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Of all of the heavyweights to return out of Texas for the reason that new millennium, Travis Scott is definitely one of many biggest. Although he initially gained consideration with 2013’s Owl Pharoah, which included tracks like “Quintana” and “Hell of a Evening,” subsequent initiatives like Days Earlier than Rodeo and his debut album Rodeo have unquestionably cemented him as extra than simply one other Ye protégé.
Even with frequent collaborations alongside Huge Sean and Child Cudi, Scott has surpassed his former G.O.O.D. Music friends in a number of respects. For instance, the rapper’s first Billboard 200 No. 1 got here with Birds In The Entice Sing McKnight, and he has not fallen off since. Past his widespread albums and dominance on the charts, the Cactus Jack Information founder has additionally struck gold in working with different artists. A few of his most memorable options embody Drake’s “Portland,” SZA’s “Love Galore,” and Miguel’s “Sky Walker,” with the last-mentioned report being a slight departure from what many are used to listening to from the Houston phenomenon.
From Texas-flavored rap collaborations to R&B crossovers, Rap-Up compiled Scott’s 17 finest options — in no specific order.
1. “Darkish Knight Dummo” by Trippie Redd
Over eerie organ-like synths and booming bass, Trippie Redd’s “Darkish Knight Dummo” confirmed Scott at his very best. The Houston rapper got here by means of with bars about being otherworldly, pulling off vanishing acts like magician David Blaine and extra — multi functional show-stopping verse. To not point out, followers had been handled to the 2 artists preventing off hordes of axe-wielding zombies within the accompanying music video.
2. “The London” by Younger Thug
When Younger Thug and Scott share an instrumental, unpredictability is the secret, as evidenced by data like “decide up the cellphone” and “Maria I’m Drunk.” In 2019, the duo linked up with J. Cole for “The London,” a lead-up to the Atlanta rapper’s debut studio album, So A lot Enjoyable. Whereas Hip Hop followers may argue that J. Cole, probably the most lyrical of the trio, stole the present, Scott introduced simply as a lot influence together with his brief and in any other case hypnotic refrain.
3 “Huge Shot” by Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar fully skated on Scott’s “goosebumps” again in 2016 — now an 16X platinum RIAA-certified hit — so revisiting that chemistry on 2018’s Black Panther soundtrack felt inevitable. On “Huge Shot,” the 33-year-old rapper paid homage to his hometown of Houston, saluted JAY-Z and Ye, and made a hilarious nod to Steve Harvey’s notorious 2015 Miss Universe mix-up.
4. “Sky Walker” by Miguel
Miguel’s “Sky Walker” is an ideal instance of how properly Scott matches on an up-tempo monitor. In reality, the report proved he’s simply as at residence on feel-good jams as he’s on the darker Hip Hop cuts followers got here to like him for. As an alternative of going for the same old layered references, Scott surprisingly leaned into the breezy summer season anthem — and it labored extremely properly. Not unhealthy for a monitor that climbed to No. 29 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
5. “Love Galore” by SZA
SZA chemistry with the ASTROWORLD creator “is a present that retains on giving.” Most notably, “Love Galore” from Ctrl didn’t fail to stay as much as followers’ expectations. Within the ballad about heartbreak and restoration, the High Dawg Leisure songstress laid naked the aftermath of failed relationships whereas Scott countered with a blunt and puzzled male take, capturing the confusion many really feel when exes resurface. “A** and titties, titties, solely factor that caught with, with me / Solely factor that was actual, solely factor I might really feel, you are feeling me? / So why you hassle me, why you hassle me?” he questioned.
6. “Have a good time” by DJ Khaled
Put up Malone is aware of easy methods to craft a feel-good anthem, as he proved with 2016’s “Congratulations.” He introduced that very same vitality to DJ Khaled’s Father Of Ashad on “Have a good time,” a collaboration with Scott. Because the title suggests, the tune highlights life’s wins, even when issues might have gone south. There admittedly usually are not many creatives who can rhyme Panamera with Tropicana and nonetheless make it sound as easy as Scott did.
7. “Portland” by Drake
“Portland” serves as an ode to Scott’s “[favorite] place in America.” Featured on Drake’s Extra Life, the monitor seems like a throwback to Hip Hop’s heyday, with the Canadian hitmaker bringing collectively massive names like Quavo and Murda Beatz only for the enjoyable of it. On the report, Scott delivered a humorous innuendo: “Out in Portland, trynna get in her organs.”
8. “SAY MY GRACE” by Offset
Of the three Migos, it’s arduous to say which member Scott collaborates finest with, however “SAY MY GRACE” actually makes a robust argument for Offset. On the Vinylz-produced monitor, the “SICKO MODE” hitmaker fittingly pays tribute to the late Takeoff. In the meantime, the visible companion, which they shot in Thailand, introduced the monitor to life with mountains, museums and extra.
9. “Reward God” by Ye
Ye’s Donda period was a wierd however rewarding time for Hip Hop followers. Among the many brighter moments, the 27-song providing caused reunions with longtime collaborators like JAY-Z, Child Cudi and Scott, who joined Child Keem on “Reward God.” For as soon as, the coed outshined the trainer, with the “FE!N” artist fashionably likening himself to Michael Jordan. He additionally dropped off bars that felt proper at residence with Ye’s Christian-tinged album: “Inform me take two once I’m on one / That lookout like nobody / Saved it actual tight like your son.”
10. “CHopstix” by ScHoolboy Q
ScHoolboy’s fifth studio album, CrasHTalk, is undoubtedly his most industrial effort. Scott cleverly used chopsticks as a metaphor for a girl’s legs whereas ScHoolboy Q dished out bars like, “I bought 25 rolled up on my dresser / 25 unhealthy ones within the perform, can I stretch ’em?” Although TDE’s roster isn’t essentially recognized for placing numbers up on the board, the monitor narrowly made its approach onto the Sizzling 100 at No. 85.
11. “Kind S**t” by Future and Metro Boomin
Other than “Like That,” which was largely powered by Lamar’s explosive verse, “Kind S**t” is without doubt one of the few data that carried Future and Metro Boomin’s WE DON’T TRUST YOU. Playboi Carti and Scott — two of Hip Hop’s most in-demand acts — coming collectively on the ultimate two verses helped push the album’s needle even additional. In fact, there may be additionally the truth that the trio punctuated practically each bar with “sort s**t.”
12. “Lithuania” by Huge Sean
Huge Sean and Scott are a severely underrated duo. The 2 beforehand united on “Don’t Play” and “Go Legend,” however one thing about “Lithuania” set it other than earlier joint efforts. Possibly it’s Hit-Boy’s manufacturing or the Mulholland Drive reference, however the Detroit heavyweight’s lyrical prowess in opposition to the Grammy-nominated rapper’s atmospheric ad-libs felt like pure magic on 2020’s Detroit 2.
13. “Turks” by NAV
“Turks” marked the third collaboration between NAV and Scott, with the primary two, “YOSEMITE” and “beibs within the entice,” being surefire cuts on the latter act’s earlier albums. Unsurprisingly, the lead single from the Canadian producer-rapper’s Good Intentions can be his highest-charting as a lead artist so far. Although it might have been extremely simple to get overshadowed by Gunna and NAV’s star energy, Scott swooped by means of with just a few strains about his first journey in Turks and Caicos: “Had a complete bunch of labor / Needed to deliver two jets, had a complete lot of babes.”
14. “You” by Don Toliver
“Earlier than I break up out this place, take an eighth and levitate / A lil’ brown-skin hurricane, a bae-bae, deliver the wave,” Scott spat on Don Toliver’s “You.” The surefire lower from the Cactus Jack signee’s sophomore album, Lifetime of a DON, served as a slight departure from what followers usually anticipate from each artists, but it surely surprisingly labored. Scott can sound untethered at occasions, however Toliver’s love-soaked melodies momentarily deliver him again down.
15. “White Sand” by Migos
Tradition II is residence to a few of Migos’ greatest hits: “Stroll It Speak It,” “Stir Fry,” “MotorSport,” and even the Scott-bolstered “White Sand.” The posse lower, which additionally featured Huge Sean and Ty Dolla Signal, sadly, didn’t make room for the daddy of two to have his personal verse. Nonetheless, Scott nonetheless managed to squeeze a Danny Phantom nod within the refrain. Given how busy 2018 was for Hip Hop, No. 64 on the Sizzling 100 chart appeared like a well-deserved win for the group.
16. “Ghostface Killers” by 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin
21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin’s With out Warning was not on anybody’s bingo card for 2017, because the title suggests, however they opened the album with a bang. “Ghostface Killers” noticed Scott laying down references to “Magic Metropolis,” a well-recognized point out of Tom Cruise and his extensively talked-about Adidas diss: “Nike boys, we do not do three stripes / I am dwelling for my niggas that do life.”
17. “Fish N Grits” by Wale
“Fish N Grits” feels prefer it was pulled straight from the chart-topping artist’s Rodeo period, which is smart for the reason that tune was recorded not lengthy after its launch. Oddly sufficient, the monitor landed on Wale’s Shine two years later. The duo traded strains backwards and forwards like a recreation of ping-pong, with Scott dropping references to Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield’s ear and Emmett Until. Additionally, it might not precisely be a Scott report with out the Texas tributes — Bun B and Pimp C each bought shout-outs on the three-minute providing.