{"id":633473,"date":"2024-09-04T20:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-years-later-days-before-rodeo-is-still-travis-scotts-best\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T20:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:34:02","slug":"10-years-later-days-before-rodeo-is-still-travis-scotts-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-years-later-days-before-rodeo-is-still-travis-scotts-best\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 years later, Days Before Rodeo is still Travis Scott\u2019s best"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media .caption {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: ;\n }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263942\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      10 years later, <i>Days Before Rodeo<\/i> is still Travis Scott\u2019s best\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      Scott commemorated the milestone anniversary of his breakout mixtape with its first official release and an anniversary show in Atlanta. He\u2019s right to return to his strongest material.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\"triple_gutter_left triple_gutter_right image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_06_1_oe7xkm\/travis-scott-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-jonathanmannion-jonathan-mannion-a-for-a-href-https-www-thefader-com-2013-11-19-travi-scott-no-fear-the-fader-a.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"10 years later, &lt;i&gt;Days Before Rodeo&lt;\/i&gt; is still Travis Scott\u2019s best\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Travis Scott. Photo by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JonathanMannion\/\">Jonathan Mannion<\/a> for The FADER<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2024%2F09%2F04%2F10-years-later-days-before-rodeo-is-still-travis-scotts-best%3Futm_source%3Df%26utm_medium%3Dtw%26utm_campaign%3Dshare&amp;text=10%20years%20later,%20Days%20Before%20Rodeo%20is%20still%20Travis%20Scott%E2%80%99s%20best&amp;via=thefader\" class=\"new_social_footer_button twitter new_social_share_button\" data-ga-event-category=\"Social Share\" data-ga-event-label=\"Twitter\" data-ga-on=\"click\" data-ga-event-action=\"cilck\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/logo-snapchat-5f1563935ac089d0cf1773f642ddbfb6cdb16e8c4ac14fec95a3c11b6f963389.svg\"><br \/>\n        <!-- <span>Snap<\/span> --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263943\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <span class=\"lead-text\">\u201cI don\u2019t like someone knowing more than me,\u201d<\/span> Travis Scott told Sam Hockley-Smith in his November 2013 FADER cover story. It was a bold statement at the time, given his catalog \u2014 some high-profile but by no means prolific production credits, and a promising but amateurish debut mixtape called <i>Owl Pharaoh<\/i>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263944\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>Days Before Rodeo<\/i>, released exclusively on Soundcloud in August 2014, was the first real proof of Scott\u2019s concept: Surrounded by big-name co-producers like Mike Dean, Metro Boomin, Lex Luger, and Southside, as well as features from the likes of Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, and the Migos, Scott is never the best at what he\u2019s doing, but his production is studied and encyclopedic, a testament to the 10,000 hours behind the decks that \u2014 along with luck and connections \u2014 undoubtedly laid the groundwork for his ascent into rap\u2019s stratosphere. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            The success of <i>Days Before<\/i> marked the true beginning of the Travis Scott project, one that\u2019s now been canonized with four studio LPs and 50 million units sold in the U.S. alone. Inch-deep lyrically (in Scott\u2019s own verses, at least) but mile-wide in its incorporation of disparate styles and sounds, <i>DBR<\/i> showed the world that Scott could be a crafty collaborator and a hyper-talented big-picture producer across a full-length record, if not an especially convincing MC.<\/p>\n<p>            Marking the mixtape\u2019s 10th anniversary, Scott has made it available on the major streaming platforms for the first time, performed it in full at Atlanta\u2019s Masquerade, and dropped six deluxe vinyl\/digital editions as exclusive purchases on his website, featuring previously unreleased tracks from the <i>DBR<\/i> era.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263949\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/54Y471E7GNBSOXjZtqONId?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263950\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/days-before-rodeo\/1763919907\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263948\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            I first heard <i>Days Before Rodeo<\/i> days after its release, during syllabus week of my sophomore year at what some call the Harvard of the South but is really the Harvard of the Gulf South at best. I was sitting in a collapsible lawn chair in the bathroom\/common space of the quadruple-double suite I shared with six friends at the time \u2014 all of us white, most of us hip-hop aficionados in our own minds. We were probably passing around a big glass bong with a tobacco-laced party bowl, and I was probably coughing a lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>             <i>DBR<\/i> hit a sweet spot for us, as Scott\u2019s work has for countless high school and college-aged white boys since: The beats were derivative, but mostly of the Kanye and Cudi beats we\u2019d grown up on, and their sleek veneers \u2014 along with some legitimately clever twists \u2014 made them sound shiny and new. The rhymes \u2014 callously misogynist, but in a more comfortably middle-class way than what we\u2019d heard from other southern tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers \u2014 blew our malleable masculine minds.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263945\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Travis Scott - Mamacita ft. Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RH9kl6XZixo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263945');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263946\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Teeming with testosterone, tracks like \u201cMamacita,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Play,\u201d and \u201cSloppy Toppy\u201d (still my personal favorite) are perfect fare for parties paid for by the parents of future financial consultants \u2014 a fact Scott winkingly acknowledges in the mic-drop line of his subprime verse on the latter track: \u201cNo I do not do beer cans \/ Fuck is this frat house?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>            Others, like \u201cQuintana Pt. 2\u201d and \u201cBackyard,\u201d showed his versatility as a leading man. The former, based around a contagious hook \u2014 \u201cFinessin\u2019, finessin\u2019 \/ I can\u2019t go one day without finessin\u2019\u201d \u2014 and a classic Mike Dean\/Southside beat, is an elite flex. (It originally featured uncredited vocals from all-time flexer T.I. but these have been removed from the reissue.) And the latter, a boom-bap gesturing joint, showed his ability to put his own spin on his genre\u2019s classic sound.<\/p>\n<p>            Then there\u2019s \u201cDrugs You Should Try It,\u201d an instant sadboy classic that beats Cudi \u2014 Scott\u2019s personal hero and the reason for the \u201cScott\u201d in his stage name \u2014 at his own lonely-stoner <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. Over a gorgeous, self-produced guitar instrumental, he lays out a lovesick ode to substance abuse that has connected with young users the world over. It\u2019s a hoodie-zipped-all-the-way-up, drawstring-stretched-all-the-out anthem that feels far less profound to me at 29 than it did at 19 but remains an undeniable bop. Even when Scott isn\u2019t really saying anything, he knows how to make it sound good. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263947\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Travis Scott - Drugs You Should Try It\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sS8ELauHmGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('263947');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263951\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The problem with Scott\u2019s music in the days during and after <i>Rodeo<\/i>, his first official studio LP, stemmed from his main-character aspirations. <i>DBR<\/i> is at its best when Scott takes the opportunity to highlight more talented MCs: <i>Mamacita<\/i> pops because it features former Rich Gang partners Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug, the latter of whom outshines Scott again on the towering \u201cSkyfall\u201d; \u201cDon\u2019t Play\u201d would do well to drop its annoying Matty Healy cameo, but Big Sean, before he exposed himself as irredeemably corny, gives the song the juice to drive it beyond its catchy hook; and \u201cSloppy Toppy\u201d \u2014 an unsung, fantastically raunchy modern classic \u2014 succeeds not despite but because of its comical number of guest verses, from all three Migos and Peewee Longway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            Despite a weak back half (\u201cSloppy Toppy\u201d and \u201cBackyard\u201d excepted) featuring the mediocre \u201cBasement Freestyle\u201d and \u201cBACC\u201d (a bonus), the Cudi\/Khalifa-indebted \u201cGrey,\u201d and the truly awful \u201cZombies,\u201d <i>Days Before Rodeo<\/i> is the consummate document of Travis Scott reaching both peak quality and critical mass. It\u2019s hard to argue that Scott would\u2019ve been wise to remain behind the scenes, given his ensuing chart domination and worshipful following, But the listening public would be better off if he had.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263952\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/F89_FEATURE_MANNION_02_oefjoh\/photo-by-jonathan-mannion-for-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"10 years later, &lt;i&gt;Days Before Rodeo&lt;\/i&gt; is still Travis Scott\u2019s best\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Photo by Jonathan Mannion for The FADER.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-263953\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/travis-scott-is-worse-than-iggy-azalea-1682870003\/\">viral 2015 Deadspin essay<\/a>, Bill Haisley bashes the Travis Scott hype bubble convincingly enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Scott is a biter \u2014 of beats, rhymes, and wholesale personas. Unfortunately, his argument stems from two faulty premises: that the bubble will burst, and that Travis Scott is worse than Iggy Azalea. Both have proven empirically false.<\/p>\n<p>            Whatever you think of his output over the past decade, Scott has been hugely successful and built a big tent full of superfans \u2014 not just the white teens who comprise the majority of what most agree are the worst live crowds of all time. Regardless of the frenzied mix of toxic hormones his music and overall energy whip up in the pituitary glands of impressionable young men, you can never fully fault an artist for their fandom.<\/p>\n<p>            2018\u2019s <i>Astroworld<\/i> \u2014  a gleefully maximalist epic with a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ONRf7h3Mdk\">single<\/a> that dwarfs everything else in his catalog in catchiness and memeability \u2014 is easily Scott\u2019s best project since <i>Days Before<\/i>. Elsewhere, though, his records have fallen flat, failing to reproduce the cunning vitality that made his sophomore project so exceptional. 10 years after its release, <i>Days Before Rodeo<\/i> remains Travis Scott\u2019s best work, and he\u2019s right to celebrate it now. Its wide release on the DSPs is, of course, a cash grab, and Scott moved past the need for critical approval years ago, but he\u2019d do well to revisit his breakout mixtape\u2019s secret sauce. It just might add the spice to his future releases that his recent ones have sorely missed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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He\u2019s right to return to his strongest material. By Raphael Helfand Travis Scott. 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