Rodeo (Travis Scott album)

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Rodeo is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Travis Scott. It was released on September 4, 2015, by Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records. The album features additional guest appearances from Quavo, Schoolboy Q, Future, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, The Weeknd, Swae Lee, Chief Keef, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Young Thug and Toro y Moi.

The album was supported by the singles "3500" and "Antidote". The album was preceded by the release of his second mixtape, Days Before Rodeo.

Background

On January 15, 2015, Scott announced the title of his debut album, called Rodeo, and he later scheduled the release date for March 2015. On January 27, 2015, Scott announced his tour, titled Rodeo, with an American rapper Young Thug and producer Metro Boomin as supporting acts. On March 20, 2015, in an interview with MTV, Scott stated that he would not release the album unless Kid Cudi was featured on the album.

In the CR Fashion Book, Scott stated his life was like a circus or rodeo and he feels like he is trying to stay on a bucking animal, and it is inspired by rodeos he witnessed in Texas. On April 2, 2015, Scott tweeted "Rodeo: The Album" on his twitter account. In June 2015, Scott tweeted the production will be handled from Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital, WondaGurl, Allen Ritter, TM88, Southside, Mike Dean and Kanye West, among others.

On June 3, 2015, producer Mike Dean tweeted, that the album would be released in a few days. In an interview with Billboard, T.I., who's been in the studio with Scott, said Scott would release his album by the end of summer of 2015. On June 26, 2015, in an interview with the Los Angeles Leakers, Scott said that the album would be released before August 2015, but didn't want to give an exact official release date. Scott later revealed on his twitter, stating that the album will be officially released on September 4, 2015.

Release and promotion

On August 18, 2014, Scott released his second mixtape, titled Days Before Rodeo. It was first released as his mixtape, and then later Scott describes it as his free album. Days Before Rodeo features guest appearances from Young Thug, Big Sean, Rich Homie Quan, Migos, T.I., The 1975 and Peewee Longway, while the production was primary handled by Scott himself, along with Metro Boomin, DJ Dahi, WondaGurl, Southside and Lil' C, among others.

On January 28, 2015, while he was headlining his own Rodeo tour, Scott released two songs– including "High Fashion" featuring Future, and "Nothing But Net" featuring Young Thug and PartyNextDoor. The song "Drunk" featuring Young Thug, was leaked to the web on June 12, 2015, before the official release.

Singles

On June 8, 2015, the album's first single, "3500" featuring the vocals from Future and 2 Chainz, was released. On June 21, 2015, a song titled "Antidote" was released to promote the album. Due to the song's popularity, it was later recycled as the ninth track from the album and confirming it, as the album second single.

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Complex
HipHopDX
Rolling Stone

Rodeo was met with generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, the album holds an average score of 61 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pornography"	Jacques Webster Leland Wayne Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke	Sonny Digital Metro Boomin	3:51
2.	"Oh My Dis Side" (featuring Quavo)	Webster Allen Ritter Adam Feeney Quavious "Quavo" Marshall	Ritter Frank Dukes Dean[a]	5:51
3.	"3500" (featuring Future and 2 Chainz)	Webster Wayne Dean Emmanuel "Million $ Mano" Nickerson Xavier Dotson Ritter Nayvadius Wilburn Tauheed Epps	Metro Boomin Dean Million $ Mano Zaytoven[a] Ritter[a]	7:41
4.	"Wasted" (featuring Juicy J)	Webster Wayne Feeney Jordan Houston Larry Price Michael Barnett Will Barnett Chad Butler George Clinton T. Noporat	Metro Boomin Frank Dukes[a] Dean[a]	3:55
5.	"90210"	Webster Dacoury Natche Ritter Ebony "Wondagurl" Oshunrinde Glenda "Gizzle" Proby Kacy Hill Chantel Jeffries	DJ Dahi Ritter Dean Wondagurl	5:39
6.	"Pray 4 Love" (featuring The Weeknd)	Webster Carlo Montagnese Dean Ritter Feeney Abel Tesfaye	Illangelo Ben Billions The Weeknd Dean Ritter[a]	5:07
7.	"Nightcrawler" (featuring Swae Lee and Chief Keef)	Webster Wayne Joshua Howard Luellen Bryan Simmons Dean Ritter Khalif Brown Aaquil Brown Keith Cozart	Metro Boomin Southside TM88 Dean Ritter[a]	5:21
8.	"Piss on Your Grave" (featuring Kanye West)	Webster Kanye West Charlie Heat Dean Noah Goldstein Wals Escobar Darren Charles King Price	West Heat Goldstein[b] Dean[b] King[b] Escobar Travis Scott[a]	2:46
9.	"Antidote"	Webster Oshunrinde Bryan "Eestbound" Mierlo Thomas Brenneck David Guy Leon Michels Nicholas Movshon Homer Steinweiss	Wondagurl Eestbound	4:22
10.	"Impossible"	Webster Ritter	Ritter Dean	4:02
11.	"Maria I'm Drunk" (featuring Justin Bieber and Young Thug)	Webster Feeney Ritter Maneesh Bidaye Justin Bieber Jeffrey Williams	Dukes Ritter Bidaye Dean[a]	5:49
12.	"Flying High" (featuring Toro y Moi)	Webster Pharrell Williams Ritter Chazwick Bradley Bundick Floyd Miller Tom Lockett, Jr. Carter Bradley Mark Adams Mark Hicks Danny Webster Orion Wilhoite Tim Dozier	Williams Ritter[a]	3:28
13.	"I Can Tell"	Webster Ritter Trocon Markous Roberts Dean	Ritter FKi Dean	3:55
14.	"Apple Pie"	Webster	Travis Scott Dean Terrace Martin[b] 1500 or Nothin[b]	3:39
Total length:				65:26

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Ok Alright" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)	Webster Wayne Uwaezuoke Dean Quincey Hanley Hill Solana Rowe	Metro Boomin Sonny Digital Dean	6:57
16.	"Never Catch Me"	Webster Uwaezuoke Ritter Oshunrinde Proby	Sonny Digital Ritter Wondagurl[a]	2:56
Total length:				75:19

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^b} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

• "Pornography" contains a sample of "Expectation" performed by ACHE.
• "Wasted" contains a sample of "Let Your Life Be Free" performed by T. Zchien and The Johnny.
• "90210" contains a sample of "Fonky Thang", written by Terry Callier and Charles Stepney, and performed by The Dells
• "Piss On Your Grave" contains samples of "Machine Gun" performed by Jimi Hendrix.
• "Antidote" contains samples of "All I Need" performed by Lee Fields.