each of the label's artists by the time of its August 2005 release. In 2005, West met then-unknown rapper Sean "Big Sean" Anderson before

4998-492: The label, Scott said, I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better. By better I mean no bullshit. No lying to the artists about album release dates or the budgets of videos and albums. Following the release of Astroworld , Scott announced the Astroworld Festival , an annual festive concert that would take place across

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5096-527: The latter of which peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . It features West and Big Sean rapping alongside Jay-Z . Cruel Summer was released on September 18, 2012. It was accompanied by the eponymous short film Cruel Summer , which was shot in Qatar ; the film premiered at Cannes Film Festival . In January 2013, Scottish record producer and DJ Hudson Mohawke , announced that he had signed to

5194-531: The latter peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. His second album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), became his first number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart. In the following year, Scott formed the duo Huncho Jack with rapper Quavo , with whom he released an eponymous collaborative album (2017). Scott's third studio album, Astroworld (2018), was released to widespread critical acclaim and became his second consecutive number-one album on

5292-440: The lead single from the latter's debut studio album, Life's a Trip . The song peaked at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 21, 2017, Scott and Quavo released their collaborative studio album, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho , under the name "Huncho Jack", a name which comes from Quavo's nickname "Huncho" and a play on Scott's first name "Jack". The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and had seven tracks chart on

5390-460: The music in a vacuum without his lyrics affecting you like they do me, more power to you. Not all negative rap bothers me, but Trippie Redd's dour outlook isn't for me, no matter how much that winds up making me like Grandpa Simpson ." Paul Attard of Slant Magazine gave a negative review, writing that the album is "repetitive, shoddily produced, and lacks any real structure" and "consistent in that regard." He added, "There's something to be said for

5488-451: The next Drink Champs so I'm assuming Ye talkin' crazy." and would also share a photo of him and West from after the interview, writing "Was just [with] this man, he ain't say none of that!" On October 24, 2022, it was revealed that Def Jam had officially parted ways with West and GOOD was no longer distributed by their label. This comes as a response to West's recent controversies involving actions deemed as antisemitic and racist, though it

5586-454: The night before. This tweet signified that he was now working on his album AstroWorld full-time. On August 27, 2017, Scott performed with Thirty Seconds to Mars at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on their single " Walk On Water ". On September 18, 2017, Quavo and Migos did an interview, in which Quavo stated that his album with Scott was coming "real soon". He also stated that he and Scott had over 20 records ready. In October 2017, Scott

5684-468: The official GOOD Music Twitter account uploaded an image of an updated artist roster with the caption "THIS IS GOOD MUSIC". The image indicated that several artists had either left or been removed by the label, including D'banj , Malik Yusef , Ryan McDermott, and Mr Hudson . Later that month, in a radio interview with The Breakfast Club , John Legend announced that his fifth studio album, Darkness and Light , would be his last with GOOD Music. GOOD

5782-503: The official title for his major-label debut studio album. On May 5, 2014, Scott released the full version of the song, with its new title "Don't Play", featuring a sample of the song "M.O.N.E.Y" by the English rock band the 1975 . On July 11, 2014, "Don't Play" was officially released as the lead single from Days Before Rodeo , via digital distribution. Following the success of Days Before Rodeo , Scott announced that he would headline

5880-532: The performance, numerous cosmetic items for player avatars based on Scott and the concert were available to purchase by players of Fortnite Battle Royale . The song debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Scott's third U.S. number-one. In May he collaborated for a second time with Rosalía on her track " TKN ", where he raps in Spanish for the first time. Scott was on the cover of GQ ' s September 2020 issue, and revealed he will be releasing

5978-546: The popular streetwear brand. His collection with BAPE consists of three pieces: a shark hoodie, a long-sleeve tee, and a t-shirt. In addition, Scott added a touch of "La Flame" on the ape logo head to give it his signature appeal. Later in 2016, Diamond Supply Co., a California-based streetwear brand, collaborated with Scott to launch a clothing collection. The collection was designed by Scott. The Collab consisted of graphic tees, long-sleeve tees, hoodies, coach jackets, and dad hats. In 2017, The Houston Rockets officially announced

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6076-455: The production arm of GOOD Music — Very Good Beats. On April 2, 2013, Kid Cudi announced on Power 106 that he was no longer with the label, leaving on amicable terms. Cudi felt he was "underused" and would have preferred to record something particular for Yeezus (2013). On June 29, 2013, producer Hit-Boy of Very Good Beats announced that his contract expired and that he was no longer signed to GOOD Music. American Apparel model Kacy Hill

6174-454: The program Drink Champs hosted by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN , where he would talk with them about different topics, one of them being John Legend and Big Sean leaving his label, where West would state "I already decided that when I die on my tombstone it's going to say, 'I deserve to be here because I signed Big Sean,'" as well as "The worst thing I've ever done was sign Big Sean." Before the episode, Big Sean said on Twitter "I just got asked to be on

6272-480: The pure single-mindedness of an album such as this, which vehemently strikes the same numbing note over and over again. Yet, considering how hard it tries to conjure an atmosphere of wild danger, what's perhaps most disappointing about Mansion Musik is how predictable of an experience it ultimately amounts to." Travis Scott Jacques Bermon Webster II (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott ),

6370-401: The same day, Scott released the music video for " Gang Gang " performed by Wes, with uncredited vocals and cameo appearances from Scott, Toliver, and rapper Luxury Tax 50. On December 30, 2019, Scott released the music video for " Gatti ", featuring Pop Smoke . On March 20, 2020, Scott released the music video for " Out West ", featuring Young Thug. Scott performed five virtual live shows in

6468-516: The same month, Scott was also featured alongside American rapper Quavo from the hip-hop group Migos on Canadian rapper Drake 's single " Portland ", from Drake's commercial mixtape, More Life . The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top ten song as a featured artist. In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint , under the name of Cactus Jack Records . On April 3, 2017, it

6566-437: The same name , was nearing completion and would most likely be released in 2017. On May 16, 2017, Scott released three new tracks on SoundCloud , after teasing on social media for some time. The tracks were named "A Man", "Green & Purple (featuring Playboi Carti )", and " Butterfly Effect ". The latter was also released on every other streaming service, as the only track. On June 15, 2017, Scott announced he would be doing

6664-429: The same name . West also completed production work on Nas' Nasir and Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E. , which were released in June 2018. On October 29, 2021, Big Sean announced on Twitter that after 14 years, he has stepped away from Kanye West's GOOD Music label, saying "That's a forever brotherhood, but business wise, I had to start getting a bigger cut! I worked my way out that deal." Afterwards, West would appear on

6762-508: The set he performed the unreleased song "Escape Plan" and a preview of another unreleased track off Utopia . In November 2021, he announced new music to be released on November 5, 2021; he was believed to release a project reportedly titled Dystopia , but instead he released a two-song single "ESCAPE PLAN / MAFIA". On April 22, 2022, Scott was featured on his first song since the Astroworld Festival crowd crush , " Hold That Heat " alongside Future and producer Southside . On April 27, 2022,

6860-515: The songs but regarded the album as too long, writing, "The songs themselves are actually quite good in their own unique way but it's difficult for anyone to jump around a 25-track album and get the most out of it." Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews commented, "For an album with so many featured guest stars, it still feels incredibly lonely and isolated in Trippie Redd's world, and that's just depressing when I'm paying close attention. If you can enjoy

6958-680: The state. In Los Angeles, Webster was abandoned by his friend who had promised to help him by providing housing. His parents cut him off financially and he eventually was forced to relocate back to Houston, where his parents kicked him out of their home. Webster moved back to Los Angeles once again and began to sleep on the couch of a friend who studied at University of Southern California . Atlanta -based rapper and owner of Grand Hustle Records , T.I. would later hear one of Webster's productions, titled "Lights (Love Sick)". While in Los Angeles, T.I.'s representative contacted Webster, asking him to attend

7056-451: The street from the former site of Six Flags AstroWorld . The 2018 Astroworld Festival contained appearances from Post Malone , Lil Wayne , Young Thug , Rae Sremmurd , Gunna , Houston All Stars, Sheck Wes , Metro Boomin , Trippie Redd , Smokepurpp , Virgil Abloh , and Tommy Genesis . Scott was introduced to the creative side of the fashion industry due to his personal stylish pairings of high-end fashion and streetwear. This caught

7154-554: The studio to hear some music or approve clothes for a video. No disrespect to anybody, my focus is [on] Graduation , I've got a hard enough time calling radio programmers and getting them to play " Can't Tell Me Nothing ", a song that's connecting with people but that's only at 1,400 spins. In 2008, British singer-songwriter Mr Hudson was signed, following the release of his debut A Tale of Two Cities (2007). There followed Kid Cudi , and manager Plain Pat . Kid Cudi's debut album, Man on

7252-561: The title for his third album to be Astroworld . On June 3, 2016, the collaborative single between Thug and Scott was released, titled " Pick Up the Phone ". The single, which also features vocals from Quavo of Atlanta-based rap trio Migos , reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On August 31, 2016, Scott announced that Birds in

7350-470: The top and his second number one following "Sicko Mode" in 2018. The same month, Scott was also featured on the remix of Young Thug's single, " Hot " with Gunna , who was featured on the original song as well. The song was later added to the deluxe edition of So Much Fun in December of that year. Scott also was featured on the track "Hop Off a Jet" from the deluxe edition. On December 2, 2019, Scott announced

7448-462: The tracklist of the album, in which he stated that he would announce its release date if his promotional post for it received 80,000 comments that said "#MM", its initials. On January 17, 2023, sources close to Redd revealed to news website TMZ that the album was set to be released three days later and Redd would let his fans know more details later that day. Mansion Musik received generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns

7546-400: The video game Fortnite Battle Royale from April 23 to 25, 2020 with visuals based on his Astroworld tour. It received more than 27 million viewers and boosted the sales of Fortnite-branded Cactus Jack products such as action figures. The performance also included the premiere of his new song with Kid Cudi, who released the song, " The Scotts ", as a duo under the same name. Tying with

7644-458: The video, West chastised his lack of control of the label during a phone call with former manager Scooter Braun , to where he said: "[I]t's gon' be a get me out this motherfucking GOOD Music shit now. And Scooter, ain't gon' be no 'I'm still putting my name on this shit.' I need to get rid of GOOD Music because I'm great. And guess what good is? The enemy of great." G.O.O.D. Music also has a production wing known as Very Good Beats ; this serves as

7742-421: Was a member of their Freshman Class of 2013 . Later on March 29, 2013, following his interview with British disc jockey, DJ Semtex , Scott premiered a snippet of his commercial debut single, titled "Upper Echelon", featuring 2 Chainz and T.I. On April 2, 2013, Scott stated Owl Pharaoh was his official debut mixtape and would be released on the iTunes Store on May 21, 2013. On April 23, 2013, "Upper Echelon"

7840-410: Was accompanied by guest Playboi Carti , who features on the album version of the song, but caused controversy as Scott was heard referencing his 10 nominations without a victory at the award show that year. On August 18, 2024, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Days Before Rodeo , Scott announced that a remastered version of the mixtape would be released on August 23. This marks the first time

7938-565: Was advertised as one of the headlining acts of the ill-fated Fyre Festival in 2017; however, the exact member(s) of the label that were to perform were never established. In May 2017, Pusha T signed Francis and the Lights to GOOD Music. In February 2018, Pusha T followed up by signing Valee with GOOD Music as well. In 2018, West revealed he would produce upcoming albums by GOOD Music label-mates Pusha T and Teyana Taylor, as well as Nas . Pusha T's Daytona , "the first project out of Wyoming",

8036-694: Was also announced that Scott would begin a Las Vegas nightclub residency titled "Road to Utopia" in September. On December 2, Scott appeared on Metro Boomin's second studio album Heroes & Villains in four tracks including " Raindrops (Insane) ", " Trance " (alongside Young Thug), " Niagara Falls (Foot or 2) " (alongside 21 Savage), and "Lock on Me" (alongside Future), as well as background vocals on " Creepin' " (with The Weeknd and 21 Savage). On March 19, 2023, Scott and DJ Calvin Harris performed at MDLBEAST in Jeddah , on

8134-651: Was appointed chief operating officer (COO). In late 2022, Pusha T stepped down from the position as he was no longer on speaking terms with West. The label has released two number-one US Billboard Hot 100 singles—" All of Me " by John Legend , and " Panda " by Desiigner —as well as nine number-one US Billboard 200 albums— Finding Forever (2007) by Common ; Dark Sky Paradise (2015), I Decided (2017), and Detroit 2 (2020) by Big Sean ; The Life of Pablo (2016), Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) by Kanye West; and It's Almost Dry (2022) by Pusha T . In 2001, West established

8232-416: Was featured alongside J. Cole on Young Thug 's single, " The London ", which later appeared as the lead single on Thug's debut studio album, So Much Fun . On August 28, 2019, Scott's documentary film, Look Mom I Can Fly , was released on Netflix . On October 4, 2019, Scott released a single, " Highest in the Room ", which debuted and peaked at number one on the Hot 100, being his first song to debut at

8330-457: Was featured in a special piece titled "Deserve", by Chinese born Canadian rapper Kris Wu . On December 7, 2017, a clip of Quavo being interviewed by Zane Lowe was posted on the official Twitter account for Beats 1 . When asked about the title of their upcoming project, he confirmed it would be Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho . On December 6, 2017, Scott was featured on fellow American rapper and singer Trippie Redd 's single " Dark Knight Dummo ",

8428-420: Was featured on five tracks of Metro Boomin 's debut studio album, Not All Heroes Wear Capes : " Overdue ", "Dreamcatcher" (alongside Swae Lee ), "Up to Something" (alongside Young Thug ), "Only 1 (Interlude)", and "No More" (alongside Kodak Black and 21 Savage ), as well as background vocals on " Space Cadet " (featuring Gunna). In December, Billboard reported that Scott was to make a guest appearance at

8526-479: Was previously previewed on Scott and Chase B's WAV radio, titled "White Tee". It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and Scott became the first artist in Billboard chart history to have three songs debut at number one in less than a year. A remix with an additional feature from American rapper Future , was released on October 7, 2020. From mid to late-2020, Scott began teasing his fourth studio album Utopia . On January 15, 2021, Scott released

8624-515: Was released in May to critical acclaim, although the album's artwork—a photograph of deceased singer Whitney Houston's bathroom that West paid $ 85,000 to license—attracted some controversy. The following week, West released his eighth studio album, Ye . West has suggested that he scrapped the original recordings of the album and re-recorded it within a month. The week after, West released a collaborative album with former GOOD Music artist Kid Cudi, titled Kids See Ghosts , named after their group of

8722-470: Was released on August 3, 2018, to critical acclaim, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. " Sicko Mode ", the album's second single, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Scott's highest charting solo single. On the same month of the album's launch, Scott announced that he was going to launch Astroworld Festival , a music festival with the same name as the album. The festival took place on November 17. On November 2, 2018, Scott

8820-409: Was reported Scott had been working on a collaborative studio album with Quavo, potentially to be released later in 2017. Speaking to GQ , he confirmed: 'The Quavo album is coming soon. I'm dropping new music soon. You know how I do it though: I like surprises. In addition to the collaborative album, Scott announced his third studio album Astroworld , named after the defunct Houston theme park of

8918-422: Was revealed that West was already released from Def Jam following the release of Donda as the album completed his album contract with the label. On December 19, 2022, Pusha T announced that he was no longer on speaking terms with West and has stepped down from his post as President of GOOD Music and is officially off the imprint. In 2023, a 2018 video of West publicly disavowing the company leaked online. In

9016-507: Was sent to urban contemporary radio. On March 13, 2014, Scott performed a new song, tentatively titled "1975" featuring Big Sean , from his upcoming project at the time, at the Texan music festival South by Southwest (SXSW). Scott later confirmed via his Twitter account that the song is not called "1975", and would be included on his second mixtape, titled Days Before Rodeo . He would later take to his Twitter account to announce Rodeo , as

9114-652: Was signed to the label December 2014, after appearing as a backup dancer on West's Yeezus Tour . In March 2015, GOOD Music signed HXLT. In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the president of GOOD Music, while record executive Steven Victor was appointed COO . In January 2016, Mos Def retired from music announcing it in a freestyle released in conjunction with West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. On June 3, 2016, Kanye West announced GOOD Music's upcoming album, Cruel Winter , in an interview with Big Boy . On September 7, 2016, West announced that former Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money Records artist Tyga , signed

9212-510: Was signed. Shortly afterwards Consequence released a diss track and left the label. The following month Pusha T announced his signing to the label. Late in 2010, Kid Cudi released his second studio album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager , followed by West's fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . West, Pusha T, Big Sean, Common and Cyhi the Prynce took part in

9310-499: Was supported by two singles: " 3500 " featuring Future and 2 Chainz, and " Antidote ". The latter became his highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 16. Rodeo received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at number one on the Billboard Rap Albums chart. On January 4, 2016, Scott announced that he has

9408-431: Was the first album released by GOOD Music with distribution by Def Jam . In late 2011, plans were announced for a release of a compilation album , later entitled Cruel Summer . The album's lead single " Mercy ", was released on April 6, 2012, and features verses from Kanye West, Pusha T and Big Sean, as well as GOOD Music affiliate 2 Chainz . The album was also preceded by the singles " New God Flow " and " Clique ",

9506-602: Was the label's first album release and quickly led both the artist and label to commercial success. The album won three awards from eight nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards , and was supported by the Best Male R&;B Performance recipient " Ordinary People ", which also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In October 2006, Legend released his second album, Once Again , which won Legend his second consecutive Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance with its single " Heaven ". Common's Be (2005),

9604-493: Was then again delayed for sample clearance issues. In promotion Scott would release the track, "Blocka La Flame", a remix of fellow GOOD Music label-mate Pusha T 's single "Blocka" (which features production and vocals from Scott). The song was produced by Young Chop , with additional production by Scott himself, alongside Mike Dean. On March 22, 2013, Scott released the music video for a song titled "Quintana", set to appear on Owl Pharaoh . On March 27, XXL revealed that Scott

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