Jacquest Webster Jr. is a rapper from Houston, Texas and he got famous after working with Kanye West.
Early years
Webster was born on April 30, 1992 in Texas. He spent his childhood in Missouri City, which is a Houston neighborhood.
His youngest childhood, meaning from his birth to his sixth birthday, he lived with his grandmother. She took very good care of him and he says that he has very nice memories of his life back then.
He later had to move because his mother got a job in Apple and his father was running a company. They moved and he says that he liked his grandma’s place more.
He started to go to the University of Texas but he never got a major or anything. He quit the uni to chase his dream of becoming a well-known musician.
Career Development
When Scott was only 16, he started to focus on being a producer in the genre of hip hop. He found a few partners and managed to get a few collaborations.
One of the famous ones is the one with Chris Holloway, they together became The Graduates.
In 2008, they decided to publish their music and they did so on Myspace.
The next year, he paired up with another one of his friends, this time OG Chess. They were former classmated and therefore the group was called The Classmates.
They managed to create a few projects in 2009 and 2010. Since Scott did all of the producing, the group wasn’t very opened to discussion. They later split up because of it and because of the fact that they weren’t getting any cash out of their work.
When Travis left college, he moved to Washington and he started to collaborate with a friend Mike Waxx. He didn’t like the town nor did he like the collaborations offered to him so he later moved to Los Angeles.
T.I., an owner of a record company, heard his production and asked him to go to his studio so they can have a chitchat. He asked Scott about his talents and he freestyled for him.
His first solo mixtape was called Owl Pharaoh and it was a free piece of art, as he says. It was delayed and the whole mixtape was later re-made by the big Kanye West.
He released a few songs: one was called Blocka La Flame and it was a remix whose production was in the hand of GOOD Music. The other one was called Blocka and it was produced by Young Chop, but Scott also got his hand on the production.
His music video called Quintana was released in 2013. The mixtape version featured guest vocals and the production was made by Scott and Mike Dean.
In spring XXL said that Scott is involved in their Freshmen Class of 2013 which was a big honour for him since a lot of rappers get recognized by media after this.
In 2013 he also premiered a trailer for his single “Upper Echelon”. It was special because it featured two big rappers: 2 Chainz and T.I. It was released in May and it was sold very well.
In 2014 he performed a song called 1975 which featured Big Sean. He performed it while he was a guest on a festival called South by Southwest. Later he changed his mind about the song’s name.
The new title came when he released Days Before Rodea, hi newest mixtape, and it was called “Don’t Play”. The song featured Big Sean and Travis decided to include vocals from a famous British alternative-indie band called The 1975.
He went on a concert tour with Young Thug and they visited major cities: LA, NYC, Georgia, Detroit, Washington…
He managed to get artists like Kanye West and Chris Brown on a few of his shows and they said that they enjoyed the tour since it is one of the wildest tours they have ever seen.
Rodeo was publish in the autumn of 2015. The album was full of collaborations with Quavo, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Justin Bieber and so on. By now, Travis was really popular and these collabs only widened his fanbase.
The whole album was not only produced by Scott and Kanye, Pharrell Williams was a part of it too.
Two of the songs from the album gained the most popularity: 3500 and Antidote.
Let’s not forget to mention that the album was rated top on many charts.
Scott didn’t wait too long to make a new album. He announced at the very beginning of 2016 that he is already working on new music.
Alexander Wang in the meantime made a campaign which Travis Scott joined. He says modeling was something he wanted to try out.
Travis again paired up with Young Thug in making of his new single. The song’s name was Pick Up the Phoneand it featured Quavo too. The song was featured on Billboard and it gained a lot of popularity.
His new album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, was revealed along with the name of his third album.
People said the album got good critics because it was youthful, truthful and straight to the point.
Since 2017, Travis has been making his latest album called AstroWorld and performing on festivals. He performed at All-Star Weekend.
In March, he promised his fans to make a tour called “Birds Eye View”. The very next day he already made a list of towns he will have a concert in.
He started Cactus Jack Records and he says that he did it not only so he can have full financial responsibility on his music, but also because he wants to help small artists become huge by giving them a chance.
He will also be doing a few concerts in Europe.
In April the fans found out that he and Quavo are preparing an album which is going to feature both of their songs.
Scott was very happy to be featured in Drake’s newest project called More Life because he is a true fan of his. The song “Portland” which they made togetherf was a total jackpot.
Later he released a few songs on his Souncloud and he is currently teasing his fans about his newest album in making.
Personal life
His influences were Kid Cudi and Kanye West. He says that he was shocked to be working with Kanye from such a young age because he feels like he is his biggest life role model.
His girlfriend is Kylie Jenner, a famous and influencial young make-up addict. He had a lot of problems with Tyga since he was with Kylie before him. He got shamed by him multiple times and ruined his chance on working together. However, his relationship with Kylie seems to be very popular on the social media and they are constantly posting pictures about their love life.
Biography
Full name: Jacques Webster, Jr.
Nick name: Travi$ Scott
Date of birth: April 30, 1992
Birth-sign: Taurus
Birth place: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Age: 25
Occupation: musician, rapper
Education: University of Texas at San Antonio
Awards: BET Hip Hop Award for People’s Champ Award (song “Antidote”)
Personal Life and Family
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Religion: NA
Father name: NA
Mother name: NA
Brother name: 1 brother (names NA)
Sister name: 1 sister (names NA)
Marital status: dating
Girlfriend: Kylie Jenner
Sexual Orientation: straight
Children: /
Hobbies: partying
Pet own: NA
Personal Look and Measurements
Height: 178cm
Weight: 67 kg
Body: Athletic
Hair Color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Shoe Size: NA
Measurements: NA
Distinctive Features: tattoos, gold teeth
Net Worth and Salary
Net worth: $4 million
Social networks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travisscott
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travisscottlaflame
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrvisXX
Snapchat: @scottxx
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TravisScottVEVO
Interesting Facts about Travis Scott
While he was in high school and had no money, he had to sacrifice his bed to buy music equipment. Travis says that he slept in a chair.
Scott likes action and doesn’t mind fist fights at his concerts.
He says two siblings who are twins. He doesn’t have a lot of time to spend with them and he catches up with them on social media.
He is also famous for dating Rihanna, although their relationship never seemed to work out.
Travis says that he never cared about education.
Quick Summary
Travis Scott is a famous musician and rapper from Houston. His estimated net worth is $4 million.