Days Before Rodeo | ||||
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Released | August 18, 2014 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic trap | |||
Length | 50:02 | |||
Label | Grand Hustle | |||
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Days Before Rodeo is the second commercial mixtape by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released independently on his SoundCloud account on August 18, 2014. The mixtape features guest appearances from Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, T.I., the 1975, Big Sean, Migos, and Peewee Longway. Production was handled by Scott himself, alongside Mike Dean, WondaGurl, Metro Boomin, DJ Dahi, Southside, Lil' C, AudioKlique, Charlie Handsome, FKi 1st, Vinylz, Allen Ritter, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lex Luger, Oz, Syk Sense, Tane Runo, and J. Hill. [1] The mixtape serves as the follow-up to Scott's debut mixtape, Owl Pharaoh (2013), and serves as the prequel to his debut studio album, Rodeo (2015). [2]
For its tenth anniversary, the mixtape was released through Cactus Jack and Epic Records on streaming media on August 23, 2024, [3] which features remastered instrumentals and removes a guest feature from T.I.. The digital deluxe edition of the album is available exclusively on Scott's website and includes ten additional songs that did not end up appearing on its original version. The deluxe features guest appearances from Young Thug three times, Quavo, Playboi Carti, and Mike Dean.
On July 11, 2014, Scott released the lead single of the mixtape, "Don't Play", which features English pop rock band the 1975 and fellow American rapper Big Sean. [4] [2] The following month, he took to social media to announce that he would be releasing 10 new songs within a month. On the same day, he also tweeted the title of the mixtape, before marketing the countdown every day until it stopped on August 10, 2014. Scott described it as a "free album" on social media although he made it clear that it is a mixtape. [5] On August 17, 2014, he revealed the cover art, release date, and track listing of the mixtape. [6] "Mamacita", which features fellow American rappers Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug, was released as the second and final single from the mixtape on December 2, 2014. [7] Both singles were also released to streaming media the day the were released, unlike the other songs on the mixtape until over ten years later.
On August 17, 2024, Scott announced that Days Before Rodeo would finally be released to streaming media soon at the Fanatics Fest in New York City. [8] The next day, which was the tenth anniversary of the mixtape, he took to social media to announce the re-release, where he also shared that the digital deluxe edition of the mixtape is exclusively on his website, which would include tracks that he recorded for it that did not end up appearing on it. [9] [10] On August 22, 2024, Scott performed a special sold-out concert for over one thousand people for the tenth anniversary of Days Before Rodeo at the Heaven stage at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, where he performed most of the songs from the mixtape along with some of his other songs. [11]
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Source | Rating |
The 405 | [12] |
Jacob Roy from The 405 wrote: "While some may feel he opts for style over substance, all the distorted baselines and 'straight up' ad-libs play a purpose and a role. Days Before Rodeo proves Travis does everything for a reason. When listening to the album each song plays a role and as a whole it makes for a incredibly engrossing experience. While his lyrical ability may be questioned, it doesn't really cross your mind when you are in awe of the piece that he has painted for you. He has a mission statement and he is going to stick by it. 'We will understand it if they don't, we don't want they bullshit no more.' It wouldn't be a stretch to say Travis Scott could be at the forefront for a new generation of hip-hop that have their eyes on the bigger picture". Eric Diep of XXL commented that the album "displays the Houston rapper's eclectic production style, as well as his boastful raps that are similar to his mentors Kanye West and T.I.", while calling it "some great new material that we've been missing from him since his excellent debut, Owl Pharaoh ." [13]
Days Before Rodeo debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 , earning 361,000 album-equivalent units, of which 331,000 were pure album sales. The album debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, marking Scott's fourth consecutive album to debut at the top of the chart. [14] These figures marked the fourth-highest debut of any album during the year and the highest for any rap album. [15]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Days Before Rodeo: The Prayer" | 3:22 | ||
2. | "Mamacita" (featuring Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug) |
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| 4:35 |
3. | "Quintana, Pt. 2" |
| 4:59 | |
4. | "Drugs You Should Try It" |
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| 3:29 |
5. | "Don't Play" (featuring the 1975 and Big Sean) | 4:46 | ||
6. | "Skyfall" (featuring Young Thug) |
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| 5:19 |
7. | "Zombies" |
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| 4:20 |
8. | "Sloppy Toppy" (featuring Migos and Peewee Longway) |
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| 4:34 |
9. | "Basement Freestyle" |
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| 4:08 |
10. | "Backyard" |
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| 4:31 |
11. | "Grey" |
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| 3:48 |
12. | "Bacc" (bonus track) |
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| 2:13 |
Total length: | 47:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Mo City Flexologist" |
| Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | 3:33 |
14. | "Too Many Chances" |
| Dean | 1:57 |
15. | "Yeah Yeah" (featuring Young Thug) |
| 4:37 | |
16. | "Serenade" |
| Dean | 3:16 |
17. | "Whole Lots Changed" |
| Hit-Boy | 3:05 |
Total length: | 64:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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18. | "Hold On" (featuring Quavo and Young Thug) |
| Wheezy | 2:09 |
19. | "Respected" |
| 3:19 | |
Total length: | 69:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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20. | "Naughty" |
| Metro Boomin | 3:16 |
21. | "Too Many Options" (featuring Young Thug) |
| 3:45 | |
Total length: | 75:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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22. | "Whoudini" (featuring Playboi Carti) |
| 1:54 | |
23. | "Quintana, Pt. 2" (Mike Dean remix) |
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| 3:50 |
Total length: | 81:07 |
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Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 9 |
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [17] | 1 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] | 10 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] | 26 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] | 19 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [21] | 9 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [22] | 19 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [23] | 21 |
French Albums (SNEP) [24] | 16 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] | 17 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [26] | 18 |
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) [27] | 7 |
Irish Albums (OCC) [28] | 23 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [29] | 28 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [30] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [31] | 12 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [32] | 10 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [33] | 19 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [34] | 10 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [35] | 53 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [36] | 38 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [37] | 4 |
UK Albums (OCC) [38] | 15 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [39] | 1 |
US Billboard 200 [40] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [41] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | August 18, 2014 | Streaming | Original | [2] | |
Various | August 23, 2024 |
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