@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
@@axron810 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.
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!
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
“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.
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
@@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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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👏🏼
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 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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
I avidly listen to hip-hop/rap and create music of my own. The first 3 minutes of your video were so real in my mind, but from an outsider pov. I always feel weird telling other ppl what I do, what I want my profession to be, and it’s because of exactly what you said. Great opening, it opened my own mind even as someone who listens to rap the most
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
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
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 💪🏼
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.
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.
I've skimmed through a few of your videos but finally subscribed after seeing the first few minutes of this one. Appreciate that honesty because these sentiments are often present but unspoken
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!!!!
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.
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
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.
Came back to just say Bob, you really gave such an amazing perspective of the type of vibe you get from “Dis side”. Def the type of vibe it also gives off for me.
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.
Just wanted to make a quick comment. The first few minutes of this video are why I respect you as a person and your opinion. To admit your biases and correcting them is a treasured rarity in society today. Your honesty is refreshing, and much needed. Especially in the RUclips space you've entered, while also in general. Growing up in a small midwestern town, where it was either country, or Guns & Roses, me being a music fan, and also a hip hop head, NONE of them understood it. Which is okay, but they CHOSE not to, and still had an opinion on it. The worst and most tragic thing a person can do is shut out a dynamic of life that they haven't experienced. Nothing is more beautiful than being able to see the same world through someone else's perspective, different lenses. It's powerful stuff. I hope you continue your journey...as one who is on the same journey for MANY years now, I will tell you, it never loses that power or beauty. Have a lovely and safe weekend!
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.
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)
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
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.
Watched this whole thing in one sitting. I enjoyed it a lot, also Travis is easily my favourite artist so it was nice to see someone elses point of view while listening to him.
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
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.
you are my favorite reaction channel, seriously great content. your personality & outlook is a breath of FRESH AIR. respect for your transparency at the beginning of the video where you discussed your initial impression & preconcieved bias, I love the honesty and it was refreshing to see a tactfully handled (and insightful) preface like that. 10/10 man
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
*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
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!
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.
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. 🌵
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).
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@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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@@axron810 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
I really appreciate the transparency with his channel, he's not afraid to give off his thoughts or opinions on things 👍🏾
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
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 😂
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.
“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.
Your intro was awesome and honest to the core. Never too late to recognize our own biases/prejudices
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!
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
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
I love how you were able to confront your own stereotyping we need more of that in everyday people
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!
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.
this intro man! this is so important! i wish more folks from your generation had this mindset.
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 💀
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 wanna hear something with more aggression” immediately starts playing piss on your grave 😂😂
I really appreciate your honesty with Travis
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.
bro your laugh is pricless anytime lyric hits your humour bone it kills me amazing honest reactions love the work
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
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.
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 💫
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.
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!
Lol really liked your reflection about bias in the beginning of the video! This album is so freaking great!!
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.
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👏🏼
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 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?
@@Antwstwho isnt
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.
Your explanation of how you visualized the street corner on Dis Side is exactly how I visualized it as well
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
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
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 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
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
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
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.
I avidly listen to hip-hop/rap and create music of my own. The first 3 minutes of your video were so real in my mind, but from an outsider pov. I always feel weird telling other ppl what I do, what I want my profession to be, and it’s because of exactly what you said. Great opening, it opened my own mind even as someone who listens to rap the most
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
Nightcrawler was my first Travis Scott song I’ve ever heard and it is still my favorite song by him to this day
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
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
Love this channel. Such positive vibes & a REAL reaction. Keep up the good work 🤜🤛💪💪💪
What a pleasant surprise. Keep doing this videos my guy
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
u a good man. thanks for sharing videos man. really
watching this now! excited to see you react to this!!! :D
Luv that you take time to actually find out about these new albums that were the younger generation call classics
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.
I appreciate that you stated your bias beforehand, yet still kept such an open mind to the album. Great review
The word “Trill” is basically “Real” it’s Texas slang mainly used in Houston.
I've skimmed through a few of your videos but finally subscribed after seeing the first few minutes of this one. Appreciate that honesty because these sentiments are often present but unspoken
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!!!!
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.
Saw the title “Rocker Reacts to Rodeo by Travis Scott” and instantly skipped to ‘90210’
love watching you dissect these songs as this is one of my favorite albums by my favorite artist. great video!
This album is just amazing
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
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.
Came back to just say Bob, you really gave such an amazing perspective of the type of vibe you get from “Dis side”. Def the type of vibe it also gives off for me.
Dude! You are gonna love Astroworld! The beats and beatswitches are crazy!
Facts
this video deserves more recognition 🙏🏾
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.
Just wanted to make a quick comment. The first few minutes of this video are why I respect you as a person and your opinion. To admit your biases and correcting them is a treasured rarity in society today. Your honesty is refreshing, and much needed. Especially in the RUclips space you've entered, while also in general. Growing up in a small midwestern town, where it was either country, or Guns & Roses, me being a music fan, and also a hip hop head, NONE of them understood it. Which is okay, but they CHOSE not to, and still had an opinion on it. The worst and most tragic thing a person can do is shut out a dynamic of life that they haven't experienced. Nothing is more beautiful than being able to see the same world through someone else's perspective, different lenses. It's powerful stuff. I hope you continue your journey...as one who is on the same journey for MANY years now, I will tell you, it never loses that power or beauty. Have a lovely and safe weekend!
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.
3 video straight I’ve been watching bro 😭 love these
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
Didn't even make it to the actual reaction before having to leave a thumbs up after hearing what you said in the first 2 minutes. Good shit man
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
that opening was amazing man. i really respect and admire what you had to say. amazing video in all!!!! ☮️
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.
Watched this whole thing in one sitting. I enjoyed it a lot, also Travis is easily my favourite artist so it was nice to see someone elses point of view while listening to him.
you need to be listening to Travis with headphones on 😂😂 it hits different sometimes
56:57 subscribed right after hearing this 😭😂 keep up the good content man 👍
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
I was about to skip the intro but I loved the transparency. Im locked in now
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.
Fun Fact: Jacques Webster’s stage name “Travis Scott” which a nod to one of his inspirations, Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi)
best album ever created imo. Listen to it with your eyes closed and focus on the sound.
you are my favorite reaction channel, seriously great content. your personality & outlook is a breath of FRESH AIR. respect for your transparency at the beginning of the video where you discussed your initial impression & preconcieved bias, I love the honesty and it was refreshing to see a tactfully handled (and insightful) preface like that. 10/10 man
Hyped for this one
1:54:46 I REMEMBER READING THOSE WARRIORS BOOKS WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOO!
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
16:20 description was so spot on considering that Travis is from Houston which is just like how he is describing (except the temperature)
*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?
dope reactions man. Love your style of longer videos and being very expressive.
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
You won't realise how the time passes by when watching Bob 😍
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!
Man I really miss the old Travi$ Scott concert rages from 2014-2017. Those were the times
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.
Forget the music, the honesty in the beginning of this video is my favorite part!!!!! I love this channel!!!! Lol 🔥
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. 🌵
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).