It was a minute to game time on Saturday, Nov. 13, and both sides of the bleachers at Delmar Stadium in Houston were standing together in silence. A week after a crowd surge killed nine teenagers and twentysomethings at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival — including four people from the Houston …
Read More »Travis Scott Drops Two New Songs 'Escape Plan' and 'Mafia'
Travis Scott has dropped two new songs, “Escape Plan” and “Mafia.” The tracks come the night before his third installment of Astroworld Fest commences. Scott headlines the event that runs Nov. 5-6 at Minute Maid Park in Houston with appearances from Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, SZA, 21 Savage, Baby Keem, …
Read More »RS Charts: Youngboy Never Broke Tops RS 200; Rap and R&B Claim Entire Top Ten
Youngboy Never Broke Again’s 38 Baby 2 debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, amassing 71.8 million streams across its 17 tracks. Youngboy Never Broke Again is remarkably prolific, and he consistently debuts high on the RS 200: 38 Baby 2 follows February’s Still Flexin, …
Read More »This Week in Music: The 1975, Travis Scott Feat. Drake, St. Vincent
Listen to the this week’sYouTube playlist here. The 1975, “Love It If We Made It” Sounds like: A sign o’ the times Perfect for: Scrolling through your social feeds at warp speed Don’t let the bright-neon pop presentation fool you: The 1975’s new single, “Love It If We Made It,” …
Read More »Mike Dean on Working With Stevie Wonder for Travis Scott's 'Stop Trying to Be God'
One of the chief architects of Travis Scott’s sound is Mike Dean. The engineer and producer helped the young Houston rapper craft a signature sound for years that finally blossomed on Astroworld. Songs like “Stop Trying to Be God” feature contributions from Kid Cudi, James Blake, Earth, Wind & Fire’s …
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