50 Fun Facts About Travis Scott

What is Travis Scott's real name?

He took Travis from a favourite uncle and Scott from one of his musical heroes.

Where was Travis Scott born?

He lived with his grandmother in the South Park neighbourhood until he was six, then moved to suburban Missouri City.

Which artist's first name did Scott borrow for his stage name?

Cudi's real name is Scott Mescudi; the Travis half came from his uncle.

Scott dropped out of college in his second year to pursue music. Which school was it?

He left in his second year and later got kicked out of his parents' home when they cut him off.

Scott signed his first major-label deal in 2012 with which record company?

The same year he signed a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house producer.

Which Atlanta rapper's Grand Hustle label also signed Scott after hearing one of his productions?

T.I. freestyled over Scott's beat 'Animal' at their first meeting.

What was the title of Scott's first mixtape, released in 2013?

Sample-clearance problems delayed it and Kanye West and Mike Dean reworked it.

Which British band features on 'Don't Play', the lead single from Days Before Rodeo?

Big Sean also appears; the mixtape finally hit streaming services for its tenth anniversary in 2024.

What was Scott's debut studio album, released in 2015?

'Antidote' from it reached number 16 on the Hot 100.

Where did Rodeo debut on the Billboard 200?

It did top the rap albums chart.

In which year did Scott first top the Billboard 200 with his second album?

Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight got there in September with 88,000 first-week units.

What did Scott say the title Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was about?

He teased the title on the road during Rihanna's Anti World Tour.

With which Migos rapper did Scott form the duo Huncho Jack?

Their album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho came out in December 2017 on Cactus Jack.

Astroworld is named after what?

Six Flags AstroWorld shut for good on 30 October 2005 after 37 years.

Six Flags AstroWorld was originally built to complement which neighbouring landmark?

Former mayor Roy Hofheinz opened it in 1968 as part of his Astrodomain complex.

How many album-equivalent units did Astroworld sell in its first week?

It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammys.

Which artist filed a cease-and-desist to have his verse removed from Astroworld's 'Carousel'?

He objected to how the finished song sounded.

Which rapper features on 'Sicko Mode', Scott's first Hot 100 number one?

Swae Lee and the late Big Hawk add vocals; Drake is uncredited on the Billboard chart.

'Sicko Mode' was the first hip-hop song to do what?

It went 15 times platinum and was Grammy-nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

'Sicko Mode' samples 'Gimme the Loot' by which rapper?

It also interpolates Uncle Luke's 'I Wanna Rock' and shifts through three distinct movements.

Scott made a guest appearance at the 2019 halftime show headlined by which band?

The 2019 show in Atlanta also featured Big Boi.

What was the name of Scott's 2019 Netflix documentary?

It followed the making of Astroworld and the birth of his daughter.

'Highest in the Room' was notable as Scott's first single to do what?

It arrived in October 2019, a year after Sicko Mode reached the top.

Besides 'Highest in the Room' and 'Franchise', which Travis Scott single debuted atop the Hot 100 within a year?

'The Scotts' was a 2020 collaboration with a Cleveland rapper.

Scott founded Cactus Jack Records in which year?

Sheck Wes and SoFaygo are among its signings.

The Cactus Jack compilation JackBoys holds what chart distinction?

It topped the Billboard 200 dated 11 January 2020 with guests including Rosalía and Pop Smoke.

Which Houston artist did Scott sign to Cactus Jack in 2018?

Toliver sang the lead single 'Had Enough' on JackBoys.

Scott's April 2020 virtual concert took place inside which video game?

The 'Astronomical' shows ran five times over three days and set an in-game attendance record.

Roughly how many viewers watched Scott's 2020 in-game virtual concert?

It boosted sales of tie-in Cactus Jack action figures.

Scott's 2020 McDonald's meal was a variation on which menu item?

It launched across North America in September 2020 as 'The Travis Scott'.

Scott's first Cactus Jack sneaker collaboration with Nike, released in May 2019, was which model?

His first Jordan Brand original, the Jumpman Jack, followed in 2024.

Which luxury watchmaker made a Cactus Jack edition of its Royal Oak inspired by Utopia?

Scott has also worked with Dior on a menswear collection.

Scott's daughter with Kylie Jenner was born in which year?

The couple split in 2019 but quarantined together during the pandemic and reunited.

Ten people died at the Astroworld Festival crowd crush on which date?

A Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott or anyone connected to the concert in June 2023.

The Astroworld Festival was staged at which Houston venue?

It sat across the street from the site of the old Six Flags AstroWorld park.

Where did Scott play his first solo show after the Astroworld tragedy, in August 2022?

He had appeared on Future's 'Hold That Heat' that April.

Scott's fourth album, Utopia, was released in which year?

It came five years after Astroworld and opened with 496,000 units.

Utopia's planned launch concert was cancelled at which location?

Live Nation cited construction problems in the desert; a Rome show replaced it.

In which city was the replacement Utopia launch concert held in August 2023?

The show at the ancient chariot-racing stadium was later part of a tour that grossed about $209 million.

Which of these directors contributed a segment to Scott's film Circus Maximus?

Harmony Korine and Nicolas Winding Refn also shot segments; it played in AMC theatres the night before Utopia dropped.

Which rapper features on the Utopia single 'Fein'?

It peaked at number five on the Hot 100 and Carti joined Scott for it at the 2024 Grammys.

Utopia's single 'K-pop' pairs Scott with The Weeknd and which other artist?

The album's guests run from Beyoncé and SZA to Dave Chappelle.

Roughly how much did the Utopia - Circus Maximus tour gross?

It was reported as the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo rapper at the time.

How many winless Grammy nominations did Scott cite on stage in 2024?

He has, however, won a Latin Grammy, a Billboard Music Award and an MTV VMA.

Which of these artists does Scott cite as a major influence alongside Kanye West?

He performed a duet with Cudi in 2020 and later worked with him on Utopia.

Which magazine's Freshman Class of 2013 included Travis Scott?

The annual cover has launched a string of rap careers.

Travis Scott's stage name combines Kid Cudi's first name with the name of whom?

His grandfather was a jazz composer and his father a soul musician, so music ran in the family before the name did.

In which Houston neighbourhood did Scott live with his grandmother from age one to six?

He later moved to suburban Missouri City and attended Elkins High School, graduating at seventeen.

Which console did Scott promote as a 'Strategic Creative Partner' from October 2020?

The tie-in included a never-before-seen Nike Dunk Low and an unboxing video with a James Blake piano performance.

Which wrestler did Scott escort to the ring at his WWE debut on Raw's Netflix premiere in January 2025?

His single '4x4' was unveiled that night as the show's opening theme, and he later sided with The Rock at Elimination Chamber.