AOTY #5: Travis Scott – “Astroworld”
Announced shortly before his sophomore drop “Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight,” “Astroworld” started to feel more and more like a myth as years passed. However, Travis actually came through with the highly-anticipated album this year at the top of August. Summertime — perfect time.
The best part of “ASTROWORLD” was listening to it the first time and hearing the surprise guest features, as they weren’t shown on the official tracklist. Travis shown he has perfected using other artists on records — either for a full verse, a hook, and even just for a quick adlib.
Probably the biggest [and best] guest on the album — Drizzy Drake on “Sicko Mode.” The track is hailed as one of the best rap songs of ’18 and is nominated at the upcoming Grammy Awards for Rap Song of the Year. It’s visual has been highly-praised as well. In fact, all the visuals we’ve received so far have been impressive — “STOP TRYING TO BE GOD” and “YOSEMITE.” Speaking of “YOSEMITE,” that is probably one of my favorite songs ever, period. Gunna and Scott simply float on the record.
The album as a whole perfectly blends through in it’s sequence, sounding like a whole song — but that’s pretty much expected from LA FLAME now. Many have “ASTROWORLD” at the # 1 or 2 spot for AOTY, but I have to give him #5 because there are 4 other album I sincerely love more. But Travis really did deliver one of the best of the year and another stellar body of work under his catalog.
“YOUNG LAFLAME, HE IN SICKO MODE!”
