Not trying to stir the pot or anything, but had this thought when I heard that yet ANOTHER pair of Travis AJ1's was supposed to be dropping this week...
Yeah yeah, I know, we've all seen a billion pics of this release and yeah yeah, they're finna be a MILLION dollars in resale and everyone and their mother is tryna buy them and I don't find them all that interesting (although, I suppose, one of my toxic traits is looking at a particular shoe for too long then deciding I want it)...
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I saw this article headline the other day that said something along the lines of 'Travis Scott embarrassed that nobody in Japan recognizes him' and I don't know if you've been to Japan (I have) but it had me thinking like 'who gives a sh*t?' (but obviously I give a sh*t because here I am posting about it).
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It led me to think about his music. Or 'music'. Or, lack thereof. Whichever way you feel about it.
And it made me think...does anyone still listen to this dudes music?
Is this dude still actively putting stuff out?
Or is he really just a marketing entity at this point?
The only news I *really* ever see about this guy (other than the above) is in relation to some new product that has released or is releasing. I really don't see (or hear) anything else.
I don't know if albums are really the hallmark of musical productivity in this streaming world, but he hasn't released a full album since 2018...that's FIVE years.
I just googled...dude has around TWENTY NINE sneaker collaborations and only THREE official albums (not including mixtapes or collab albums). That's nearly 10 collaborations PER album!
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Anyway. Is there any other imbalance in the sneaker influencer world greater than Travis Scott?
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What a world...what. a. world.