His early life
Jacques Bermon Webster II, also known as “Travis Scott,” is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. His stage name is based on his favorite uncle’s first name combined with Kid Cudi’s first name, Scott Mescudi, who is one of Jacques’ inspirations. He was born on April 30, 1991 in Houston, Texas. As a kid, he learned how to play the drums and the piano. His mother would work a well-paying job at Apple, and his father has grew a successful business. Both of Jacques’s parents didn’t have time to spend with their son due to them being busy, so Jacques would start to live with his grandmother at the age of 6. (Medium: Travis Scott)
The start of his career
After Travis dropped out of college, he moved to New York and then Los Angeles to pursue music full time, where he met rapper T.I. and was hired as a producer for Kanye West’s GOOD Music record label. ”He began to work on his own project called ‘Owl Pharaoh’ which was released on May 2013 because of several sample clearance issues. (His projects had a lot of samples that needed the original copyright’s holder’s permission). His mixtape would earn the nomination for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.” (PopFiltr)
His albums and songs
Travis Scott has a lot of popular hits that we all may have heard of. His album “ASTROWORLD” became the number one album for two weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart. Some of his famous songs are “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”, “SICKO MODE”, and “GOOSEBUMPS”, which all reached the Billboard 100 chart. (Top 22 Travis Songs)
He’s also worked with many other artists such as The Weeknd, Drake, Young Thug, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Kanye West, and many more. He’s also been featured in newer albums released this year such as the Weeknd’s “HURRY UP TOMORROW” and Playboi Carti’s “I AM MUSIC”.
How is he an impact to the world?
Besides his famous music career, he launched “PROJECT HEAL” through his Cactus Jack foundation. This program is to support mental health resources for young people and provides $10,000 scholarships to students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Travis has influenced many people like artist Jaden Smith. He’ll still continue to inspire others and will be remembered for his successful work.
Travis Scott fans At AJMS
Eighth grader Jay’Onna Moore said, “Travis Scott is a lyrical genius and he music is very inspirational.”
Eighth grader Jesus Canas said, “He has good music and features.”
Eighth grader Katelyn Hernandez said “I like his style in music and he’s good when featured.”
