Travis Scott has gone to great measures to keep his latest album safe and sound from potential leakers.
On Thursday (May 18), TMZ snapped photos of the “SICKO MODE” rapper as he was leaving a vinyl records joint in Hollywood, CA.
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He was accompanied by a bodyguard touting a briefcase with the word “Utopia” written in Scott’s handwriting on the front. This message was also matched by the same “Utopia” message on the bottom of Scott’s shoes.
This led to speculation that the bodyguard was touting the master copy of Scott’s upcoming album of the same name, with a source close to the rapper telling the venerated outlet that Scott planned to unveil the full reveal of the album “sometime this summer.”
Travis Scott’s bodyguard seen holding a “UTOPIA” briefcase, which was handcuffed to his arm 💼 👀 pic.twitter.com/RdS9y7itw9
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) May 18, 2023
Travis Scott’s highly anticipated Utopia album is finally on the release calendar and Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone teased the project for the end of 2023’s quarter two.
Billboard named Rhone their Executive of the Year for the publication’s 2023 Women In Music event and spoke to her about plans for the year in the label’s Hip Hop department, which included La Flame.
“We have a new Travis Scott record, expected to come in June,” she revealed in February.
Fans were excited at the release date for Trav’s fourth album coming from the high-profile executive but are still taking it with a grain of salt, given Scott’s unpredictability.
However, Travis Scott has been more vocal when it comes to Utopia, which he teased at a performance earlier this month explaining he’d be dropping after the rest of his Cactus Jack signees do.
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The Cactus Jack rollout process began in February with Don Toliver batting lead-off and delivering his Love Sick album.
“Sheck Wes you know the scouts is on the way, we got Faygo about to put out a lil EP that’s on the way, and right after that, Utopia,” Scott said. “So we came here with that message and I can’t wait for these muthafuckas to drop this shit. Don T, I need you to send us to muthafuckin’ Love Sick heaven God damn it!”
