Astroworld
by Travis Scott
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Aug 3, 2018
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 666 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 45 out of 666
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  1. kendricksamar
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    God bless you Travis, "Kids See Ghosts" and "Astroworld" best albums of the year, psychedelic rap albums are the future.
  2. Swift_Milo
    Apr 6, 2019
    10
    Nothing else can be said about this album besides that it is his most anticipated, excited and energetic album. Astroworld expands upon his 2 previous albums, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight and Rodeo. With the exhilarating intro "Stargazing", giving a burst of energy that in effect makes it feel like your on roller coaster, to the uptown vibes of "Sicko Mode", giving a drop of that effectNothing else can be said about this album besides that it is his most anticipated, excited and energetic album. Astroworld expands upon his 2 previous albums, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight and Rodeo. With the exhilarating intro "Stargazing", giving a burst of energy that in effect makes it feel like your on roller coaster, to the uptown vibes of "Sicko Mode", giving a drop of that effect of a roller coaster. Songs giving hype vibes and moody vibes with "Astrothunder", "Yosemite" and "Wake Up", this album has a song for everyone.

    Astroworld expands further upon the feature list of his other albums with features from Frank Ocean, Drake, Swae Lee, Juice WRLD, Sheck Wes, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Gunna, NAV, Quavo, Takeoff, and new label mate Don Toliver, the feature list is a all-star list from everyone. Producers also did a wonderful good with multiple producers such as Sonny Digital, Tay Keith, Thundercat, Pharrell Williams, Wondagurl, Cubeatz, and Murda Beatz, all tracks are vivid and given their own theme.

    Astroworld is wonderful, amazing and feels like a trip to a theme park for one last time.

    Verdict: 10/10    … Expand
  3. Connorcox1997
    Mar 14, 2019
    10
    Travis Scott's highly anticipated album Astroworld is a work of art. The beats are on fire, the production is incredible, and the features are fire, well almost everybody did there thing. I absolutely love all the song on the album, especially the song Sicko Mode. When you listen to this masterpiece, it's like you actually at the Astroworld and having a great time. Astroworld is one of theTravis Scott's highly anticipated album Astroworld is a work of art. The beats are on fire, the production is incredible, and the features are fire, well almost everybody did there thing. I absolutely love all the song on the album, especially the song Sicko Mode. When you listen to this masterpiece, it's like you actually at the Astroworld and having a great time. Astroworld is one of the best Albums of Travis Scott's career and one of the top ten best albums of 2018. I Highly recommend it.… Expand
  4. Atum_
    Jul 16, 2020
    7
    Trap isn't really my thing, I mostly listen to lyrical rap, but this album surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. Even the tracks I though were pretty "eh" all had some redeeming qualities. Don't get why I enjoyed this so much, but not Rodeo, I'll have to give it a relisten.
    Favorite Tracks: STARGAZING, SICKO MODE, COFFEE BEAN
  5. vladunspe
    Jun 19, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album has exectly what people wanted to listen to in 2018, a very catchy album for its time, but now, 3 years later, it doesn’t have that much replay value, for me at least. Didn’t age very well but I still vibe really hard with it from time to time when any song from it plays while on shuffle.… Expand
  6. RegenT_A_1300
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    super good album, Yosemite sucks ass but this album is amazing, it's quite consistent, the second half does have a bit of a dip. Overall it's not better than Rodeo but still very good
  7. Dstehr
    Aug 9, 2018
    9
    Travis creates a beautiful and dark image of the "astroworld" he grew up with, filled with melodic swings and well-crafted vocals Travis does an excellent job.
  8. Scottishnbafan
    Aug 11, 2018
    9
    the production first of all is excellent, every beat is enjoyable. Rare for me to listen to an album that I like every single song on. But this is one of them. The features on this are names you probably know and they add something to each track rather than the generic rap lyrics. You should definitely buy/stream this album if you enjoy rap, like to explore different genre and being takenthe production first of all is excellent, every beat is enjoyable. Rare for me to listen to an album that I like every single song on. But this is one of them. The features on this are names you probably know and they add something to each track rather than the generic rap lyrics. You should definitely buy/stream this album if you enjoy rap, like to explore different genre and being taken on a trip. One of the albums of the year… Expand
  9. chris_j_feher
    Nov 6, 2018
    10
    This was probably one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and it clearly delivered. For all the fans of Travis' previous work, this album really went well with them. But Travis had teased before the album's release that we could expect some heavy rapping. The truth is that the album had something everyone. For lyrical listeners, tracks like Coffee Bean and Yosemite delivered in aThis was probably one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and it clearly delivered. For all the fans of Travis' previous work, this album really went well with them. But Travis had teased before the album's release that we could expect some heavy rapping. The truth is that the album had something everyone. For lyrical listeners, tracks like Coffee Bean and Yosemite delivered in a deeper way while tracks like Stargazing, NC-17 and Sicko Mode were for those who wanted something to bump in their car. Now if you listened closely, you would have found that the instrumentals throughout the album were very interesting and extremely audibly pleasing. All in all, La Flame's experimentation really paid off and all together, this album had enough to shatter peoples' expectations. This is an album that will probably be remembered as one of Travis' best and one of the best hip-hop albums for a long time.… Expand
  10. Andremax
    Oct 30, 2018
    9
    Travis Scott got borrowed trap's characteristics like fast beats and rhythmic flows with lapses of classic hip hop, psychedelic and a lot of features and gave us a truly trip full of textures. The most incredible was overdosing controversial auto-tune, not like an artist with lack of talent does, but as a musical resource, as a catalyst to musics' psychedelia, what, not only worked well asTravis Scott got borrowed trap's characteristics like fast beats and rhythmic flows with lapses of classic hip hop, psychedelic and a lot of features and gave us a truly trip full of textures. The most incredible was overdosing controversial auto-tune, not like an artist with lack of talent does, but as a musical resource, as a catalyst to musics' psychedelia, what, not only worked well as can make people break prejudice about this tool.… Expand
  11. For
    Sep 11, 2018
    8
    Undoubtedly the most enjoyable album in Scott's discography. Countless enjoyable tracks and hours of replay value. An outstanding release that makes you wonder if the Houston rapper can top this effort in the future.

    Favorite Tracks: Sicko mode, Wake Up, 5% Tint, No Bystanders, Houstonfornication, Coffee Bean

    Least Favorite Tracks: Butterfly effect
  12. Ptasses
    Aug 11, 2018
    10
    Being so highly anticipated since 2016, Travis was expected to deliver a piece of art that represented himself and his hometown. Anything he delivers will be compared to his best album ‘Rodeo’, and quite rightly so, as an artist should progress and innovate a sound unique to themselves. After ‘Rodeo’ he released two “good” (subpar to his potential) joints; ‘Birds’ and ‘Huncho Jack’ - w/Being so highly anticipated since 2016, Travis was expected to deliver a piece of art that represented himself and his hometown. Anything he delivers will be compared to his best album ‘Rodeo’, and quite rightly so, as an artist should progress and innovate a sound unique to themselves. After ‘Rodeo’ he released two “good” (subpar to his potential) joints; ‘Birds’ and ‘Huncho Jack’ - w/ Quavo, and these respective works were not on his expected level. So this led to ‘Astroworld’, his big moment to finally shine and show his true potential...
    Not only does he pulls this off, he may have even outdone ‘Rodeo’. This album is straight brilliant. Career-defining tracks such as ‘Stop Trying to be God’, ‘Coffee Bean’ and even ‘Sicko Mode’. With exceptional features by The Weeknd and 21 Savage also backed up with solid ones too; Swae Lee, Drake, Don Toliver, Frank Ocean, Gunna and the incredible contributions from Kid Cudi and James Blake were outstanding. Travis really is the glue to one of his greatest artworks he’ll ever conjure    … Expand
  13. ShadyMMLP2
    Sep 1, 2018
    9
    With one of the most anticipated albums of this decade, Travis Scott did not disappoint. Astroworld brings back everything that was missing from his last album and improves everything he already had.

    With just one single released a year before the album (Butterfly Effect) Astroworld has managed to stay in the hype for months, which is something to impress. The transition of the beats on    With one of the most anticipated albums of this decade, Travis Scott did not disappoint. Astroworld brings back everything that was missing from his last album and improves everything he already had.

    With just one single released a year before the album (Butterfly Effect) Astroworld has managed to stay in the hype for months, which is something to impress. The transition of the beats on the same track sounded as smoothly as possible and the featurings fit well into each song.

    The album has been aging well, this is an important factor.
    A great album! 9/10    … Expand
  14. Spoonyon
    Feb 9, 2020
    8
    Quality psych trap beats after quality psych trap beats, Travis's dream of a new astroworld theme park feels fully realized and teeming with life. Each song is a new trip down an ever winding hip hop rabbit hole of unbridled creativity.
  15. Wael
    Aug 10, 2018
    8
    "ASTROWORLD" is one of the best hip-hop albums of the year. It is very well thought-out, very well-produced, Travis Scott's performance, vocal delivery, and lyricism are sharp and witty. The collaborations that pop up here and there take the listener by surprise, and most of them are on point, like The Weeknd on "SKELETONS", and Drake on "SICKO MODE" (I don't really like Drake much these"ASTROWORLD" is one of the best hip-hop albums of the year. It is very well thought-out, very well-produced, Travis Scott's performance, vocal delivery, and lyricism are sharp and witty. The collaborations that pop up here and there take the listener by surprise, and most of them are on point, like The Weeknd on "SKELETONS", and Drake on "SICKO MODE" (I don't really like Drake much these days, but he sure killed that song); while on other tracks, Travis Scott seems to get the job done completely alone, like on the absolute highlight "5% TINT". Another highlight is the new chosen single "STOP TRYING TO BE GOD" which delivers a strong message.
    Even though it may be a little overly long, there's no denying that "ASTROWORLD" is and always will be a defining point in Travis Scott's career forever.    … Expand
  16. jrrullo06
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    This album certainly lived up to the hype. Production throughout this album is fantastic, one of the, if not THE best on an album this year so far. This is by no means another BITTSM. Lyrics throughout this album are much better, and although not the greatest, it can easily compare to Travis' Rodeo. Features are practically flawless; for instance, Don Toliver's feature on "Can't Say", andThis album certainly lived up to the hype. Production throughout this album is fantastic, one of the, if not THE best on an album this year so far. This is by no means another BITTSM. Lyrics throughout this album are much better, and although not the greatest, it can easily compare to Travis' Rodeo. Features are practically flawless; for instance, Don Toliver's feature on "Can't Say", and The Weeknd on "Skeletons", truly make these tracks some of the best on the album. 10/10, Travis' best project yet.… Expand
  17. ChrisReviews
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    This Travis Scott album is beautifully produced and succeeds in taking you through Travis' mind. All the features except for NAV contribute a lot to the album and fit in almost perfectly. Many memorable tracks on this album that are definitely highlights of Travis' career so far. Overall, this album is a triumph and demonstrates Travis Scott's abilities as a songwriter, producer, andThis Travis Scott album is beautifully produced and succeeds in taking you through Travis' mind. All the features except for NAV contribute a lot to the album and fit in almost perfectly. Many memorable tracks on this album that are definitely highlights of Travis' career so far. Overall, this album is a triumph and demonstrates Travis Scott's abilities as a songwriter, producer, and singer.

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    Most notable features : Frank Ocean, Don Toliver, Swae Lee, The Weeknd, James Blake    … Expand
  18. dylanluna96
    Aug 13, 2018
    10
    whole album just make me jump the f out, this is so lit, a masterpiece. we got an album of the year folks.
  19. RITH15
    Aug 7, 2018
    9
    With this highly anticipated album, Travis does not disappoint. With a new sound sonically, stacked features, and producers, Travis is able to curate one of the best albums of the year.

    8.7/10
  20. ChilledMonkeys
    Aug 7, 2018
    9
    Guided by stellar production and features that all bring their A-Game, Astroworld is the Houston rapper's most ambitions, and personal, album to date.
  21. Wallnuut
    Aug 12, 2018
    7
    From top to bottom this album demonstrates excellent, relaxing beats that are well paired with Travis Scott's voice. Though the lyrics do seem rather basic for a large part, they don't fail at what they are designed to do, that being giving you the feeling of relaxation.
  22. CiphirSol
    Sep 10, 2018
    10
    Definitely one of the contenders for AOTY in hip-hop for 2018, and will be well-remembered by fans. Very atmospheric, each song is a unique attraction.
  23. persianfoo
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    Fire album. Disclaimer: I'm from Houston. Days before rodeo was my introduction to Travis Scott and I thought he was a mix of Kanye and Cudi back then which was my favorite type of sound in music. I was hyped for Rodeo and thought it was amazing start to finish. Birds was also a really dope album to me, although I did prefer Rodeo but I thoroughly enjoyed Birds. Astroworld though may beFire album. Disclaimer: I'm from Houston. Days before rodeo was my introduction to Travis Scott and I thought he was a mix of Kanye and Cudi back then which was my favorite type of sound in music. I was hyped for Rodeo and thought it was amazing start to finish. Birds was also a really dope album to me, although I did prefer Rodeo but I thoroughly enjoyed Birds. Astroworld though may be better than Rodeo for me. The different sounds, switches of beats mid song and vibe was awesome. Not to mention Travis really stepped up his flows and even spits some decent lyrics which is always a plus (although not a big deal) because I listen to Travis for moods and vibes. Tons of Houston references all over the place that I pick up which makes it even more appealing for me. Super excited for his next project and his Astroworld Festival coming up in November in Houston.… Expand
  24. dell221
    Aug 12, 2018
    5
    true definition of mediocre at its finest. no song up here stands out. hes really not saying anything on here. lots of adlibs and auto tune. beats are ok nothing here stands out. at the same time nothing here is bad either. this album is just ok nothing more nothing less
  25. cumnugget
    Aug 8, 2018
    5
    Great production throughout the whole album. Just really boring lyrics and generic autotunes. Nothing new compared to Travis Scott's other projects. Not much replayability compared to other hip hop albums that released this year.
  26. vesta1117
    Aug 17, 2018
    9
    this is so so so inspiring, beautiful, deep... i cannot stop listening.. this is really good music.. thank you travis scott for this beauitful work.. i think the world gained a new legend..
  27. KrystianKube
    Aug 29, 2018
    9
    I didn't like the album when it was released, but now, after the few listens, I can admit that album is one of the best longplays this year. It's not something you can expect from Travis, but it's nice that he's experimenting and evolving as an artist.
  28. Hendo250
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    this album is a 10 this album is a 10 this album is a 10 this album is a 10
  29. TarantinoLamar
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    great songs with great production, astroworld so far is the album of the year
  30. imdajudgem8
    Aug 7, 2018
    10
    Probably one of the best albums of the year. Huncho Jack was a pile of rushed **** but Trav took nearly 2 or so years to perfect his sound with this album. Amazing use of features, brilliant production, fine mastering too i may add.
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 16, 2018
    89
    The album's trap-psych spaciousness blends so that most of Astroworld plays out like a single long, spectacularly mixed track.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 27, 2018
    80
    The modulation and echo treatments on the vocals, combined with the frequently torpid tempos, nonetheless make Astroworld ideal for being pumped through an (18 and over) amusement park's sound system near closing time, when the challenge of hitting all the rides has started to turn into an overindulgent, overheated chore.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Aug 17, 2018
    80
    His third studio album, Astroworld, feels like the grand opening of a vision that took a half-decade to perfect, still using the same psychedelic synth warps, diamond-cut drums, and reptilian hooks that initially skyrocketed him to stardom.
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