'Stargazing' has been described as a 'psychedelic trap' song, while 'Coffee Bean' is said to inhabit ' old school hip hop territory with a blissed-out funk guitar'. Composition Īstroworld is a hip hop and psychedelic rap album, incorporating elements of trap and psychedelic music. In July 2018, it was reported that Scott was completing the album in Hawaii with a variety of recording artists and producers, such as Mike Dean, Nav, Frank Dukes, Sonny Digital, WondaGurl, Sheck Wes, Gunna, Wheezy, Don Toliver, Allen Ritter and Amir 'Cash' Esmailian. Recording for the album took place between 20, with Travis Scott posting updates through social media. I had to go quick, because like I said, I had all these ideas, I just had to get off real quick, but now I'm finally back home with Astroworld.' Recording I'm just finishing the saga I started on my first album. It took the fun out of the city.' Scott described the album as a continuation of his debut album, Rodeo (2015), stating: 'My whole idea was, if you locked into Rodeo, you definitely locked into Astroworld. That's what it's going to sound like, like taking an amusement park away from kids. In a 2017 interview with GQ, Scott spoke on the title of the album: 'They tore down AstroWorld to build more apartment space. The album title is named after the defunct theme park Six Flags AstroWorld, which was located in Houston, Texas prior to its closure in 2005. The title of the album was announced in May 2016, and initially teased for a 2017 release. The album was named one of the best albums of 2018 and the decade by several publications. It won Album of the Year at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.

It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was supported by four singles, ' Butterfly Effect', ' Sicko Mode', ' Yosemite', and ' Wake Up'.Īstroworld received widespread acclaim and performed well commercially, debuting atop the US Billboard 200 with 537,000 album-equivalent units, of which 270,000 were pure sales. Astroworld is a hip hop and psychedelic rap album, incorporating elements of trap and psychedelic music. He also described the album as a continuation of his debut album Rodeo (2015). Scott, a Houston native, aimed for the album to sound like 'taking an amusement park away from kids'. The album title is named after the defunct theme park Six Flags AstroWorld, which was located in Houston, Texas prior to its closure. Production was handled by multiple producers, including Scott himself, Mike Dean, Allen Ritter, Hit-Boy, WondaGurl, Tay Keith, Tame Impala, Frank Dukes, Sonny Digital, Murda Beatz, and Thundercat. The album features guest vocals from The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, Drake, James Blake, Philip Bailey, 21 Savage, Swae Lee, Gunna, Nav, Quavo, Takeoff, Juice Wrld, Sheck Wes, and Don Toliver, among others. The album follows his second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), and his collaborative album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (2017) with Quavo.

It was released on August 3, 2018, through Cactus Jack Records and Grand Hustle Records, and distributed by Epic Records. Astroworld is the third studio album by American rapper Travis Scott.

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