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Travis Scott at 2025 Fanatics Fest
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Key Takeaways:
- Travis Scott’s ‘JACKBOYS 2’ opened with 232,000 models, topping the Billboard 200 chart in simply 5 days.
- The venture consists of options from Playboi Carti, Future, GloRilla and extra.
- It alerts a brand new chapter for Cactus Jack Information’ affect on Hip Hop collectives.
Travis Scott and the JACKBOYS have one other No. 1 album beneath their belt. On Sunday (July 20), Billboard confirmed that JACKBOYS 2 moved a whopping 232,000 models in its first week, beating out Justin Bieber’s SWAG at No. 2 and Clipse’s long-anticipated return, Let God Type Em Out, at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart.
It is an particularly spectacular feat contemplating the LP solely had 5 days of monitoring exercise, the publication identified. Initially, the album was launched solely on the JACKBOYS web site with seven tracks, earlier than increasing to 17 tracks throughout streaming platforms. Scott then added three new deluxe tracks on the ultimate day of monitoring: his personal “DA WIZARD,” “TRIP OUT” from Sheck Wes and Yeat, and “110 SOUTH” with Wallie the Sensei and Luxurious Tax.
JACKBOYS 2 additionally claimed the second-biggest debut week for a rap album this yr, coming in behind Playboi Carti’s huge 30-track providing, MUSIC. That mentioned, it does maintain the title for the largest gross sales week for a Hip Hop launch because the DAYS BEFORE RODEO reissue in 2024.
It’s price mentioning that JACKBOYS 2 took the lead on the 200 chart by a landslide. Bieber’s shock SWAG, which featured the likes of Gunna, Sexyy Pink and extra, pulled in 163,000 album-equivalent models. Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Downside adopted with 147,000, whereas Clipse’s Let God Type Em Out got here in with 118,000.
The Cactus Jack Information compilation had a variety of good going for it, particularly with its star-studded tracklist. Notably, Playboi Carti, YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more, Tyla, Kodak Black, Future and a number of other others appeared throughout the almost hour-long hear.
There’s additionally a variety of buzz surrounding the venture’s opener, “CHAMPAIN & VACAY,” wherein Scott responded to Pusha T’s earlier “So Be It” diss. The Houston rapper and GloRilla’s “SHYNE” additionally went viral for his or her hilarious interpolation of Shyne’s “Unhealthy Boyz.”