![]() In addition to the album, Travis released Circus Maximus, a film that shares the same title as one of the songs on Utopia. UNTIL THEN, A COVER EVERYDAY LOVE, U SEE U IN UTOPIA.” “THE JOURNEY THRU THE ALBUM TOOK ME ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND CANT WAIT TO FINALLY DROP THE ALBUM. SHOT BY PIETER HUGO,” the rapper wrote on Instagram in all caps. “THIS IS ONE OF THE COVERS FOR MY 4TH ALBUM UTOPIA. He shared the five different album covers in the lead-up to the album’s arrival. So, what is the scoop on Utopia? Will it succeed Astroland, or is it a flop? When Was Travis Scott’s New Album Released? Travis Scott at the Lollapalooza music festival, Stockholm, Sweden, in 2019 (Shutterstock) – put Astroworld on their Best Albums of 2018 lists. ![]() Despite these faults, many publications – Rolling Stone, Billboard, NME, Complex, The Guardian, etc. Consequence praised the “immensely talented Houston native” for creating an album full of “infectious” flows, though it did ding it over how some lyrics bordered on rap clichés (“The music might take your breath away if the worst of the lyrics don’t make you roll your eyes”). 1 in “Sicko Mode” and contains the singles “Stargazing,” “Butterfly Effect,” “Yosemite,” and “Wake Up” (featuring The Weeknd.) Astroworld marked “the first time that his music has actually matched the aspirations of his art-crunk bluster, rock-star stage dives, and aisle-crossing fashions,” according to Rolling Stone’s review. As of the summer of 2021, Astroworld has been certified triple-platinum by the RIAA. Travis’s Astroworld - which followed 2016’s Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight and 2015’s Rodeo - arrived to critical acclaim and commercial success. Travis Scott performs during Day 2 of Music Midtown 2019, in Atlanta (Shutterstock) “SEE YOU GUYS SOON.” The same day he tweeted that, Travis changed his Instagram bio from “Astroworld” to “Utopia,” hinting that 2021 would have seen the long-awaited follow-up. “GOING TO COOK UP AND BUILD THESE WALLS FOR UTOPIA,” Travis tweeted in October 2020, after “ Franchise,” his record with Young Thug and M.I.A., hit No. This album, shade and all, was a long time coming. “Since V not around, the members done hung up the Louis, they not even wearing that shit,” he rapped, per The Fader. ![]() “I melt down the chains that I bought from your boss,” he raps, “Give a f–k about all of that heritage sh-t.” He also dissed Pharrell’s role as Men’s Creative Director at Louis Vuitton following the death of Virgil Abloh. Drake alluded to Joopitur, Pharrell’s auction house, where Drake may have purchased many of Pharrell’s former chains. There was even some shade by Drake, who appeared alongside Travis on “Meltdown.” Drake dragged Pharrell Williams into his feud with Pusha-T. At first, fans didn’t pick up on any animosity towards A$AP Rocky, who dissed Travis days before Utopia‘s release by rapping how Trav “ stole my flow, so I stole your b-ch,” referring to how Trav and Rihanna once dated. The album contained a lot of shade and love: Travis proclaimed his loyalty to Kanye “Ye” West, despite Ye’s antisemitic comments and outrageous behavior a possible diss on Timothée Chalamet and even an appearance by his daughter, Stormi Webster. The album arrived on July 28, seemingly delayed by the Astroworld Festival tragedy. ![]()
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