Well here it is! After teasing us all week long that he had new music on the way, Travis Scott keeps his word and releases his new single with Kanye West & Lil Uzi Vert today called “Watch.” The single, which was first teased by his baby mama Kylie Jenner on her Snapchat back on April 24, presumably serves as the first offering from Travis’ long awaited Astroworld album, which just saw a billboard go up in Houston yesterday, hinting that it could be dropping sooner than later.
Produced by Pierre Bourne, the song appears to sample K$upreme’s unreleased “Expensive Shit” record and finds Uzi handling the hook & opening verse, rapping about his Rollie "watch," while Travis takes care of the second verse & Kanye closes it out, addressing his opioid addiction in the process. "Opioid addiction, Pharmacy the real trap/ Sometimes I feel trapped, Jordan with no Phil Jack,” Ye spits.
The song surfaces at a very critical & controversial time for Kanye West who’s been facing serious backlash from the the public & industry for his distasteful comments about slavery & his love for Donald Trump. It was spotted last week that Travis himself unfollowed Kanye on Twitter after his remarks, but it appears he’s still messing with him musically anyways.
Available now on Spotify, take a listen to the high profile collab and let us know what you think. Does Travis have himself a new hit or nah?
Quotable Lyrics:
Look at my Rollie, look at your Rollie
Your shit rockless, my shit hockey goalie
You should gon' hide it, man it's too bad
Like a bald nigga still wearin' du-rags
Israeli guards, boy please be mindful
Don't have words with me 'cause I got a mindful
I could tell every David was the mind behind Seinfeld
Wanna know how I feel? Step into my mine field
Wanna know how pain feels? I got off my main pills
Bet my wifey stay close, she know I'm on my Bezos
- Kanye
