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Rodeo (Music)
Don't you open up that window

Nine light years away, just outside of the Kepler solar system, we find ourselves consumed and utterly mesmerized with a story of a young rebel against the system refusing to conform or comply to the ways of authority. He chose the mood of "Fuck this shit." At that moment, the one known as Jacques turned to Scott, chose to jump off his mama porch, leading the stampede of lost souls in the middle of their metamorphosis, not quite through with their journey. Ain't made it to wherever the fuck they gon' be in life, but wherever it is, it's better than here, so fuck you, and fuck this.
Opening Narration, courtesy of T.I.

Rodeo is the debut studio album of American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on September 4, 2015, through Grand Hustle Records and distributed by Epic Records.

The album recieved positive reviews and is considered influential to the Trap Music genre.

Two singles were released for this album: "3500" and "Antidote".


Tracklist:

  1. "Pornography" (3:51)
  2. "Oh My/ Dis Side" (featuring Quavo) (5:51)
  3. "3500" (featuring Future and The Chainz) (7:41)
  4. "Wasted" (featuring Juicy J) (3:55)
  5. "90210" (featuring Kacy Hill) (5:39)
  6. "Pray 4 Love" (featuring The Weeknd) (5:07)
  7. "Nightcrawler" (featuring Swae Lee and Chief Keef) (5:21)
  8. "Piss on Your Grave" (featuring Kanye West) (2:46)
  9. "Antidote" (4:23)
  10. "Impossible" (4:02)
  11. "Maria I’m Drunk" (featuring Justin Bieber and Young Thug) (5:49)
  12. "Flying High" (featuring Toro y Moi)(3:28)
  13. "I Can Tell" (3:55)
  14. "Apple Pie" (3:39)

Trope on Your Grave:

  • Album Title Drop: At the end of "Apple Pie".
    Will he make it? Was it worth it?
    Did he win? Will he survive? The Rodeo
  • Alternate Album Cover: The Deluxe edition changes the cover to show Travis standing on top of a monster truck.
  • Cluster F-Bomb: The Opening Narration has a fair amount of fucks.
  • Epic Rocking: "3500" is over 7 minutes long.
  • Face on the Cover: The cover of the album shows a shirtless Travis.
  • Opening Narration: T.I.'s monologue at the start of "Pornography".
  • Sampling:
    • "Pornography" pitches down and slows down a sample of "Expectation" by Ache.
    • "Oh My (Dis Side)" samples the main riff of "Flashbulbs" by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
    • "3500" uses a vocal chop from the song "Misunderstanding" by D-Train.
    • "Wasted" uses the song "Havin' Thangs '06" by Pimp C for its hook and a pitched down version of the song "Let Your Life Be Free" for everything else
    • The second beat of "90210" uses "Itinerario Romantico" for its main piano loop and a vocal chop from "Family Business" by Kanye West. note 
    • "Pray 4 Love" interpolates and also directly sample "Ask the Lonely" by the Four Tops for its hook and uses the vocals from the latter song in the outro
    • "Antidote" uses a slowed down and pitched down version of "All I Need" by Lee Fields for its main riff.
    • "Flying High" samples "Slide" by Slave for its main melody.
  • Special Guest: Notable artists featured on this album include Quavo, Future, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Young Thug and Chief Keef.
  • Token White: Justin Bieber is the only white artist on this album.

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