Travis Scott, Big Sean, & The 1975 Left Us In Awe With "Don't Play"

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We are so ready for midnight.

Travis Scott is finally doing something that his die-hard fans have been asking him to do for years. On August 23 at midnight, the Houston megastar is going to be bringing his second mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, to streaming services. The fan-favorite 2014 release has strictly been on Soundcloud or downloaded onto people's phones illegally for just over a decade. Those days are now over and also for the first time, physical music buyers can relive the magic on vinyl or CD. What's also so amazing about this is that he will also be dropping some extra tracks from around that time that never got to see the light of day. With all of this excitement, we are going back to DBR to relisten to some of its biggest bangers. Undoubtedly, one of those is "Don't Play", the collab between Travis Scott, The 1975, and Big Sean.

The lead single to this 12-track mixtape, "Don't Play" features one of La Flame's hungriest rapping performances in his entire discography. While this collection of songs was more so a building block for his debut album Rodeo a year later, there were some fairly consistent themes on DBR. With Scott learning so much from the likes of Kanye West and more, he felt that he was on the cusp of stardom. That's why there so many songs on here about believing in yourself and having that ambitious mindset. "Don't Play" is certainly one of those cases, especially with bars like these. "Up at 5 A.M., still workin', but I treat it like it's one / I'm never actin' like I got it / B****, I'm actin' like I won it on these n****s". Relive "Don't Play" with the music video link down below.

"Don't Play" - Travis Scott, The 1975, & Big Sean

Quotable Lyrics:

Go, n****, go, n****, grab my bottles
Go, n****, go, n****, grab my chronic (Bando)
Keep ya head up in the air, my n****
Niggas gon' be billionaires, my n**** (Straight up)
F*** how much time that s*** might take
N****s, ain't playin' with 'em (Playin' with 'em, playin' with 'em, playin' with 'em)

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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