Travis Scott (rapper)
Travis Scott (* the thirtieth April 1992 as Jacques Berman Webster II in Houston , Texas ), former. Stylized Travi $ Scott , also known as La Flame and Cactus Jack, one is American rapper , singer and record producer .
biography
Jacques Webster grew up in Houston in the state of Texas and began in his youth with the publishing of music. He released his first EP in 2009 with a friend under the name Graduates . A little later he released two albums with OG Chess under the name Classmates , which he produced himself. When he left college, these student connections were also over and Webster, who has given himself the stage name Travis Scott, went to Los Angeles to make his breakthrough as a solo musician.
He met TI and Kanye West , both of whom have their own labels, and has appeared on releases from other label members such as Jay-Z and Meek Mill . He also benefited from his experience as a producer and worked with Rihanna (Bitch Better Have My Money) , Drake and Big Sean , among others . He completed his first own mixtape Owl Pharaoh in 2012. After clarifying legal issues, it was released a year later and was nominated for the best mixtape of the year at the BET Hip Hop Awards . The song Upper Echelon with 2 Chainz was released as a single and brought Scott a first place in the rap charts.
A second mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, followed as a precursor to his debut album Rodeo , which Scott completed in 2014. The release was delayed again, first appeared singles with Big Sean, Rich Homie Quan and others and in the spring of 2015 followed a US tour with Young Thug and Metro Boomin '. In June the pre-single 3500 appeared with Future and 2 Chainz as guest musicians. This was the first time Scott entered the US single charts . On September 4th, the album was released and rose to number 1 on the US rap charts and number 3 on the official album charts . Rodeo was also released internationally and hit the album charts in numerous countries. At the same time, the single Antidote was released , which made it into the top 20 of the US charts and was awarded platinum .
A number of other collaborations followed, for example with Justin Bieber , Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa , which also made it into the charts. At the beginning of September 2016, one year after the release of the debut album, the second album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was released. On February 1, 2018, he and his partner Kylie Jenner became parents of a daughter. On August 3, 2018, Scott released his third studio album, Astroworld .
Travis Scott has been designing sneakers in collaboration with Nike since 2017 .
At the end of August 2019, a Netflix documentary entitled Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly about his career as an artist was released.
In 2020 Travis Scott started a cooperation with the game developer Epic Games and the player was given the opportunity to choose the Travis Scott costume in Fortnite as an outfit. He also performed a concert in the Spielwelt at the end of April 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2015 | rodeo |
DE60 (1 week) DE |
AT53 (1 week) AT |
CH14 (2 weeks) CH |
UK22nd
silver
(1 week)UK |
US3
platinum
(49 weeks)US |
First published: September 4th, 2015
Sales: + 1,110,000 |
2016 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | - | - | - |
UK19th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(… Where.)US |
First published: September 2, 2016
Sales: + 1,375,000 |
2018 | Astroworld |
DE4 (... weeks) DE |
AT4 (23 weeks) AT |
CH2 (73 weeks) CH |
UK3
gold
(63 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(… Where.)US |
First published: August 3, 2018
Sales: + 3,620,000 |
swell
- ↑ GQ: Kylie Jenner Asks Travis Scott 23 Questions | GQ. July 17, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Grailify: 11 Facts You Need To Know About Travis Scott. April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Grailify: 11 Facts You Need To Know About Travis Scott. April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Felix Goth: From 0 to 100: Documentary “Look Mom I Can Fly” traces the career of TRAVIS SCOTT. Retrieved on August 28, 2019 (German).
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- Travis Scott at Allmusic (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Scott, Travis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Webster, Jacques II (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas , USA |