


On May 18, 2016, Scott performed a surprise show in Atlanta and confirmed the imminent release for the album, stating "I'm dropping my new album in a couple of fucking days". The duet track between Scott and Young Thug, featuring Quavo. At the Paris Nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, Scott played the full version of the song, called " Pick Up the Phone". In April 2016, while Scott was performing in Houston, Texas, he previewed a snippet of the track. On March 30, 2016, Scott and Young Thug announced that they will be releasing their song in "the next few days". I feel like everyone just gets constricted by their parents or just life." It's a social connection trap from what you want to do and how you want to express yourself. I'm not saying that it's a trap, we not in the fucking projects, but it's like a social trap. In an interview with Billboard, Scott explained the meaning of his album title: "My next album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight is basically about all my friends and growing up here. He first removed all of his tweets, and announced the title to the album on the Anti World Tour. While going on the road, Scott had been tweeting on what the title is to the album on Twitter. On January 4, 2016, Scott announced on his Snapchat account that he would be revealing the title for his new album at the time. The album received generally favorable reviews from critics, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning 88,000 album units in the first week. Production was handled by a number of record producers, including Nav, Vinylz, Mike Dean, Cardo, Frank Dukes, and Allen Ritter, among others.īirds in the Trap Sing McKnight was supported by three singles: "Wonderful", " Pick Up the Phone", and " Goosebumps". The album features guest appearances from André 3000, Blac Youngsta, Kid Cudi, Nav, 21 Savage, Kendrick Lamar, Bryson Tiller, Young Thug, Quavo, K. It exclusively premiered through Travis Scott and Chase B's radio show Wav Radio on Beats 1 and Apple Music. It was released on September 2, 2016, through Grand Hustle Records and distributed by Epic Records. Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight is the second studio album by American rapper Travis Scott.
