travis scott birds in the trap sing mcknight target

Yeezus was kind of like a professional DJ alternately sending half the crowd toward the exits every 30 seconds. After all, the longtime legendary producer (and frequent West collaborator) Mike Dean was everywhere. Scott’s debut album, however, and also the two mixtapes preceding it, sound less like the scraps left on the studio floor after West took the best melodies and chord progressions, and more like well-produced fan art. Scott is probably most revered for crediting himself more than the liner notes do for the sound palette and lyrical inspiration of the distortion and debauchery-filled 2013 Kanye West album, Yeezus. I had no idea Scott was even on the song until I heard the album title was announced, which was at least a month after “Pick Up the Phone” hit the web. Only the most hardcore Scott fans would be able to name him as the titular artist. Yet the phrase “birds in the trap sing McKnight” isn’t sung by Scott in the song-nor does he have much of an imprint on it at all.

The title of 24-year-old rapper Travis Scott’s new album comes from a line in his song, “Pick Up the Phone.” It’s easily the best track on the project, released to Apple Music on Friday, which is the young, occasional Kanye West protege’s second studio release.

Travis scott birds in the trap sing mcknight target