![]() It’s just a shame that the track was only 2.46 minutes long. ‘Piss On Your Grave’ was probably the most anticipated track on the album, the mentor and the mentee coming together to produce something explosive, powered by the typical autotune, metalitc undertone, blues rock and sonic space feel of Kanye. ![]() Scott falls short once again on “I Can Tell”, we hear a full blown verse from him, but he fails to impress – in the same fashion as in the rest of the album. Juicy J owned ‘Wasted’, overpowering Scott, even with the same flow and verse he has been rapping for over a decade now. He is easily outmaneuvered by the likes of 2 Chains “This is the one that ran off and didn’t wait on me” and even Justin Bieber with his sing-song rap like verses. Scott may seem confident but it is clear it only goes so far deep. “Apple Pie” sounds suspiciously a lot like Meek Mills “Amen”, “Oh My Dis Side” is clearly a Drake song once the keyboard jingle is removed on Scott’s voice and if you pull apart “Flying High”, it sounds like knockoff from Tyler the Creator’s Cherry Bomb. Scott does try to show himself off, but he falls short, and becomes medicore, simply because he sounds like a copycat of his collaborators. This biopic theme becomes clear with the promise to ‘Tell you about Jacques’ but the personality we wish to see, the mystery surrounding Scott barely shows up on the album. Of course he insists on bragging as every rapper seems to do these days “Counting the benjamins right now/Oh my I’m on a flight now/ We so high bout to get some cash now”. Instead he opts for a smooth, slow head-banging beat in ‘Oh My Dis Side’, foreshowing a very personal album ahead. It is expected that the track following the intro is meant to be a banger, but I don’t think Travis got the memo. Private joke maybe? A sexual innuendo? I hope he explains that one day. As ready as I was for an album made by Scott, which we all know can go in the wildest directions, after listening to ‘Pornography’ many times I am still baffled to why he decided to name it that. Scott does little to keep us on edge for the hour plus duration of the album, made even more depressing with his flat line delivery at the end of each track, mimicking that of 90210. ![]() Sadly, the journey we expected is short lived. What does Scott have to offer that we haven’t seen before? We braced ourselves during the ride of his mixtapes, but this debut… would we really enjoy the rodeo? A nicely packed package with a neatly tied bow. All this is wrapped up nicely with an extensive list of in demand producers Metro Bloomin – TM88 – Southside, to name a few. To the Trap Young Thug and Chief Keef, and even the indie Toro y Moi. The tracklist boasts a cliché line up from the you-must-have-on-your-album artists at the current moment: Future, 2 Chains, Justin Bieber and Kanye. The explicit names from ‘Pornography’ to ‘Piss On Your Grave’ are to be expected, it is not shocking at all. It seemed dumbed down and inexperienced but this, this really is Scott’s chance to impress us. Days before Rodeo and Owl Pharaoh were not really a true reflection of the spark Kanye saw in him. Rodeo, Scott’s first official album, is a chance for Travis to show us what he is really about. Thankfully, the quick redemption allowed him to focus on the project ahead. Sorry for that but never will I disrespect that community,” he wrote. “I ain’t cool with none of you faggots who just sitting here looking like a bunch of queers,” he said which resulted in a heavy backlash and remorseful Twitter apology. At an Arizona tour stop earlier this year, he insulted the crowd for not getting hyped enough. He seems to thrive on this energy, since he encouraged fans to throw punches in a punk style pit at the Fool’s Gold Day Off concert in L.A. Scott is not shy of limits. His concerts are entertaining to watch, his natural talent for performing shines through, making crowds scream and lose their mind with endless mosh pits. Is this a subtle boast from the young 23 year old? I think so. It does however only provide a small snipped into Scott’s world. It gave listeners a chance to experience the moody tone and pounding acerbic drums, which opened up the door to Scott as one of the upcoming stars in rap music. His talent on Days Before Rodeo, needless to say did impress. It was only last summer that Travis Scott released Days Before Rodeo, a mixtape designed to give listeners a taste of who Kanye West once called “my younger self.” West, who had proclaimed himself as the “greatest living rock star” (and funnily enough himself “the next Nelson Mandela”), knew that the pressure was instantly applied to Scott, now clearly his rising protégé.
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