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Travis Scott new album ‘Utopia’ 2022: release date, tracklist, features, songs & more
The Houston rapper has revealed that his new album ‘Utopia’ will be released this year. Travis Scott has geared up his fans after releasing new details about his highly-aniticapted new album ‘Utopia’.
Following the horrific incident that occurred at Travis’ Astroworld Festival, which saw ten people killed and multiple injuries during his set, it’s now expected for the new album to be delayed.
Travis said, “I never tell people this, and I’m probably going to keep it a secret still, but I’m working with some new people and I’m just trying to expand the sound. He continued, “I’ve been making beats again, rapping on my own beats, just putting everything together and trying to grow it really.” “That’s been one of the most fun things about working on this album. I’m evolving, collaborating with new people, delivering a whole new sound, a whole new range.” Travis told the publication.
He added ““I want to make a f**king new sound. I might spend days banging my head against a wall trying to figure it out, but once I do it, it’s like ultimate ecstasy.”
Is Travis Scott dropping a new album?
Travis Scott initially teased ‘Utopia’ for the first time on in late summer 2020.
On the second year anniversary of his ‘ASTROWORLD’ release, he celebrated it on social media while cryptically teasing his new album ‘Utopia’.
The Houston native’s last album enlisted some of the biggest names featured in pop/rap music, including; Frank Ocean , Drake, The Weeknd, James Blake , Philip Bailey, 21 Savage, Swae Lee, Gunna, Nav, Quavo, Takeoff , Juice Wrld, Sheck Wes, Kid Cudi, Don Toliver and others.
Following the Astroworld incident, where 10 people died and over 300 were injured during a crowd surge, Travis remained quiet on the album, out of respect for those affected by the incident.
However, on December 20th, Travis made his first small step over by reviving the rollout for his upcoming album Utopia changing his Instagram bio to include “Utopia” once again.
In June 2021, Scott teased more details on the sound of Utopia.
“I’m in this new album mode where it’s like psychedelic rock,” Scott told WWD. “So even just like the field of cactuses and mushrooms, you might get tripped out.”
WHAT’S WRONG WITH KANYE WEST?
Now Is Not the Time for Your Hot Takes About Kanye West’s Mental Health
Kanye’s mental health is a hugely personal topic that only Kanye, his doctors, and the people he chooses to share details with truly know about. That being said, Kanye has been somewhat public on occasion in regards to his mental health struggles, so we do know some details.
BY ABI TRAVIS
Back in 2016, Kanye was persuaded by authorities to check into the UCLA Medical Center after suffering from hallucinations and paranoia. This initial episode was described as temporary psychosis, likely caused by dehydration and sleep deprivation due to his incredibly busy schedule. He had to abruptly cancel 21 concerts of his Life of Pablo tour while he was hospitalized. In a 2018 interview with TMZ, Kanye said that two days before he checked into the hospital
he was “addicted to opioids,” which had been prescribed to him after he got liposuction. In a 2019 episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, Kanye candidly spoke about some parts of his mental health experience. He said that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and spoke about what it’s like for him when he has, as he put it, an “episode.” its okay not to be okay when kanye will survive each other.
“Everyone — this is my experience, other people have different experiences — everyone now is an actor. Everything’s a conspiracy. You feel the government is putting chips in your head. You feel you’re being recorded. You feel all these things.” According to the DSM-5, bipolar disorder is typically marked by extreme fluctuations in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. Someone who has bipolar disorder may experience manic or depressive episodes (and, in some
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FFollowing Kanye’s recent tweets, sev eral people stepped forward to point out that more than speculation or vilification, what a person experiencing mental health struggles really needs is empathy and understanding (as well as professional advice from doctors, where applicable).
Our thoughts are with Kanye and his friends and family at this time
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DRAKE LOSES $230K DURING UFC BETS ?
As per Celebrity Net Worth, Drake has an estimated net worth of $250 million and earns nearly $70 million per year.
From a young age, Drake had grown up around music as his father had been a drummer. However, as time flew by, the rapper’s relationship with his father also strained.
It wasn’t until Drake started attending Forest Hill Collegiate Institute that he realized his passion for singing and acting. He decided to pursue his passion as he worked towards it. The rapper then started releasing his mixtapes in 2006 and quickly gained recognition for his talent.
He went on to collaborate with different artists such as Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, and others. Now, fast forward to 2022, the rapper still maintains his status in the music industry as he continues to put out hit songs.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BET
As per TMZ, Drake had placed all his trust on Kamaru Usman as he went to fight against Leon Edwards during the UFC 278 fight.
At first, fans had been divided on who would take the win and the doubt seemed to be on Leon’s mind as well. As per MMA Fighting, he noted that after the first round his body felt tired and he felt like he won’t be able to go on.
This came as a shock to Leon who thought that he will not get tired. Luckily. he had the support of his coaches who were there to push him. This also helped him land a knockout during the fifth round which was also the decider of who won the fight.
Leon’s win meant that Drake had lost all the money that he placed on his bet.
LEON EDWARDS’ MESSAGE FOR DRAKE
Leon knew that Drake had not bet against him and he did have a message for the rapper. He said: “next time bet on me.”
The MMA fighter definitely had a positive response even though the rapper decided to bet against him.
pen wide for the doctor and they punctured his aorta/ Died right there on the spot, crossed his arms like King T’Challa/That’s why I be smiling every time I see a dollar,” he raps. 3“o
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– Chance The Rapper last full-length project arrived in 2019 with The Big Day, an album that underwhelmed large parts of his fanbase while leading to his not-so-amicable split with his former manager Pat Corcoran, with whom he’s currently locked in a legal battle.
Four years, a concert film and a marital meme later, the Chicago native appears to be readying his musical return. On Tuesday (March 1), Chance kickstarted his comeback by giving fans a taste of new song featuring Vic Mensa. The track finds the Chi-Town natives trading bars over a jazzy instrumental, with Chance weaving former President George Washington, King T’Challa (a.k.a. Black Panther) and J. Edgar Hoover into his verse.
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alongside Fugees legend Wyclef Jean. In January, they traveled to Ghana together where they met with President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Chance The Rapper’s long-awaited comeback appears to be around the corner as the Social Experiment frontman has made several hints at a March return on social media in recent weeks.
Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa are longtime collaborators dating back to their early days as part of Chicago’s SaveMoney collective. The pair exchanged features on each other’s breakout projects (Chance’s Acid Rap and Vic’s INNANETAPE) while appearing on XXL‘s 2014 Freshman cover together.
After a brief period of friction that involved subliminal lyrical shots and photo crop-outs, Chance and Vic reunited on wax on last year’s “Shelter”
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Don Toliver is living the ‘Life Of A Don’ on new album
The Houston rapper returns with his sophomore effort.
Serving as the follow up to his RIAA certified Gold debut album Heaven Or Hell, Life Of A Don further showcases Don Toliver’s musical abilities as he makes a valiant effort to put his greatness on display for those who might be late to the party.
The Cactus Jack Records artist is currently living the Life of a Don on the road during his tour, which will wrap in Los Angeles on Oct. 30 at the Hollywood Palladium. He’s also slated to perform at three upcoming music festivals: Scott’s Astroworld in their Houston hometown on Nov. 5, Day N Vegas on Nov. 14 and Rolling Loud LA on Dec. 12.
Ever since that legendary moment at the 1995 Source Awards when Andre 3000 declared “The south got something to say, that’s all I got to say,” the south has had a tight grip around the music industry ever since. Through nearly three decades, we’ve seen first-hand the value that the southern part of America has on the beloved genre and that will not change any time soon. Besides Atlanta, some of the best artists to do it are Texas bred, specifically Houston. With this in mind, it is a beautiful thing to see Houston artists carrying the torch and since his arrival back in 2017, Don Toliver has understood the assignment. Today (Oct. 8), he drops off his sophomore album Life Of A Don.
In just a few years, Houston rapper Don Toliver has crafted one of the most distinguishable sounds in hip hop. With features from Nas (“Replace Me”), and Justin Bieber (“Don’t Go”) to Rico Nasty (“Don’t Like Me”) and Masego (“Mystery Lady”), his patented high-pitch voice is unlike all the other melodic rappers in the game, making the 27-year-old one of the most in demand acts to date. Being a mentee of fellow Houston sensation Travis Scott and signee of his Cactus Jack Records, Toliver has a promising future in this game.
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