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Rodeo (2015)

Where the lyrics of Rodeo take you, and where it was really made.

Its lead single "3500" peaked only at number 82 on the Hot 100, while the second single "Antidote" became Scott's highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number 16.

Key places

Recorded at Platinum Sound Recording Studios (2015)

Recording site Platinum Sound Recording Studios — MusicBrainz lists this studio in New York City as a recording location for the album. The point uses the city-center level of accuracy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Conway Recording Studios (2015)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — The recording credits name Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at PatchWerk Recording Studios (2015)

Recording site PatchWerk Recording Studios — The recording credits name PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Playback in Santa Barbara (2015)

Recording site Playback Recording Studio — The recording credits name Playback in Santa Barbara, California as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Premier in New York City (2015)

Recording site Premier — The recording credits name Premier in New York City as one of the album's recording locations. The point uses the city-center level of accuracy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Serenity West in Los Angeles (2015)

Recording site Serenity West Recording — The recording credits name Serenity West in Los Angeles as one of the album's recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Rodeo is the debut studio album by American rapper Travis Scott
• Released September 4, 2015 through Grand Hustle Records, distributed by Epic Records
• Guest appearances from Quavo, Future, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Kacy Hill, The Weeknd, Swae Lee, Chief Keef, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Young Thug, Toro y Moi, and Schoolboy Q
• Two singles: "3500" and "Antidote"
• Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200

Background

• Release date announced through social media on July 17, 2015
• On January 26, 2015, Scott announced The Rodeo Tour with Young Thug and Metro Boomin
• On January 27, 2015, two new songs were released, "High Fashion" featuring Future and "Nothing But Net" featuring Young Thug and PartyNextDoor
• Neither of those two songs ended up on the final album
• On June 12, 2015, "Drunk" featuring Young Thug leaked online
• Scott compared his life to a rodeo in an interview with CR Fashion Book

Recording

• Production by Scott himself, alongside WondaGurl, Allen Ritter, Mike Dean, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Sonny Digital, among others
• Narration by T.I. on "Pornography", "Wasted", and "Apple Pie"
• Sample sources include Ache, Pimp C featuring Big Mike, and Lee Fields and the Expressions
• Recording studios listed in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Santa Barbara, and New York City

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born Jacques Bermon Webster II on April 30, 1991 in Houston, Texas.
• Formed the duo The Graduates with Chris Holloway; released an EP on Myspace in 2008.
• Formed The Classmates with OG Chess in 2009 and released two projects before the group disbanded in late 2012.
• Left college and signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records in 2013 after T.I. heard his production.

Career

• Released the mixtape Owl Pharaoh (2013) and Days Before Rodeo (2014); the latter's single "Don't Play" was its lead single.
• Debut studio album Rodeo (2015) debuted at number three on the Billboard 200; single "Antidote" peaked at number 16 on the Hot 100.
• Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016) became his first number-one album on the Billboard 200.
• Astroworld (2018) debuted at number one; "Sicko Mode" (with Drake) became his first Hot 100 number-one single.
• Formed Cactus Jack Records in 2017; the label has signed Don Toliver, SoFaygo and Sheck Wes.
• Utopia (2023) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
• "4x4" (2025) debuted at number one on the Hot 100.

Recognition

• Has five Hot 100 number-one hits and ten Grammy nominations.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rolling Stone: David Turner wrote, "Left on his own, Scott can grow tiresome."
• AllMusic: David Jeffries wrote, "With Rodeo, Travis Scott becomes a designer drug"
• Pitchfork: Sheldon Pearce wrote that Scott is most effective when he harshly distorts his vocals to create texture
• Spin: Matthew Ramirez called it "This is a cold, calculated record lacking in personality, though it certainly tries to deliver something that Scott is incapable of"
• The Boston Globe: Martin Caballero wrote that his versatility, combined with a high-profile guest list, works against him
• Clash: Matthew Cooper wrote that the production is razor sharp but amounts to "it's all a façade; an image"
• XXL: Roger Krastz wrote that the album has plenty of bangers and noteworthy collaborations

Reappraisal

• Metacritic: average score 64 out of 100, based on 15 reviews from mainstream publications
• AnyDecentMusic?: 5.5 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus

Records

• Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 85,000 album-equivalent units, 70,000 of them pure album sales
• Sold 110,000 copies in the United States as of November 2015
• Certified double platinum by the RIAA on August 28, 2024, for over two million combined units

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Pornography", "Wasted", and "Apple Pie" feature narration by T.I.
• All tracks are stylized in lowercase on the physical back covers, so "Oh My Dis Side" appears as "oh my dis side".
• "Nightcrawler" is named "Night Call" in some old editions of the physical copies.
• "3500" peaked at number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while "Antidote" peaked at number 16.
• The double platinum certification came in August 2024, nearly nine years after release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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