Travis Scott

Jacques Bermon Webster II born April 30 1991 better known by his stage name Travis Scott formerly stylized as Travi Scott is an American rapper singer songwriter and record producer His stage name is the name of a favorite uncle combined with the first name of one of his inspirations Kid Cudi whose real name is Scott Mescudi In 2012 Scott signed his first majorlabel contract with Epic Records and a publishing deal with Kanye Wests GOOD Music In April 2013 he signed a jointrecording contract with Epic and TIs Grand Hustle imprint Scotts first fulllength project the mixtape Owl Pharaoh was selfreleased in 2013 It was followed by a second mixtape Days Before Rodeo in 2014 His debut studio album Rodeo 2015 was led by the hit single Antidote His second album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight 2016 became his first numberone album on the Billboard 200 The following year Scott released a collaborative album with Quavo titled Huncho Jack Jack Huncho under the group name Huncho Jack In 2018 his third studio album Astroworld was released to critical acclaim and produced his first Billboard Hot 100 numberone single Sicko Mode featuring Drake In late 2019 Scotts record label Cactus Jack Records released the compilation album JackBoys which topped the Billboard 200 After the release of his single Franchise featuring Young Thug and MIA in 2020 Scott became the first artist on the Hot 100 to have three songs debut at number one in less than a year Five years after the release of his third studio album Scott released his highly anticipated followup Utopia Throughout his career Scott has become a globally recognized artist and pop culture figure Along with his highly publicized relationship with American media personality Kylie Jenner Scott has collaborated with organizations including Nike Dior and McDonalds In 2017 he founded the record label Cactus Jack Records Scott has also gained notoriety for controversies and legal issues regarding safety at his concerts In November 2021 a masscasualty crowd crush occurred during Scotts performance at the Astroworld Festival in his hometown of Houston Texas resulting in widespread condemnation of the artist Throughout his career Scott has achieved four numberone hits on the Billboard Hot 100 along with 80 total charted songs Additionally he has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards and won a Billboard Music Award Latin Grammy Award MTV Video Music Award and multiple BET Hip Hop Awards