Featuring a standout verse from 21 Savage, the song has all the trappings of a Travis Scott classic: indiscriminate screams, pied-piper production, and an undeniable, earworm hook. Elsewhere, the Drake-assisted “Meltdown” strives to replicate the success of their global hit “Sicko Mode”, but it’s actually “Topia Twins” that’s the true successor to that Astroworld track. On the distorted and woozy “Telekinesis” SZA sings about diamonds, parties and how she “ did some shit in Berlin ” (same girl), while “Circus Maximus” is a direct homage to West’s “Black Skinhead” ten years after Yeezus ’ release. Scott talks his shit on the intoxicating “Modern Jam” (produced by yet another star, Daft Punk ’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo), waxing lyrical on Socrates and how he likes a “ bi girl on a bi-cycle ”. But the true success of Utopia is that, despite the huge amounts of star power, the record never feels collaborative, and Scott’s voice always remains firmly above the fray.ĭespite its lengthy 75-minute runtime, Utopia isn’t bogged down in ideas of self-seriousness or pretention. Understandably, you may ask where Travis Scott fits into all of this – it is his album after all. The record takes us on a whistlestop tour of Scott’s creative mind, with numerous guest spots from the likes of Beyoncé, SZA, Drake, The Weeknd, James Blake, Bad Bunny, Sampha, Kid Cudi, Bon Iver, Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Playboi Carti and Sheck Wes, plus production from Blake, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, and Metro Boomin. Though the show never materialised, the location alone indicated an album of massive scope and ambition, confirmed when Scott dropped the sprawling, 19-track Utopia this morning. To the disappointment of Scott’s avid fans – including this one who joked he’d sold his house to attend – the pyramid performance was cancelled two days out from the show, with Live Nation Middle East citing “complex production issues” as a cause for concern. “TRAVIS SCOTT, LIVE STREAM TRANSMITTING FROM EGYPT, THE PYRAMIDS.” It was followed by today’s date (July 28) and coordinates that turned out to be Giza. “UTOPIA IS WHEREVER YOU ARE,” the message began, on a fake parchment background. People need to see that Utopia is real.Just three weeks ago, as is the norm for many a modern star, Travis Scott fired up the Instagram app and announced the start of a new era. They can create energy that spews out magical things - new cures, new buildings, new avenues for people to move forward. With every album I live in these worlds in my mind - I’m trying to show people experiences where utopian things can exist, and you can enjoy yourself and have a good time. They may not be the richest people with the dopest cribs, but it’s a utopia wherever they are, and that’s the most you can have. There are people who achieve Utopia every day. For the letter “U,” of course, Scott chose “utopia” and gave his breakdown, saying, “ Utopia is something that people feel is so far-fetched and out of reach, some perfect state of mind. Scott offered each letter a word and its importance when talking to the architecture and design publication. The wildly creative cover finds the Astroworld artist reimagining the alphabet through his eyes. Travis Scott’s Bodyguard Seen With ‘Utopia’ Briefcase Handcuffed to His Wrist
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