![]() But the real advancement here is in Scott’s artistry - he’s the sole credited producer on three songs here - and it shows a musical versatility and adventurousness that’s rare for an artist on his level. With 19 full songs over almost 75 minutes, its features and/or contributors reads like a dream Grammy-albums-of-the-year nominees list: Beyonce, Drake, the Weeknd, Bad Bunny, SZA, Kanye West, Future, Pharrell, 21 Savage, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Young Thug, Dave Chappelle, Playboi Carti, Bon Iver, Swae Lee, Kid Cudi, Mike Dean, Metro Boomin, James Blake, Noah Goldstein and a couple dozen more. As his first release since then, “Utopia” couldn’t afford to be anything but a major musical advancement, and he’s delivered. Then, he was a fast-rising Houston rapper - now, he’s a global superstar whose image was badly tarnished by the deaths at last year’s Astroworld disaster. ![]() ![]() ![]() Years in the making, the album expands his sound without drastically changing it - he’s still using his MPC and his vocals are just as distorted as they were ten years ago - but now the stakes are exponentially higher. In the same way that Travis Scott’s debut full-length “Rodeo” polished the sound of his early mixtapes, “Utopia” rejuvenates Travis Scott’s discography. ![]()
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