Michael Saponara is a contributor to GRAMMY.com
It's been a turbulent five-year journey for Travis Scott bridging the worlds of ASTROWORLD to UTOPIA. Since the 2018 GRAMMY-nominated album solidified Scott as part of rap's A-list, he's endured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Amid working on the album (which he began teasing in 2020), his 2021 iteration of Astroworld Festival resulted in a crowd…
When 21 Savage emerged as a fresh face on the ever-changing rap scene in 2016, Drake crowned the tattooed, gold-toothed rapper "a young October king with all the juice right now." Seven years later, they're co-headlining one of the summer's hottest tours. The rappers' friendship has resulted in a number of collaborations over the years, culminating in the blockbuster release…
