10 Most Anticipated Hip-Hop Albums Of 2022

Travis Scott has cemented himself as one of the most creative and interesting artists in hip-hop; from his gloomy debut album Rodeo to the highly conceptual follow up, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.

It's his previous album, though, in which La Flame outdid himself to become one of the most exciting artists in all of modern music. Astroworld released in 2018 to stellar reviews and phenomenal sales, even netting him two Grammy nominations. Alongside the album, Travis reconstructed the theme park that the album is named after for a unique and ambitious promotion and performance. Since then, Scott has actually created an entire Astroworld festival, which befell tragedy in 2021 when ten people died during a crowd rush and many more were injured. This has been a controversial event for the rapper, with many claiming irresponsible behaviour from the artist and the festival team led to the shocking incident.

While this incident looms heavily on Travis Scott, he is hard at work on his follow up album, Utopia. Whilst details are currently scarce, it has been stated that he wanted to work with new artists on the project, possibly leading to some interesting and unexpected collaborations. He has also cited psychadelic rock as an influence on Utopia, which would give way to some exciting sounds and samples. With no release date yet and Scott still under fire from the controversial festival, we may be waiting a while yet for the his next outing.