Travis Scott Shares How Houston Artists From Pimp C to Mike Jones Pushed Him To Make Astroworld

Travis Scott had one of the most explosive, electric, and amusing performances at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The "Sicko Mode" rapper brought his vision of Astroworld to Radio City Music Hall with a rollercoaster vehicle, a giant golden inflatable head, and pyrotechnics. Before the ceremony, Scott briefly talked how Houston hip-hop influenced the ultimate objective of Astroworld.


"That's like one of the most major points I wanted to do for the album was just like bring that sound to Houston and make it go worldwide," Scott mentioned. "Everybody from Houston from like Paul Wall to Mike Jones to Lil Flip to Lil Keke to E.S.G. To the entire S.U.C., All these people Bun B, Pimp C all these people compiled culture as well as a sound for Houston and made it worldwide. I just hope to continue what they began, you know? Ensure people don't ever forget the name Houston."


Another significant aspect of Travis Scott's third studio album is the real world theme park — Six Flags AstroWorld – that influenced the assignments aesthetic. The park opened on June 1, 1968, and is fondly remembered by generations of Houstonians. Unfortunately, it was closed down on October 30, 2005. In a Chron article from that period, Jim Dannhauser, the chief financial officer of Oklahoma City-based Six Flags succinctly described the reasoning in back of the park's closing. "While attendance has gone down, the value of the land has gone up substantially."


AstroWorld's demise didn't hit Travis up until he was older and realized he may no longer go back.


"At first it didn't really set in stone what they was actually doing to the city up until I was older," he shared. "I was like, 'Woah, we actually don't have this place,' While I wanted to go back any time Whenever I was like 18 or something. It's like wow we don't have it. That's once it hit me. "