@3:40 Pornography @10:08 On My Dis Side @22:30 3500 @37:05 Wasted @42:00 90210 @51:57 Pray 4 Love @56:55 **FUCK THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA** @1:01:10 Nightcrawler @1:10:10 Piss on Your Grave @1:14:29 Antidote @1:22:50 Impossible @1:30:00 Maria I'm Drunk @1:38:45 Flying High @1:43:55 I Can Tell @1:52:00 Apple Pie @1:59:15 Ok Alright @2:09:58 Never Catch Me @2:14:15 Closing Thoughts on the Album
@@_axron_9152 I finally did the dirty work myself :) I give myself 10,000,000 internet points, far more than I've ever awarded anyone else because I'm selfish and want all of the internet points :D
Travis is an artist who, in my opinion, uses autotune as an instrument instead of just minor fixes to singing/rapping. You can hear how extreme he uses it to express the woozy feeling from his drug-induced lifestyle into music. (So not a lyrical, conscious rapping album but a production-based album that captures this feeling)
I still come to find the lyrics amazing. Not from a technical standpoint but how he’s able to perfectly describe exactly what he’s doing n how he feels
You really need to understand the message of everything at the end of the album, that's when you understand and discover Travis Scott's genius in working his expressive idea in a totally different way.
You have to sit back, close your eyes, and get immersed into the experience, the production, the vibe and feeling. You don’t have to relate to love good music. Lyrics are secondary to the sound with Travis’ work.
The first half of 90210 is about Travis chasing that feeling of being “low”, where at this point in his life, he’s consumed by the drugs and not really having any solid direction. So it was a very huge low point in his life. The second half is more like an awakening, where he “done found life meaning now”, and now he’s moved away from that need to feel low. Its not exactly a concert banger, but mannnnnn blasting this in your headphones at 2 in the morning is elite
let’s fuckin gooo. there’s another youtube channel i’ve been following lately called “turning the tables” and they reacted to rodeo last week and they dropped a reaction to college dropout earlier today. and here we are, you’re reacting to rodeo after listening to college dropout not too long ago. so glad to see you going into new stuff! keep it up!
If you think its a CHILL album, you should def watch some of Travis Scott live shows from his rodeo tour. Pure madness, he goes way too crazy. Since you a rocker, I assume you like moshpits, so you MUST react to Travis Scott live shows. PLEASE BOB, JUST A QUICK VID
@@incatm0 Were you there? Obviously not because no he couldn't clearly see anything. He stopped the show 6 times to help people and he couldn't hear anything because his earpiece is noise cancelling. Having loud speakers behind you isnt good for your ears
“This side” is both Travis’ new life as a hyper star and his hometown life in Houston, Texas. He’s grappling with his relatively new fame and he’s nostalgic for the times when he could just hang out with friends in Houston.
@@henryh.489 that's on purpose, it's a clever play on words. Further proving the lyrics meaning his mind is pacing between two lifestyles on the song. Genius.
Great monologue! Just for context Travis is Kanye’s protége. Travis actually worked on production for a few songs on yeezus. Also Kanye abs Travis are brother in laws.
@@D1YAR3R3Nwhy does everyone like maria im drunk the acronym is mid for a reason when i listened to rodeo i almost fell asleep while listening to MID the main highlights for me on that album were antidote, 90210, flying high, apple pie, pray 4 love, and nightcrawler i almost skipped over maria im drunk do i relisten to it
Travis music mostly is "THE VIBE" not mainly focusing on the lyrics.. travis music has a great vibe to it, Listen to (ASTROWORLD) and u will know what I mean.. Thanks for the great reaction/review Appreciate it.
I absolutely got that from this album. It is totally a vibe, and Travis killed it in that aspect. I consider this a kind of chill, turn off my brain and kick back to some great sound kind of album. 10/10 party album
I think reading lyrics was a HUGE mistake while listening to this album (or any trap album). You just relax and chill back. There’s no crazy word play just straight vibes, just listen to the music and it just sounds beautiful. No other album gives me goosebumps more than this album.
Well he’s a “rocker” and most of the lyrics in those songs seem to have very meaningful lyrics, he prolly has the lyrics up to get a full view into the song
I would kinda disagree? That's like saying a song which only has good production and shit lyrics is good. Only half the song is good but because it's Trap that means the lyrics don't mean anything to the song? Idk that's what I'm getting from your comment
Didn’t expect this reaction. This is the best Trap album of all time a genre of music that is extremely popular with the new generation of rappers. Travis is a great artist who is a master of his craft.
My interpretation of this album over the years is that the "Rodeo" is Travis arriving in LA and entering the lifestyle of a rap artist/producer. Achieving his dreams, but also diving into some darker things that come with it.
And it is great too see you opening your mind and thoughts too hip hop, it can be quite jarring listening too it for the first but once you enjoy it and appreciate it it's a great experience, love from Australia.
After doing Whole Lotta Red, I'm able to appreciate the production quality a lot more. Unfortunately for me, it usually takes several listens on an album for me to really hear everything that's going on (and that's with bands I know). It's been even more challenging with hip-hop and dropping in blind.
@@bobthepoppop it's hard to pick up everything that's going on in your first listen but definitely headphones are a go for artists like Travis that create this immersive spatial sound, headphones just make that "alternate reality" all the better. also the break @46:20 is a great sample of a song from Kanye's College Dropout album so if you liked that, that might be an idea.
My god what I'd give to hear this album for the first time again. I really appreciate your honest reactions and interpretations. I hold hip hop very near and dear to me so this was a great video. You have so much to discover.
Pornography felt like a slog to get to the actual tracks when I first listen to the album, but overtime I grew to see how truly badass the introdruction from T.I is, and just how hard Travis goes on the track, how great the lyrics are, how many punchlines there are, and just how heavy he delivers the bars, it's the BEST intro on a trap project to date.
I absolutely love this album. one of my favorites of all time. I’m proud to say i own the vinyl too. Can’t wait to see what Travis does with Utopia hopefully this year
This is a sub genre in rap/hip hop that is called “psychedelic trap” having the trap influence along side that drugged out production. Keep up the good work mane 💪🏼
Wow. I love the brutal honesty in the beginning. Just know that prejudice exists with many people including those who actively listen to rap because the loudest segments of rap and hip hop culture do include characters much like what you're describing. What's great though is that you recognise it and that's the first step in having the conversations about that sort of thing and finding the nuance in the discussions about that sort of prejudice.
You keep saying you want some aggressive/angry hiphop so im surprised not many people are suggesting artists that lean towards that. Some id recommend are: Denzel Curry (recommend Taboo or Unlocked to start out) Jpegmafia (Veteran or AMHAC) Ski mask the slump god (You will regret) Clipping. (VOBBB or TEAATB) Run the Jewels (any album is good to start tbh) Danny Brown (Atrocity Exhibition) Death grips (The Money Store) Eminem (Marshall Mathers) Outkast (Stankonia) Death grips and Clipping are by far the most aggressive out the group and I think it make for a great reaction to say the very least, but all of them are definitely worth checking out.
You gotta do kanyes albums, they are truly an experience listening to them for the first time. Waiting on Late Registration and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
It’s so refreshing hearing someone listen to this music for the first time, it’s almost like going back for the first time you heard it, so nice hearing someone else’s perspective too. Great video👏🏼
You should listen to Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown. It's loud, rough, brash and lyrically genius. The production has a post rock feel to it. Just amazing. One of the best hip hop albums ever. And the theme of the album is Danny brown going on a downward spiral
i've been watching your videos for about a week and a bit, and i've got to say-your insightfulness and intelligent, well articulated thoughts really make me happy. you so effortlessly understand things like what you talk about in the intro in ways that most are too stubborn to see at all. its awesome, thank you for your videos!
With this you should really just close your eyes and focus on the incredible production, the way uses his voice as an instrument, the flow and the incredible vibe. The lyrics you laugh/smile sometimes, and to can enjoy listening to successful people rapping about not giving a fuck and just enjoying life
i respect you so much for what you said at the beginning. my mom for example despises travis for what happened in 2021, and i showed her stop trying to be god and she thought i was lying when i said it was travis. youre a great man
*What happened? Now my daddy happy Mama called me up, that money coming and she love me I done made it now, I done found life's meaning now All them days her heart'd break, her heart not in pieces now* Travis was supposedly enrolled to the University of San Antonio in Texas while his parents paid for everything, but he had secretly dropped out and went on trips to NY and L.A to make his music be heard. While he was away from College, his parents decided to pay him a surprise visit, only to find out he had dropped out months ago. They didn't want him to pursue a music career, so naturally when they found out that he had been using their money not for college but for flight tickets, studio sessions and hotels, they cut him off. In this verse, Travis kinda acknowledges it, and kinda thinks back to days when he didn't have a lot and now with the money and fame he was able to repay his parents for the money they gave him.
If you like heavy, distorted, aggressive music, I think the pinnacle in hip-hop for that subgenre would be Death Grip's The Money Store. It's by no means traditional hip-hop but it influenced Yeezus and countless others. Its heavy as fuck and as someone who listens to rock too it makes a lot of metal sound soft in comparison
Can’t wait for you to hopefully one day get into the even more experimental side of hip hop. You’ve listened to all the albums that got me to venture into the more experimental side of things, those albums being Yeezus, Igor, and to a lesser extent Rodeo.
Travis's music is made for psychadelics. every synth, vocal, ad-lib is all perfected to sound amazing when under the influence of psychadelics. I truly feel like in order to understand what he's trying to say you have to be in the same state as him
This album definitely isn’t one where the lyrics are necessarily thought provoking. There are some trav lyrics in this project that dive into his emotions a bit but it’s not the cornerstone of the album. Where the album really shines is in the production, the use of auto tune as an instrument and the many 808’s and synths.
That intro he gave about his first impression of how he looked made me want to say I wish he heard Travis in an interview or watched him on video, that look is just an aesthetic lol the dude is a weird / introverted kid that sounds like he grew up in the valley 😂 never judge a book by its cover
I appreciate this sort of openness and checking bias at the door. That’s why watching these reacts are so enjoyable. You’re prob going to get this recommendation, but Kid Cudi is a rapper who influenced Travis & has a group with Kanye (one song they rap over Kurt Cobain’s “Burn The Rain”). He’s got rock influences in his work. Even made a couple alternative/grunge albums. He’d be a natural progression from Kanye and Travis.
If you really want noise Death Grips will be an insane introduction to the experimental side of Hip-Hop that inspired Yeezus. The Money Store is what the album is called.
people really gotta stop sayin that TMS inspired Yeezus lmao. it was Gesaffelsteins “Aleph”. even down to the cover art itself. but nah i agree, he should DEF react to the TMS
Tbh i really dont like long videos, but i watched whole 2 hours and i think you should continue with this reactions. Very clear, straightforward and honest
wow the first few minutes of transparency,I came to just check the reaction like for 10 minutes and move on,but I am here watching the whole thing now,the transparency,the humanity in the honesty,I am amazed
Keep in mind that regardless of Kanye's anti-materialist sentiments, in the past and even till now he's either been materialist or one of those big spenders; like on All Falls Down off The College Dropout where he states that he's the same as all the people buying recklessly and just admits it/the insecurity.
2:00 YES too this whole bit. So awesome you were able to recognize that and look ahead of all the propaganda that so many people fall victim too. Yes in some instances at the surface level it may look like a lot of rappers and hip hop artists are just glorifying violence and drug abuse etc, but that's not the case. Not a glorification but a recount of the experiences these people went through and grew up in their lives, a shared experience that most black Americans have as a consequence of slavery, lack of reparations on top of jim crow, police brutality etc. hip hop is merely a form a art born out of the shared experiences they've grown up in a consequence of systemic inequalities blalbablah. With that said rodeo is definitely travis's best album and so far he hasnt topped it aha
This is in my top 3 albums of all time. Maybe just a nostalgia thing, but when this came out it completely blew my mind and broke the barriers of Atlanta trap. Also, Atrocity Exhibition!!!!
You Should totally do Kanye's album "Ye" and his Collab Album with Kid Cudi "Kids See Ghosts" They are short and sweet and i think you would like how much effort went into them. Definitely quality over quantity. Great review though!
The amount of what you call "semantics" are really good, you express things in such good detail, I love this album a lot, your perspective was interesting to hear.
Rodeo is by far the best album i have ever heard in my life. And i think is the #1 album in the world. I have heard this album over a million times probably and still enjoy it till this day. The production of this album is a masterpiece. I mainly love Travis’s music because he tried to create a story and adds details like adlibs, hums, and etc to make a art of a song. 🌵
SZA is pronounced "sizza," kinda like how you pronounce "scissor." I would recommend listening to her album "Ctrl." She's an amazing vocalist with great songs.
Amazing intro. Love your videos dude. It's quite funny how it's a one way traffic of hate, since most high-tier rappers grew up on other genres of music, Travis takes quite a bit of inspiration from prog.
Please react to Astroworld by Travis Scott, its an amazing album. Also I highly recommend reading some background info from Wikipedia and such to give yourself a bit more context behind the music, it will make the album make more sense.
You should really listen to Dave's We're All Alone In This Together. It's a really good album from a UK rapper that's come out this year and has gotten a lot of praise not only in the UK, but over in the US as well.
i noticed that just like most of us, you were rlly facinated with the production of the album. especially the synths. Look up Mike Dean, he is travis's engineer and the one who be producing those rich synths.
If you listened to 808's & Heartbreak you can see the Kanye influence in this album. Definitely check out 808's & Heartbreak and revisit Rodeo sometime
Nightcrawler sounds like a sound you’d hear at a vampire nightclub lmaoo idk. I can picture people fucking right by the entrance, coke in the living room, flashing lights, etc. Reading the lyrics for this album was not the move I hope you see now that trap isn’t about the substance in the lyrics, more so the feeling you get when you listen to it. You don’t need lyrics to have some crazy double meanings for the music to be beautiful.
Some background on Travis, he is Kanye's protege and has been really close with kanye ever since they meet and in 2013, he opened up for Kanye's Yeezus tour along side Kendrick Lamar, but over the past few years has become a superstar and a house hold name in the rap/trap game mostly because of his sound with auto tune, his amazing production and his amazing live performances. His real blow up and what brought him to that superstar/rockstar status came from when he dropped his album rodeo in 2015 and is argued to be one of and if not the best trap album ever and since then hasn't stopped and only has gotten bigger since then and is one of my favorite artist. Thank you for doing this reaction, being real with your reactions and giving your own opinions on the music itself.
Travis has a movie on Netflix called “look mom I can fly” which is about his life during the production and tour of his album ASTROWORLD it’s filmed in such a way that it grabs you and drags you into his life at the time and it doesn’t hold your hand it’s a very unique documentary I recommend it after your ASTROWORLD review (personally it’s my favourite travis album because it’s so genre bending and it was Grammy worth)
i haven’t finished the video yet but i’ll explain a little bit about travis for you. he’s a rapper coming out of missouri city, houston. he came out with his first project in 2013 titled Owl Pharaoh, the following year he released Days Before Rodeo. One year later he released his debut album Rodeo. Following that he released Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, Hunco Jack Jack Huncho which was a collaboration album between himself and Quavo who was featured on Oh My Dis Side. A year later in 2018 he released his most famous and Grammy nominated album, Astroworld, which he named after Six Flags Astroworld in Houston which was one of his favorite places. His biggest inspiration is an artist by the name of Kid Cudi, who is very close with Kanye and is his inspiration. Travis’ real name is Jacques Berman Webster II but his alias is Travis Scott, a mix between Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) and his favorite uncle named Travis. If you listen to Cudi you will hear how heavily inspired Travis’ music is by his. After his album Astroworld (2018) he has become one of hip-hops powerhouses having multiple collaborations between having a live event in the video game Fortnite, releasing a song with Kid Cudi and giving his inspiration his first #1 song with “The Scotts”. He also had a collaboration with McDonalds getting his own meal, and releasing multiple sneakers, and clothing items with Nike and Jordan Brand. This album is the story of him moving from Houston to LA, falling into addiction to money, drugs and women, but finally finding his meaning and being able to help his family. (Side note, Impossible is a song written about the music artist Rihanna, who was his girlfriend at the time who did not want the media to find out about the relationship because he wasn’t established, leading to him using drugs because of the depression, ultimately leading to them breaking up).
As always I love how genuine and forthcoming you are with your exact thoughts!! One thing I'd try to remember as you move forward in this journey is that you shouldn't take what every rapper says in every song at face value. Yes Rodeo and a large portion of Travis' discography is "pointless" from a lyrical standpoint, but he's also a very skilled producer and he attacks music from a sonic standpoint, not so much substance!
I've watched this reaction multiple times and love the channel. I just want to add that for Oh My, Dis Side: this song/the whole album is almost a coming of age story. This can be seen with the opening and closing tracks with TI's narration and the content of the songs. Oh My, Dis Side is similar in that regard because "dis side" is referring to his past life and where he came from. Talking about how he misses the people and the lifestyle even though now he's successfully made it and is wealthy and moved on. Oh My is his way getting to the wealth and success. Dis Side is once he's acheived it and reminiscing on the past.
Easily one of the better reactors, you actually have input on the songs, you listen to the whole thing and give your interpretation of it, allowing the viewer to compare their own with yours. As opposed to just going “man this is fire 🔥 “ Look forward to many more reactions
I've learned from various podcasts that people will listen to in-depth analysis of things they love. This whole idea that videos need to be a certain length to be successful is BS in my opinion
@3:40 Pornography
@10:08 On My Dis Side
@22:30 3500
@37:05 Wasted
@42:00 90210
@51:57 Pray 4 Love
@56:55 **FUCK THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA**
@1:01:10 Nightcrawler
@1:10:10 Piss on Your Grave
@1:14:29 Antidote
@1:22:50 Impossible
@1:30:00 Maria I'm Drunk
@1:38:45 Flying High
@1:43:55 I Can Tell
@1:52:00 Apple Pie
@1:59:15 Ok Alright
@2:09:58 Never Catch Me
@2:14:15 Closing Thoughts on the Album
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@@_axron_9152 I finally did the dirty work myself :)
I give myself 10,000,000 internet points, far more than I've ever awarded anyone else because I'm selfish and want all of the internet points :D
@@bobthepoppop definitely deserved with all the time you have been putting in man
@@bobthepoppop i think there is a way to mark the different sections on the bottom bar of the video for the times
@@conzo426 I think there is. I haven't taken the time to figure that out yet. I'm an old dog when it comes to learning new tricks haha
This video may be long but this guy is just so straightforward. He doesn't waste our time he just gives his honest opinion.
Already my fav music reaction channel
this guy cool af lmao n ive only watched 3 mins
If they think hip hop is bad, how did they like The Ramones, Alice Cooper, Sex Pistols, NYC dolls
waste our times even if he did we clicked on the video bro
Travis is an artist who, in my opinion, uses autotune as an instrument instead of just minor fixes to singing/rapping. You can hear how extreme he uses it to express the woozy feeling from his drug-induced lifestyle into music. (So not a lyrical, conscious rapping album but a production-based album that captures this feeling)
I still come to find the lyrics amazing. Not from a technical standpoint but how he’s able to perfectly describe exactly what he’s doing n how he feels
You really need to understand the message of everything at the end of the album, that's when you understand and discover Travis Scott's genius in working his expressive idea in a totally different way.
100% agree
exactly! Especially he uses his normal voice when rapping straight through parts of songs.
ur a genius my friend
You have to sit back, close your eyes, and get immersed into the experience, the production, the vibe and feeling. You don’t have to relate to love good music. Lyrics are secondary to the sound with Travis’ work.
It's taken me awhile to understand this, but I'm beginning to understand that concept a lot more now.
100% many people don’t realize this about his music
well said
Yea thats so true. There are Artists i Love for their lyrical Genius and Artists i Love for their Sound. Travis for example.
@@bobthepoppopshout out to the goat coming back a YEAR LATER to give his thoughts on this comment, best reaction channel for a reason
I really appreciate the transparency with his channel, he's not afraid to give off his thoughts or opinions on things 👍🏾
The first half of 90210 is about Travis chasing that feeling of being “low”, where at this point in his life, he’s consumed by the drugs and not really having any solid direction. So it was a very huge low point in his life. The second half is more like an awakening, where he “done found life meaning now”, and now he’s moved away from that need to feel low. Its not exactly a concert banger, but mannnnnn blasting this in your headphones at 2 in the morning is elite
my man!!
my best memory with this song is driving home from literally LA at 2AM bro thats crazyy
1/21/24 @ 2am…
Yes.
let’s fuckin gooo. there’s another youtube channel i’ve been following lately called “turning the tables” and they reacted to rodeo last week and they dropped a reaction to college dropout earlier today. and here we are, you’re reacting to rodeo after listening to college dropout not too long ago. so glad to see you going into new stuff! keep it up!
Love them
Lmfao same I love both of these reaction channels
that reaction is really good I just watched it today
Ive been watching them and Bob for the last few weeks lmao
Man we really are all the same people 😂
If you think its a CHILL album, you should def watch some of Travis Scott live shows from his rodeo tour. Pure madness, he goes way too crazy. Since you a rocker, I assume you like moshpits, so you MUST react to Travis Scott live shows. PLEASE BOB, JUST A QUICK VID
Haha agreed, Travis has that crazy duality about him. He's both super chill but also the Rager king himself
This didn’t age too well lol
@@akashnair3751 Bro it wasn't his fault
@@wsfridge755 Yes it was his fault. He could clearly see it was out of control yet still continued to continue whilst bodies dropped
@@incatm0 Were you there? Obviously not because no he couldn't clearly see anything. He stopped the show 6 times to help people and he couldn't hear anything because his earpiece is noise cancelling. Having loud speakers behind you isnt good for your ears
“This side” is both Travis’ new life as a hyper star and his hometown life in Houston, Texas. He’s grappling with his relatively new fame and he’s nostalgic for the times when he could just hang out with friends in Houston.
Also, “this side” sometimes sounds like “decide”
@@henryh.489 that's on purpose, it's a clever play on words. Further proving the lyrics meaning his mind is pacing between two lifestyles on the song. Genius.
Great monologue! Just for context Travis is Kanye’s protége. Travis actually worked on production for a few songs on yeezus. Also Kanye abs Travis are brother in laws.
*was
@@SebbyKusherswae were*
@@genesisosuna she be with Kanye every where like they can’t leave each other or sum
I really hope he reads this comment
Nope Kylie isn’t married to him just bumping uglies w/him & pg w/his 2nd kid!
Travis is one of the best to ever use autotune. and 90210 is a peice of art from start to finish.
best song of travis tied with nighcrawler and oh my dis side fr
@@paufernandezduarte7847hmm maria i’m drunk is easily a top 3 song though on rodeo
@@D1YAR3R3Nwhy does everyone like maria im drunk the acronym is mid for a reason when i listened to rodeo i almost fell asleep while listening to MID the main highlights for me on that album were antidote, 90210, flying high, apple pie, pray 4 love, and nightcrawler i almost skipped over maria im drunk do i relisten to it
Travis music mostly is "THE VIBE" not mainly focusing on the lyrics.. travis music has a great vibe to it, Listen to (ASTROWORLD) and u will know what I mean.. Thanks for the great reaction/review Appreciate it.
I absolutely got that from this album. It is totally a vibe, and Travis killed it in that aspect. I consider this a kind of chill, turn off my brain and kick back to some great sound kind of album. 10/10 party album
@@bobthepoppop amen 👍👍
i feel like thats true for astroworld but this album is much more lyrical and thematic
@idrox tf u mean Carti 💋🧛🏿 the most lyrical artist out there gtfo bro💀💀💀💀💀
@@dannymusic3466 Youngboy the most lyrical artist out there tf 💀
No wayy, had no idea you were planning on reaction to Rodeo. 2 hours+ long as well ? Boutta make myself a meal to watch along with !
Sounds good, ChrisLubedUp!
Your intro was awesome and honest to the core. Never too late to recognize our own biases/prejudices
I think Danny Brown’s “Atrocity Exhibition” would be perfect for you if you’re looking for a sort of “downward spiral” album
damn that's what i said too lol
YES
This is exactly what I said as well
Definitely vouch for this, it gives great contrast to the themes of Rodeo. Both are some of my favorite hip hop albums of the last decade too.
Totally!
I think reading lyrics was a HUGE mistake while listening to this album (or any trap album). You just relax and chill back. There’s no crazy word play just straight vibes, just listen to the music and it just sounds beautiful. No other album gives me goosebumps more than this album.
Well he’s a “rocker” and most of the lyrics in those songs seem to have very meaningful lyrics, he prolly has the lyrics up to get a full view into the song
Exactly. Reading the lyrics is not the move 😂
I would kinda disagree? That's like saying a song which only has good production and shit lyrics is good. Only half the song is good but because it's Trap that means the lyrics don't mean anything to the song?
Idk that's what I'm getting from your comment
@@PlushieMastera song definitely doesn’t have to have good lyrics to be good
@@maxjensen220 but it should at least try
If you want some "turnt up" and "mad" Travis, you gotta look up at his live performances, that's where his true rockstar side comes out
*Rager 💫
Didn’t expect this reaction. This is the best Trap album of all time a genre of music that is extremely popular with the new generation of rappers. Travis is a great artist who is a master of his craft.
Whole lotta red is #1 🧛🏿♂️
@@kai-gg2ip fuck no oh my
@@larockxx whole lotta red number 1
@@Himmmzers Våmp*¡^🧛🏽♂️+
This is not the best trap album. I wouldnt even call it trap to begin with.
I love how you were able to confront your own stereotyping we need more of that in everyday people
My interpretation of this album over the years is that the "Rodeo" is Travis arriving in LA and entering the lifestyle of a rap artist/producer. Achieving his dreams, but also diving into some darker things that come with it.
And it is great too see you opening your mind and thoughts too hip hop, it can be quite jarring listening too it for the first but once you enjoy it and appreciate it it's a great experience, love from Australia.
I really appreciate your honesty with Travis
You should listen to this with headphones on, the production is insane
After doing Whole Lotta Red, I'm able to appreciate the production quality a lot more. Unfortunately for me, it usually takes several listens on an album for me to really hear everything that's going on (and that's with bands I know). It's been even more challenging with hip-hop and dropping in blind.
@@bobthepoppop it's hard to pick up everything that's going on in your first listen but definitely headphones are a go for artists like Travis that create this immersive spatial sound, headphones just make that "alternate reality" all the better.
also the break @46:20 is a great sample of a song from Kanye's College Dropout album so if you liked that, that might be an idea.
56:55 goes really well with what happened this past weekend, the media is just pounding travis into the ground right jow
My god what I'd give to hear this album for the first time again. I really appreciate your honest reactions and interpretations. I hold hip hop very near and dear to me so this was a great video. You have so much to discover.
Pornography felt like a slog to get to the actual tracks when I first listen to the album, but overtime I grew to see how truly badass the introdruction from T.I is, and just how hard Travis goes on the track, how great the lyrics are, how many punchlines there are, and just how heavy he delivers the bars, it's the BEST intro on a trap project to date.
Never Catch Me Outside is also a great closer one of my favs of his discografy so underrated
@@joaoferreira6626 It's a deluxe track doe. Apple Pie is the closer. But I agree with you.
pornography is legit my favourite track off rodeo
I absolutely love this album. one of my favorites of all time. I’m proud to say i own the vinyl too. Can’t wait to see what Travis does with Utopia hopefully this year
happy with utopia?
the way Travis and Don Toliver use autotune like instruments is incredible
dont forget about thugger
@@waulius with thugger it's more his voice itself than the autotune
@@joemomma6317 okay facts
This is a sub genre in rap/hip hop that is called “psychedelic trap” having the trap influence along side that drugged out production. Keep up the good work mane 💪🏼
changed my life when i discovwred this wave
I wasn’t a Travis fan until I saw him live. He really brings his songs to life live gives you a whole different perspective on his music.
Wow. I love the brutal honesty in the beginning. Just know that prejudice exists with many people including those who actively listen to rap because the loudest segments of rap and hip hop culture do include characters much like what you're describing.
What's great though is that you recognise it and that's the first step in having the conversations about that sort of thing and finding the nuance in the discussions about that sort of prejudice.
If you want a really good downward spiral expirience, Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown is a must listen. That album gets insane
You keep saying you want some aggressive/angry hiphop so im surprised not many people are suggesting artists that lean towards that. Some id recommend are:
Denzel Curry (recommend Taboo or Unlocked to start out)
Jpegmafia (Veteran or AMHAC)
Ski mask the slump god (You will regret)
Clipping. (VOBBB or TEAATB)
Run the Jewels (any album is good to start tbh)
Danny Brown (Atrocity Exhibition)
Death grips (The Money Store)
Eminem (Marshall Mathers)
Outkast (Stankonia)
Death grips and Clipping are by far the most aggressive out the group and I think it make for a great reaction to say the very least, but all of them are definitely worth checking out.
I’m surprised you got Ski Mask and Outkast on here and not Busta Rhymes and DMX
@@Kickinthescience These the ones that popped into my head at the moment. You can request them on your own?
Yeah I said taboo on his yeezus reaction
@@abjgamer9946 not the point
@@abjgamer9946 I’m surprised you got Ski Mask and Outkast on here, not Busta Rhymes and DMX.
You gotta do kanyes albums, they are truly an experience listening to them for the first time. Waiting on Late Registration and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Don't forget 808s
cant wait for the 4 hours long donda reaction
It’s so refreshing hearing someone listen to this music for the first time, it’s almost like going back for the first time you heard it, so nice hearing someone else’s perspective too. Great video👏🏼
popeye the sailor is lit 🔥❤️
LOL! For the record, I love this nickname, and I sincerely hope it sticks! 👍👍
@@bobthepoppop u will bring that secret spinach in the reaction game bro go on ✌🏻
Lol really liked your reflection about bias in the beginning of the video! This album is so freaking great!!
Your explanation of how you visualized the street corner on Dis Side is exactly how I visualized it as well
You should listen to Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown. It's loud, rough, brash and lyrically genius. The production has a post rock feel to it. Just amazing. One of the best hip hop albums ever. And the theme of the album is Danny brown going on a downward spiral
i've been watching your videos for about a week and a bit, and i've got to say-your insightfulness and intelligent, well articulated thoughts really make me happy. you so effortlessly understand things like what you talk about in the intro in ways that most are too stubborn to see at all. its awesome, thank you for your videos!
With this you should really just close your eyes and focus on the incredible production, the way uses his voice as an instrument, the flow and the incredible vibe. The lyrics you laugh/smile sometimes, and to can enjoy listening to successful people rapping about not giving a fuck and just enjoying life
Like Kevin from turning tables
bro your laugh is pricless anytime lyric hits your humour bone it kills me amazing honest reactions love the work
i respect you so much for what you said at the beginning. my mom for example despises travis for what happened in 2021, and i showed her stop trying to be god and she thought i was lying when i said it was travis. youre a great man
I like how you consider Antidote to be a song to chill and smoke to, when I think most Travis fans would consider it a song to party to hahah
*What happened? Now my daddy happy
Mama called me up, that money coming and she love me
I done made it now, I done found life's meaning now
All them days her heart'd break, her heart not in pieces now*
Travis was supposedly enrolled to the University of San Antonio in Texas while his parents paid for everything, but he had secretly dropped out and went on trips to NY and L.A to make his music be heard. While he was away from College, his parents decided to pay him a surprise visit, only to find out he had dropped out months ago. They didn't want him to pursue a music career, so naturally when they found out that he had been using their money not for college but for flight tickets, studio sessions and hotels, they cut him off.
In this verse, Travis kinda acknowledges it, and kinda thinks back to days when he didn't have a lot and now with the money and fame he was able to repay his parents for the money they gave him.
Dude, thank you for this. I love these kind of details.
Aren’t his parents evangelicals?
The word “Trill” is basically “Real” it’s Texas slang mainly used in Houston.
If you like heavy, distorted, aggressive music, I think the pinnacle in hip-hop for that subgenre would be Death Grip's The Money Store. It's by no means traditional hip-hop but it influenced Yeezus and countless others. Its heavy as fuck and as someone who listens to rock too it makes a lot of metal sound soft in comparison
YEEEES he has to check out Death Grips also The Powers That B would be great too cause it's so punk rock inspired
bottomless pit also has some rock elements in it
It didn't really influence Yeezus but yeah he should check it.
Their sound is REALLY different from most of Yeezus..
@@stellar1252 Yeah but there's not anything like it so basically the best way to ease into them would be Yeezus then maybe JPEGMAFIA stuff
Can’t wait for you to hopefully one day get into the even more experimental side of hip hop. You’ve listened to all the albums that got me to venture into the more experimental side of things, those albums being Yeezus, Igor, and to a lesser extent Rodeo.
Rodeo got me into the more expiramental and really cool underground cloud rap shit. From Travis to drain gang to sematary and then even further.
Igor is not hip-hop nor experimental, it's Neo-Soul
Travis's music is made for psychadelics. every synth, vocal, ad-lib is all perfected to sound amazing when under the influence of psychadelics. I truly feel like in order to understand what he's trying to say you have to be in the same state as him
This album definitely isn’t one where the lyrics are necessarily thought provoking. There are some trav lyrics in this project that dive into his emotions a bit but it’s not the cornerstone of the album. Where the album really shines is in the production, the use of auto tune as an instrument and the many 808’s and synths.
That intro he gave about his first impression of how he looked made me want to say I wish he heard Travis in an interview or watched him on video, that look is just an aesthetic lol the dude is a weird / introverted kid that sounds like he grew up in the valley 😂 never judge a book by its cover
I appreciate this sort of openness and checking bias at the door. That’s why watching these reacts are so enjoyable.
You’re prob going to get this recommendation, but Kid Cudi is a rapper who influenced Travis & has a group with Kanye (one song they rap over Kurt Cobain’s “Burn The Rain”). He’s got rock influences in his work. Even made a couple alternative/grunge albums. He’d be a natural progression from Kanye and Travis.
Love this channel. Such positive vibes & a REAL reaction. Keep up the good work 🤜🤛💪💪💪
If you really want noise
Death Grips will be an insane introduction to the experimental side of Hip-Hop that inspired Yeezus.
The Money Store is what the album is called.
YES! if you want to see how insane hip hop can get,its death grips
people really gotta stop sayin that TMS inspired Yeezus lmao. it was Gesaffelsteins “Aleph”. even down to the cover art itself. but nah i agree, he should DEF react to the TMS
Tbh i really dont like long videos, but i watched whole 2 hours and i think you should continue with this reactions. Very clear, straightforward and honest
wow the first few minutes of transparency,I came to just check the reaction like for 10 minutes and move on,but I am here watching the whole thing now,the transparency,the humanity in the honesty,I am amazed
One of the greatest artist of all time by far. Will go down in history along with kanye and so many more
Well until the next generation comes along and dismisses this as old head music...
No he’s not lmao
Ik 7 months ago but he needs more albums imo
@@bbpoItergeist why is he not? Man said no he's not and didn't even give a compelling argument to why he's not
Keep in mind that regardless of Kanye's anti-materialist sentiments, in the past and even till now he's either been materialist or one of those big spenders; like on All Falls Down off The College Dropout where he states that he's the same as all the people buying recklessly and just admits it/the insecurity.
2:00 YES too this whole bit. So awesome you were able to recognize that and look ahead of all the propaganda that so many people fall victim too. Yes in some instances at the surface level it may look like a lot of rappers and hip hop artists are just glorifying violence and drug abuse etc, but that's not the case. Not a glorification but a recount of the experiences these people went through and grew up in their lives, a shared experience that most black Americans have as a consequence of slavery, lack of reparations on top of jim crow, police brutality etc. hip hop is merely a form a art born out of the shared experiences they've grown up in a consequence of systemic inequalities blalbablah. With that said rodeo is definitely travis's best album and so far he hasnt topped it aha
Nightcrawler was my first Travis Scott song I’ve ever heard and it is still my favorite song by him to this day
This is in my top 3 albums of all time. Maybe just a nostalgia thing, but when this came out it completely blew my mind and broke the barriers of Atlanta trap.
Also, Atrocity Exhibition!!!!
you need to be listening to Travis with headphones on 😂😂 it hits different sometimes
You Should totally do Kanye's album "Ye" and his Collab Album with Kid Cudi "Kids See Ghosts" They are short and sweet and i think you would like how much effort went into them. Definitely quality over quantity. Great review though!
Props to you for being straight forward. I’m still in the opening thoughts chapter but I hope you enjoyed your listen
This album is just amazing
Saw the title “Rocker Reacts to Rodeo by Travis Scott” and instantly skipped to ‘90210’
The amount of what you call "semantics" are really good, you express things in such good detail, I love this album a lot, your perspective was interesting to hear.
Rodeo is by far the best album i have ever heard in my life. And i think is the #1 album in the world. I have heard this album over a million times probably and still enjoy it till this day. The production of this album is a masterpiece. I mainly love Travis’s music because he tried to create a story and adds details like adlibs, hums, and etc to make a art of a song. 🌵
best album ever created imo. Listen to it with your eyes closed and focus on the sound.
Dude! You are gonna love Astroworld! The beats and beatswitches are crazy!
Facts
SZA is pronounced "sizza," kinda like how you pronounce "scissor." I would recommend listening to her album "Ctrl." She's an amazing vocalist with great songs.
watching this now! excited to see you react to this!!! :D
What a pleasant surprise. Keep doing this videos my guy
Man I really miss the old Travi$ Scott concert rages from 2014-2017. Those were the times
Amazing intro. Love your videos dude.
It's quite funny how it's a one way traffic of hate, since most high-tier rappers grew up on other genres of music, Travis takes quite a bit of inspiration from prog.
Please react to Astroworld by Travis Scott, its an amazing album. Also I highly recommend reading some background info from Wikipedia and such to give yourself a bit more context behind the music, it will make the album make more sense.
“I wanna hear something with more aggression” immediately starts playing piss on your grave 😂😂
You should really listen to Dave's We're All Alone In This Together. It's a really good album from a UK rapper that's come out this year and has gotten a lot of praise not only in the UK, but over in the US as well.
i noticed that just like most of us, you were rlly facinated with the production of the album. especially the synths. Look up Mike Dean, he is travis's engineer and the one who be producing those rich synths.
If you want a good “downward spiral” album “atrocity exhibition- Danny Brown” would be my first recommendation
I was about to skip the intro but I loved the transparency. Im locked in now
If you listened to 808's & Heartbreak you can see the Kanye influence in this album. Definitely check out 808's & Heartbreak and revisit Rodeo sometime
I appreciate that you stated your bias beforehand, yet still kept such an open mind to the album. Great review
you HAVE TO DO “Atrocity Exhibition” by Danny Brown. fuck any other album, that shit is just straight fire.
Fun Fact: Jacques Webster’s stage name “Travis Scott” which a nod to one of his inspirations, Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi)
If you want an album that will completely blow you away you should listen to To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
I would happily talk you through some of the terms/lyrics you are still curious about. Pretty cool you’re opening your mind to hip hop.
Nightcrawler sounds like a sound you’d hear at a vampire nightclub lmaoo idk. I can picture people fucking right by the entrance, coke in the living room, flashing lights, etc. Reading the lyrics for this album was not the move I hope you see now that trap isn’t about the substance in the lyrics, more so the feeling you get when you listen to it. You don’t need lyrics to have some crazy double meanings for the music to be beautiful.
Luv that you take time to actually find out about these new albums that were the younger generation call classics
Some background on Travis, he is Kanye's protege and has been really close with kanye ever since they meet and in 2013, he opened up for Kanye's Yeezus tour along side Kendrick Lamar, but over the past few years has become a superstar and a house hold name in the rap/trap game mostly because of his sound with auto tune, his amazing production and his amazing live performances. His real blow up and what brought him to that superstar/rockstar status came from when he dropped his album rodeo in 2015 and is argued to be one of and if not the best trap album ever and since then hasn't stopped and only has gotten bigger since then and is one of my favorite artist. Thank you for doing this reaction, being real with your reactions and giving your own opinions on the music itself.
You won't realise how the time passes by when watching Bob 😍
Travis has a movie on Netflix called “look mom I can fly” which is about his life during the production and tour of his album ASTROWORLD it’s filmed in such a way that it grabs you and drags you into his life at the time and it doesn’t hold your hand it’s a very unique documentary I recommend it after your ASTROWORLD review (personally it’s my favourite travis album because it’s so genre bending and it was Grammy worth)
Yes! The fact he got robbed of a grammy, still pisses me off lmao
i haven’t finished the video yet but i’ll explain a little bit about travis for you. he’s a rapper coming out of missouri city, houston. he came out with his first project in 2013 titled Owl Pharaoh, the following year he released Days Before Rodeo. One year later he released his debut album Rodeo. Following that he released Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, Hunco Jack Jack Huncho which was a collaboration album between himself and Quavo who was featured on Oh My Dis Side. A year later in 2018 he released his most famous and Grammy nominated album, Astroworld, which he named after Six Flags Astroworld in Houston which was one of his favorite places. His biggest inspiration is an artist by the name of Kid Cudi, who is very close with Kanye and is his inspiration. Travis’ real name is Jacques Berman Webster II but his alias is Travis Scott, a mix between Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) and his favorite uncle named Travis. If you listen to Cudi you will hear how heavily inspired Travis’ music is by his. After his album Astroworld (2018) he has become one of hip-hops powerhouses having multiple collaborations between having a live event in the video game Fortnite, releasing a song with Kid Cudi and giving his inspiration his first #1 song with “The Scotts”. He also had a collaboration with McDonalds getting his own meal, and releasing multiple sneakers, and clothing items with Nike and Jordan Brand. This album is the story of him moving from Houston to LA, falling into addiction to money, drugs and women, but finally finding his meaning and being able to help his family. (Side note, Impossible is a song written about the music artist Rihanna, who was his girlfriend at the time who did not want the media to find out about the relationship because he wasn’t established, leading to him using drugs because of the depression, ultimately leading to them breaking up).
As always I love how genuine and forthcoming you are with your exact thoughts!! One thing I'd try to remember as you move forward in this journey is that you shouldn't take what every rapper says in every song at face value. Yes Rodeo and a large portion of Travis' discography is "pointless" from a lyrical standpoint, but he's also a very skilled producer and he attacks music from a sonic standpoint, not so much substance!
love watching you dissect these songs as this is one of my favorite albums by my favorite artist. great video!
If you’re interested in more Weeknd, highly suggest his debut mixtape: House of Ballons, a part of his trilogy “album”
I've watched this reaction multiple times and love the channel. I just want to add that for Oh My, Dis Side: this song/the whole album is almost a coming of age story. This can be seen with the opening and closing tracks with TI's narration and the content of the songs. Oh My, Dis Side is similar in that regard because "dis side" is referring to his past life and where he came from. Talking about how he misses the people and the lifestyle even though now he's successfully made it and is wealthy and moved on. Oh My is his way getting to the wealth and success. Dis Side is once he's acheived it and reminiscing on the past.
Easily one of the better reactors, you actually have input on the songs, you listen to the whole thing and give your interpretation of it, allowing the viewer to compare their own with yours.
As opposed to just going “man this is fire 🔥 “
Look forward to many more reactions
I think your longest videos have the most views, bro cracked the code
I've learned from various podcasts that people will listen to in-depth analysis of things they love. This whole idea that videos need to be a certain length to be successful is BS in my opinion
Hyped for this one