Tracks like “Backyard” showcase his ability to just flow, and he has this Drake-esque cadence spitting quotable, clever lines like “Momma work for AT&T and we still ain’t get that service” while stopping to breathe between verses by layering his vocals in harmony for a very airy, melodic hook. ![]() Besides this though, simply put, Travis himself has gotten noticeably better at rapping. La Flame takes a backseat after the first verse and lets Migos and Peewee shine on this twitchy, spasm of a track. To create an album seamlessly cohesive without sounding repetitive is something most artists have trouble with, yet Travis hit a home-run with that in all aspects.Īs previously mentioned, Travis is never really overshadowed by any features here besides the Migos and Peewee Longway featured track, “Sloppy Toppy”. This realm, this pocket of sorts, is ultimately what Travis has mastered with this release. It adds to the cohesive, almost intangible spooky feeling of the entire project while contributing a completely different experience. “Zombies” also has a unique arcade-synth buzzing in the background under ethereal baselines and hard trap-inspired drums. Young Thug again makes his presence felt here, not overshadowing Travis at all, but complementing the weird, spooky aesthetic of the track. At this point in the record you’ll really appreciate Travis’ new nose for melody, as on almost every song you can’t help but jerk your neck to the way he’s bobbing and weaving through the chords he’s crafting himself. It is one of the most unique songs i’ve heard this year, with a spaced out synth and hard drums slamming this into the dirt. “Skyfall” is simply one of the biggest gems on this project. However, Travis likens back to his older, pre-Owl Pharaoh sounds in tracks such as “Drugs You Should Try It”, where he is crooning and echoing sentiments over stiff, crispy snares and deep bass lines. 2” is an excellent sequel to it’s predecessor, with a beat switch midway through the track just to make way for an incredible T.I. It is early into this project that the tone is established, and it’s hit after hit after hit. The latter includes a flawlessly integrated 1975 sample that sets up the hook perfectly, as the beat swoons and sways to match the tempo of Travis’ and Sean’s verses. ![]() It’s this infectious, brain-scrambling instrumentation that bleeds through the whole project, such as the Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan assisted almost-western anthem “Mamacita” and the Big Sean flanked banger, “Don’t Play”. Travis Scott’s latest project wastes no time picking up where he left off, as “The Prayer” starts with a skin-itching, eerie, sonic landscape as he slaps us with an array of intense, intricate bars. With Days Before Rodeo, that question finally has an answer. After the abrasive, intense sounds of Owl Pharaoh, not only did it make the culture support it as one of the best mixtapes of the year, but it left everyone wondering what would come next. ![]() This sort of gothic, futuristic trap music had it’s influence spread to the year’s biggest projects like Yeezus and Magna Carta Holy Grail, but also indirectly set up the spike for artists like Young Thug, Metro Boomin, and even Migos to push their sounds towards sonically similar boundaries. Owl Pharaoh not only served as an impactful introduction to the previous enigma of Travis Scott, but it also proved to be a shapeshifter of sorts for hip-hop and impacted the culture heavily in 2013. Tip-toeing the lines between several influences, Owl Pharaoh was trap-heavy but ambient, intense vocally but at points soothing with melody, and sonically was littered with an array of futuristic synths and muddy, distorted bass lines. The circus that was the release of his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh in 2013 had early fans of Scott being dragged through supposed release date after release date, yet when it finally dropped, it’s effect was felt. ![]() After his website supposedly crashed, Travis Scott finally has blessed the universe with another offering in the form of a project appropriately named Days Before Rodeo, a free album of sorts leading up to his highly anticipated debut studio album, Rodeo. There’s no such thing as a Travis Scott project without a little bit of a delay.
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