TIA: Travis Scott’s highly anticipated third
studio album ‘Astroworld’ finally dropped,
and the standout track so far seems to be
“SICKO MODE.”
TIA: Immediately after its release, it flew
to No. 1 on the Genius Top Songs chart.
And considering its star-studded roster...
features from Drake, Juicy J, and Swae Lee...that’s not too surprising.
TIA: The track was produced by HIT-BOY, Cubeatz,
Oz, and Tay Keith, the Memphis up-and-comer
known for his recent hit “Look Alive.”
TIA: The song is over five minutes long, split up into three parts, and Travis drops tons of references.
TIA: Let’s take a look at a few of them.
TIA: On his first verse, Travis references
Notorious B.I.G.’s song of the same name.
TIA: And while he says he’s drunk off Remy
Martin champagne, he makes a reference to
rapper Remy Ma and her husband Papoose.
They’ve been married since 2008.
TIA: 305 is Miami’s area code, and Uncle
Luke is a Miami rap pioneer and a member of
2 Live Crew.
TIA: Immediately after this line, we hear
a sample from Luke’s 1991 track, “I Wanna Rock."
TIA: ...which was also sampled in French Montana’s
2012 track, “Pop That.”
TIA: On this line, it sounds like Travis is
making a brief a reference to Kid Cudi’s
2012 track, “Dose Of Dopeness,” where
Cudi drops similar lines at the end of his song.
TIA: Next up on the track is Drizzy.
TIA: Given his recent beefs, many think these
lines could be yet another shot from Drake
at Kanye and his Yeezy brand, which are released
through Adidas.
Which does seem odd, considering Travis and
Kanye are so close.
TIA: At the end of the track, Travis shouts
out Kylie Jenner, the mother of their young
daughter, and her recent magazine cover.
TIA: Astroworld has been a long time coming,
and “SICKO MODE” proves it was definitely
worth the wait.
TIA: I’m Tia with Genius News bringing you
the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
