1. Travis Scott brings the best out of his feature artists

Amongst Scott’s many talents, he has the uncanny ability to turn guest spots from a ceremonial tip of the hat into an essential bit of the song’s very core, all the while finding his cohorts exceeding the quality of their usual solo work. Just take ‘3500’, the first single from Rodeo; while the base of the track is bold in its own right, it would be impossible to imagine without a instant-classic verse from 2 Chainz composed of viscous, head-turning bars (“I was born with a mean mug…drinking breast milk out a lean cup”) that compliment the song’s assertive center.

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