Born | in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA |
Nicknames | Scottie Scott |
Height | 6' 3' (1.91 m) |
The youngest son of a baptist minister (William Travis Newman), who also worked throughout his life driving city buses and taxicabs and mother (Martha Josephine Fowler Newman), a homemaker, Travis Scott Newman was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and grew up in the Ben Donnell projects of the Wichita Falls Housing Authority. He attended Wichita Falls and Burkburnett public schools and graduated in the 100th senior class of Wichita Falls High School (1991) where he was active in sports, theatre arts and participated in a local children's television program, 'The Wally the Wonderdog Show'(1990-91), as host, writer and puppeteer and also his first film, as an extra in the Peter Bogdanovich directed, 'Texasville' (1990), the sequel to 'The Last Picture Show' (1971), the Academy Award-winning contender for Best Picture, written by Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning screenwriter/novelist Larry McMurtry, also a Wichita Falls native. While in high school, in the wake of Operation Desert Shield, Newman enlisted in the United States Navy through the delayed entry program and spent the next several years between duty stations and naval commands during Operation Desert Storm as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate specializing in aviation firefighting and catapult systems aboard aircraft carriers such as the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and, while on active-duty and soon following, attended several colleges and universities, majoring in Business and achieving success in the insurance, healthcare and staffing industries but always continuing in his education and passion for film, music and writing. In 2006, while acting on a student film, he met visual effects artist, David Templin and director, Bradley Scott Sullivan and made a decision to pursue acting as a career. He began acting in local theatre productions, commercials, television and film with some success finding smaller roles on such projects as 'Jolene' (2008), 'Live Fast, Die Young' (2008), 'The Deep End' (2010) and was eventually cast on another Sullivan-directed project, the critically-acclaimed low-budget horror hit, 'I Didn't Come Here To Die' (2010), with a supporting performance that drew rave reviews and comparisons to the likes of several Hollywood heavyweights. He continues to find unique roles and appears to be one of the faces of the future in the realm of television and film. He spends time between California, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.
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Born | April 30, 1991 (age 28)[2][3] Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Jacques Berman Webster II[1] (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2012, Scott signed his first major-label deal with Epic Records. In November of the same year, Scott signed a deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music, as part of its production wing Very GOOD Beats, after appearing on the label's 2012 compilation album Cruel Summer. In April 2013, Scott signed a record deal with T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint.
Scott's first full-length project, a mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh, was self-released in May 2013. This was followed with a second mixtape, titled Days Before Rodeo, in August 2014. His debut studio album, Rodeo, was released in September 2015 and was led by the hit single 'Antidote', which reached the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. His second album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, was released in September 2016, to generally positive reviews. The following year, Travis Scott released a collaborative album with Quavo titled Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho under the group name Huncho Jack. He released his third album, Astroworld, on August 3, 2018; it produced his first Hot 100 number one single, 'Sicko Mode'.[6]
Jacques Berman Webster II[1] was born in Houston, Texas. From ages one through six, Webster lived with his grandmother in South Park, Houston. Located in south-central Houston, the neighborhood was notorious for crime and had an impact on a young Webster, 'Growing up, my grandmother stayed in the hood so I seen random crazy shit. [I saw] mad bums and crazy spazzed out motherfuckers, I saw people looking weird, hungry, and grimey [sic]. I was always like, ‘I gotta get the fuck out this shit.’ It gave me my edge—[it made me] who I am right now.'[7] Webster moved to Missouri City, a middle-class suburban area bordering southwest Houston, to live with his parents. His mother worked for Apple and his father ran his own business.[8] Webster's father is also a soul musician and his grandfather was a jazz composer.[9] Webster attended Elkins High School and graduated at seventeen.[10] Webster then attended the University of Texas San Antonio, before dropping out his sophomore year to fully pursue his music career.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
After dropping out, Webster immediately moved to New York City in an attempt to start his music career. His parents, frustrated that he had dropped out of school, eventually cut him off financially.[17]
Webster formed a duo with his longtime friend Chris Holloway known as The Graduates. In 2008, the duo released their untitled first EP on social networking website Myspace.
The following year, Scott and OG Chess, one of Travis's schoolmates, formed the group The Classmates. The Classmates released two projects, with Buddy Rich in 2009 and Cruis'n USA in 2010.[2] Scott mainly handled production work on both projects. The duo remained together until late 2012, when personal conflicts and financial disputes led to the disbandment of the group.[18]
After leaving college, Scott moved from Houston to Washington, New York where Scott began working with friend Mike Waxx, who owned the music website Illroots. After moving to New York, Scott slept on the floor at his friend's house and spent most of his time at Just Blaze's studio. Eventually frustrated in New York and the lack of progression,[17] Scott moved to Los Angeles, California, after only four months in the state.
In Los Angeles, Webster was abandoned by his friend who had promised to help him by providing housing. His parents cut him off financially and he eventually was forced to relocate back to Houston, where his parents kicked him out of their home. Webster moved back to Los Angeles once again and began to sleep on the couch of a friend who studied at University of Southern California.[19]Atlanta-based rapper and owner of Grand Hustle Records, T.I. would later hear one of Webster's productions, titled 'Lights (Love Sick)'. While in Los Angeles, T.I.'s representative contacted Webster, asking him to attend a studio for a meeting. During the meeting, T.I. freestyled over 'Animal', one of Webster's productions.
Scott's first solo full-length project is a mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh, which was set to be released as a free download in 2012. However, the project was delayed, and was announced to be slated for a later release. The project was later re-created[20] by Kanye West and Mike Dean, and was then again delayed for sample clearance issues. In promotion Scott would release the track, 'Blocka La Flame', a remix of fellow GOOD Music label-mate Pusha T's single 'Blocka' (which features production and vocals from Scott). The song was produced by Young Chop, with additional production by Scott himself, alongside Mike Dean. On March 22, 2013, Scott released the music video for a song titled 'Quintana', set to appear on Owl Pharaoh. The mixtape's version of the song features guest vocals from fellow American rapper Wale, while the production was handled by Scott himself, alongside Sak Pase and Mike Dean. On March 27, XXL revealed that Scott was a member of their Freshman Class of 2013.[21] On March 29, 2013, following his interview with British disc jockey, DJ Semtex, Scott premiered a snippet of his commercial debut single, titled 'Upper Echelon', featuring 2 Chainz and T.I. On April 2, 2013, Scott stated Owl Pharaoh was his official debut mixtape and would be released on the iTunes Store on May 21, 2013.[22] On April 23, 2013, 'Upper Echelon' was sent to urban contemporary radio.[23] The EP was released for free download.
On March 13, 2014, Scott performed a new song, tentativs Twitter account that the song is not called '1975', and would be included on his second mixtape, titled Days Before Rodeo.[24] He would later take to his Twitter account to announce Rodeo, as the official title for his major-label debut studio album.[25][26][27] On May 5, 2014, Scott released the full version of the song, with its new title 'Don't Play', featuring a sample of the song 'M.O.N.E.Y' by the English rock band the 1975.[28][29] On July 11, 2014, 'Don't Play' was officially released as the lead single from Days Before Rodeo, via digital distribution.[30]
Following the success of Days Before Rodeo, Scott announced that he would headline a concert tour, called The Rodeo Tour, with Rich Gang's rapper Young Thug and producer Metro Boomin.[31] The tour started on March 1, 2015, in Santa Ana, California, and ended on April 1, 2015, in Portland, Oregon. The tour ran through major cities such as Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan, New York City, Atlanta, Georgia, Philadelphia, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington. Second shows were added to some cities such as Los Angeles and New York City, after his first shows had sold out too quickly towards the eyes of his fans. Artists such as Kanye West, Chris Brown, Wale and Birdman made special guest appearances in certain cities.[32] Scott's Rodeo Tour has been acclaimed to be one of today's wildest rap tours.[33]
Rodeo was released on September 4, 2015, by Grand Hustle and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Quavo, Juicy J, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Swae Lee, Chief Keef, Justin Bieber, Young Thug and Toro y Moi, Big Buck and includes production from Mike Dean, Kanye West, WondaGurl, Suber, DJ Dahi, Metro Boomin, 1500 or Nothin', Sonny Digital, Southside, Terrace Martin, Zaytoven, Pharrell Williams and Scott himself, among others. The album was supported by two singles: '3500' featuring Future and 2 Chainz, and 'Antidote'. The latter became his highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 16. Rodeo received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at number one on the Billboard Rap Albums chart.[34]
On January 4, 2016, Scott would announce that he has a new studio album on the way. On February 8, 2016, it was announced that iLoveMakonnen, Vic Mensa and Travis Scott, would be a part of the 'WANGSQUAD', an Alexander Wang campaign.[35] On March 29, 2016, 300 Entertainment executive Lyor Cohen, revealed that Scott and Young Thug were releasing a single together and called Scott's upcoming album a 'classic'.[36] On April 7, 2016, Scott previewed a single with Young Thug at one of his shows.[37] On May 17, 2016, Scott announced that the title of his second album would be Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, while also confirming the title for his third album to be Astroworld.[38] On June 3, 2016, the collaborative single between Thug and Scott was released, titled 'Pick Up the Phone'. The single, which also features vocals from Quavo of Atlanta-based rap trio Migos, reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On August 31, 2016, Scott announced that Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was finally finished in a post on Instagram.[39] Scott premiered the album on his third episode of .wav radio on September 2, 2016,[40] and was later released on iTunes and Apple Music. On September 11, 2016, the album became Scott's first number one album on the US Billboard 200.[41] On September 12, 2016, Universal Music Publishing Group's CEO, Jody Gerson announced that the label signed a worldwide deal with Scott.[42]
In the same episode Scott premiered Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, he also announced that he would be executive producing on Kanye West's Cruel Winter, a follow up to his G.O.O.D. Music label's debut compilation Cruel Summer.[43] In the episode he described the upcoming album as, 'very youthful, straight to the point, like the illest ever, man, like the illest album.'
Scott performed at All-Star Weekend on February 16, 2017, in New Orleans at Champion Square.[44] He also performed at New Orleans BUKU Music + Art Project festival on March 10, 2017.[45] On March 5, Scott announced a concert tour called 'Birds Eye View'.[46] The next day, the dates and cities for the tour were unveiled, with it beginning on March 10, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and coming to an end on June 2, in Eugene, Oregon.[47] In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint, under the name of Cactus Jack Records.[4] During an interview, Scott said, 'I'm not doing it to have financial control over my music. I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better. By better I mean no bullshit. No lying to the artists about album release dates or the budgets of videos and albums.'[4] On June 15, 2017, Scott announced he would be doing a European leg of the 'Birds Eye View Tour'. The European leg started on the June 23 in Paris, and concluded on July 9 in Turku, Finland. This leg was mainly festival sets or in smaller club settings.
On April 3, 2017, it was reported Scott had been working on a collaborative album with Atlanta-based rapper Quavo of Migos, potentially to be released later in 2017.[48][49] Speaking to GQ, he confirmed: 'The Quavo album is coming soon. I'm dropping new music soon. You know how I do it though: I like surprises.[50] In addition to the collaborative album, Scott announced his third studio album Astroworld, named after the defunct Houston theme park of the same name, is nearing completion and would most likely be released in 2017.[51][52] Scott was also featured on a track from Canadian rapper Drake's project More Life (2017), titled 'Portland'. The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top ten song as a featured artist.[53]
On May 16, 2017, Scott released three new tracks on SoundCloud, after teasing on social media for some time. The tracks were named 'A Man', 'Green & Purple (featuring Playboi Carti)', and 'Butterfly Effect'. The latter was also released on every other streaming service, as the only track. The music video for 'Butterfly Effect' was released on July 14, 2017. On August 10, 2017, Scott tweeted 'ALBUM MODE' as he had just finished the 'DAMN. Tour' as a supporting act for Kendrick Lamar, the night before. This tweet signified that he was now working on his album AstroWorld full-time. On August 27, 2017, Scott performed with Thirty Seconds to Mars at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on their single 'Walk On Water'.
On September 18, 2017, Quavo and the Migos did an interview. Quavo stated that his album with Travis Scott is coming 'real soon'. He also stated that he and Travis Scott have over 20 records ready.[54] In October 2017, Scott was featured in a special piece titled 'Deserve', by Chinese born Canadian rapper Kris Wu.[55] On December 7, 2017, a clip of Quavo being interviewed by Zane Lowe was posted on the official Twitter account for Beats 1. When asked about the title of their upcoming project, he confirmed it would be Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho.[56]
Scott was featured on Trippie Redd's 'Dark Knight Dummo' on December 6, 2017. The song peaked at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.[57] On December 21, 2017, Webster and Quavo released their collaborative album, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and had seven tracks chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[58] After the release of Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho, Webster was spotted in the studio a lot more frequently and Billboard slated an expected first quarter release for AstroWorld.[59][60]
On May 3, 2018, Travis Scott released a single titled 'Watch' featuring Kanye West and Lil Uzi Vert.[61] The single was released as promotional material for his upcoming third studio album Astroworld.[62]Astroworld was released on August 3, 2018 to critical acclaim,[63] and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[64] 'Sicko Mode', the album's second single, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Scott's highest charting solo single.[65] Scott was featured on five tracks of Metro Boomin's Not All Heroes Wear Capes.[66] In December, Billboard reported that Scott was to make a guest appearance at the Super Bowl LIII halftime show during Maroon 5's set.[67] This performance was met with major backlash. [68]
On April 18, 2019, Travis Scott accompanied by The Weeknd and SZA released a track for the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. The track also contains contributions from the National, A$AP Rocky, Lil Peep, Maren Morris, Joey Bada$$, Matthew Bellamy, Ty Dolla $ign and more[69]. The track is titled 'Power is Power,' and is a reference to a scene that took place in the first episode of the show’s second season[70]. The track is the second song on the Game of Thrones upcoming album entitled For the Throne[71].
Scott has stated that he is influenced by Bon Iver, Kid Cudi, M.I.A., Kanye West, Toro y Moi, Tame Impala, T.I. and Thom Yorke.[72][73]Spin magazine compared his 2013 mixtape Owl Pharaoh to that of Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.[74]
Scott makes heavy use of audio manipulation effects such as Auto-Tune, phasing, delays, and stereo-sculpted chorusing and harmony structures,[75] predominantly influenced by producers Mike Dean and Alex Tumay.[76] Scott's musical style has been described as a 'blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi'[77] and often characterized as 'ambient';[75][78] Scott himself has said 'I'm not hip-hop'.[73]Vulture described Scott's sound as 'unremittingly dark, syncretic, hi-res, and above all unnatural.'[79]
Scott has said that he is a fan of Broadway theatre and would like to do an album of show tune covers. He has said that he would like to write his own musical in future.[80][81][82]
Scott began dating reality television star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner in April 2017.[83] On February 1, 2018, Jenner gave birth to their first child, daughter Stormi Webster.[84][85] In February 2019, there had been speculation of Scott cheating on Jenner, prompting him to cancel his show in Buffalo, NY on February 28, 2019. Scott said on Twitter that he had canceled due to illness and no fighting between himself and Jenner had occurred[86].
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Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | BET Hip Hop Awards | Best Mixtape | Owl Pharaoh | Nominated | [87] |
2015 | BET Hip Hop Awards | Best Mixtape | Days Before Rodeo | Nominated | [88] |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Artist on the Rise | Himself | Nominated | [89] | |
2016 | BET Hip Hop Awards | People's Champ Award | 'Antidote' | Won | [90] |
MOBO Awards | Best International Act | Himself | Nominated | [91] | |
2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Electronic/Dance Song | 'Know No Better' (with Major Lazer, Camila Cabello and Quavo) | Won | [92] |
Soul Train Music Awards | Best Collaboration | 'Love Galore' (with SZA) | Nominated | [93] | |
2018 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | Nominated | [94] | |
Outstanding Song, Contemporary | Nominated | ||||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | R&B Song of the Year | Nominated | [95] | ||
BET Hip Hop Awards | Hot Ticket Performer | Himself | Nominated | [96] | |
Lyricist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
MVP of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Hustler of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style) | Nominated | ||||
People's Choice Awards | Song of the Year | 'Butterfly Effect' | Nominated | [97] | |
Album of the Year | Astroworld | Nominated | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop | Himself | Nominated | [98] | |
2019 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Nominated | [99] | |
R&B Song of the Year | 'Sky Walker' (Miguel featuring Travis Scott) | Nominated | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Artist | Himself | Nominated | [100] | |
Top Male Artist | Nominated | ||||
Top Billboard 200 Artist | Nominated | ||||
Top Rap Artist | Nominated | ||||
Top Rap Tour | Nominated | ||||
Top Billboard 200 Album | Astroworld | Nominated | |||
Top Rap Album | Nominated | ||||
Top Hot 100 Song | 'Sicko Mode' (featuring Drake, Swae Lee and Big Hawk) | Nominated | |||
Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Won | ||||
Top Streaming Song (Video) | Nominated | ||||
Top Rap Song | Nominated |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Scott has six nominations.[101] Harry potter full movie online.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | 'New Slaves' (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Nominated |
2017 | Purpose(as featured artist) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2018 | 'Love Galore' (with SZA) | Best Rap/Sung Performance | Nominated |
2019 | 'Sicko Mode' (with Drake, Swae Lee and Big Hawk) | Best Rap Performance | Nominated |
Best Rap Song | Nominated | ||
Astroworld | Best Rap Album | Nominated |
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News of rapper Travis Scott’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the May 2019 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the rapper best known for albums like Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight or Rodeo is alive and well.
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Travis Scott death hoax spreads on Facebook
Rumors of the rapper’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. Travis Scott’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the American rapper’s passing:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (May 28, 2019), our beloved rapper Travis Scott passed away. Travis Scott was born on April 30, 1992 in Houston. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 27-year-old rapper and producer was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.
Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major American network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a rapper of Travis Scott's stature would be major news across networks.
A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (94%) of respondents think those Travis Scott death rumors are not funny anymore.
Travis Scott Death Hoax Dismissed Since Rapper Is ‘Alive And Well’
On Wednesday (May 29) the rapper's reps officially confirmed that Travis Scott is not dead. “He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said.
Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved rapper. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.
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ORIGIN
Travis Scott is an American rapper, singer and music producer. His discography includes Rodeo (2015), Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016) and Astroworld (2018). He was born Jacques Webster on April 30, 1992 in Houston, Texas. His mother works for Apple and his father is a businessman. Scott spent his early years by his grandmother in Missouri City. He attended Elkins High School followed by the University of Texas. He dropped out after 2 years to pursue music.
Scott’s debut studio album, Rodeo, was released in September 2015 by Grand Hustle and Epic Records. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles “3500”, “Antidote”, and “Nightcrawler”. His second album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, was released in September 2016. It was supported by the singles “Wonderful”, and “Pick Up the Phone” featuring Young Thug. Scott’s 2017 singles include “Butterfly Effect” and “Go Off” featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Quavo. He collaborated with Quavo on the album, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (2017).
Astroworld, Scott’s third and most popular album to date, was released in August 2018 by Epic, Cactus Jack and Grand Hustle Records. The album topped charts in the US, Australia, Canada, Belgium and New Zealand. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Astroworld was led by singles “Butterfly Effect”, “Yosemite” with Gunna and Nav, and “Sicko Mode” featuring Drake, Swae Lee and Big Hawk. Sicko Mode peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 4x Platinum. The accompanying music video has been viewed 165+ million times on YouTube.
PERSONALBorn Jacques Webster, Travis Scott grew up in a suburb of Houston and began making music as a teenager. He formed a duo called the Graduates with Chris Holloway, and they released an EP in 2009. The following year he formed another duo, the Classmates, with OG Chess. Scott produced the duo's two full-lengths, Buddy Rich and Cruis'n USA, but they broke up near the end of 2011. After dropping out of college, Scott moved to Los Angeles and began recording music on his own. He met T.I. and eventually Kanye West. Scott was hired as an in-house producer for GOOD Music, and appeared on the label's Cruel Summer compilation in 2012. Scott's debut, Owl Pharaoh, was originally scheduled to be released as a free mixtape in 2012, but as his profile grew (including a placement in XXL Magazine's Freshman Class of 2013), and sample clearance issues, the album wasn't released until May of 2013. Featuring guest appearances by T.I. and 2 Chainz (on the single 'Upper Echelon') as well as Toro y Moi and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, the mixtape eventually garnered a nomination for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The buildup to Scott's first proper studio album involved the Days Before Rodeo mixtape, promoted with the singles 'Don't Play' and 'Mamacita,' and the March 2015 U.S. Rodeo Tour, for which Scott headlined, supported by Young Thug and Metro Boomin. Several of the dates sold out. During the same month, Rihanna's Scott-produced hit single 'Bitch Better Have My Money' was released. '3500' and 'Antidote' were released ahead of Rodeo, Scott's second full-length, which followed in September on Grand Hustle/Epic and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. Toward the end of the year, 'Antidote' peaked at number 16 on the Hot 100 and became Scott's first platinum single.