10 Things You Didn’t Know About Travis Scott

The American record producer and recording artist, Travis Scott was born Jacques Webster on 30 April 1992 in Houston, Texas. At the age of 16, Scott began producing beats, and subsequently entered into his first musical partnership with longtime friend Chris Holloway. On March 27, XXL Magazine revealed that he was a member of the XXL’s Freshman Class of 2013. He was nominated at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards for his work on his hit single, Days Before Rodeo. There is no doubt that the 24-years-old versatile record producer and rapper is definitely paving a successful path for himself in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American recording artist, Travis Scott:

1. Travis Scott was born Jacques Webster on 30 April 1992 in Houston, Texas.

2. He completed his secondary education at Elkins High School.

3. He attended the University of Texas at Austin as well as The University of Texas at San Antonio before leaving to fully pursue his music career.

4. At the age of 16, Scott began producing beats, and subsequently entered into his first musical partnership with longtime friend Chris Holloway.

5. In 2010, he formed a duo with OG Chess, named The Classmates and they released two full projects.

6. On March 27, XXL Magazine revealed that he was a member of the XXL’s Freshman Class of 2013.

7. He mentioned artists like Kid Cudi, M.I.A, Kanye West and T.I as his biggest musical influences.

8. He was nominated at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards for his work on his hit single, Days Before Rodeo.

9. The New York based music magazine, Spin compared his 2013 mixtape Owl Pharaoh to that of Cudi’s Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.

10. He has collaborated with prominent artist like Kanye West, Juicy J, Mike Dean and 2 Cahinz to name a few.