I AM HIP HOP AWARD

Internationally acclaimed global superstar and Houston native Travis Scott is not only a leader in music but in fashion, film, culture, and beyond. The diamond-certified eight-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist, designer, style icon, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and Cactus Jack CEO/founder has changed the course of hip-hop with a procession of groundbreaking albums and conversation-starting moves. Heralded as the ‘‘album of the decade,’ the critically acclaimed UTOPIA continues to enshrine him as the culture’s foremost sonic innovator and was the biggest-selling hip-hop release of 2023, holding strong at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 for four weeks running, and garnering over 50 billion streams globally. Additionally, Spotify named UTOPIA the most streamed album in its first week in 2023, and Apple Music confirmed the biggest first-day streams of an album in 2023. UTOPIA finds GRAMMY® nominated Travis Scott at the height of his powers as a performer, songwriter, producer, and collaborator, proving once again that nobody sounds quite like him. His sold-out 44-date North American CIRCUS MAXIMUS TOUR grossed an impressive $95.7 million with an attendance of 686,000, breaking multiple merchandise sale records across states, and was officially the highest-grossing rap tour of 2024. Scott also made history as the first rapper to headline a sold-out show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Travis Scott is currently halfway through the European and UK leg of his critically acclaimed CIRCUS MAXIMUS TOUR, grossing over $23.6 million with nearly 200,000 attendees across the first seven dates. In London, Scott performed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, drawing over 48,500 attendees and grossing more than $6.6 million, marking his largest headline show to date. He also broke the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium merchandise sales record for any event to date at the stadium, including the NFL. An undeniable cultural trailblazer, and disrupter, Travis Scott is also the first non-athlete in history to have his own Nike and Jordan brand signature shoe and apparel collection. Giving back, Travis launched the Cactus Jack Foundation as a 501(c)3 with a mission to uplift Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs to HBCU college students, and fulfilling expenses for education and creative endeavors. https://www.travisscott.com