“ Life’s a Trip isn’t great, but it teases the idea that raspy style can be refined into something excellent,” sophomore Miles Wilson said. This is another factor in whether audiences find either album to be more likeable, or if they are even likeable at all.
The music featured on Redd’s album has more beneath the surface than most of the songs on Astroworld. The message Life’s a Trip converys deals with issues such as broken relationships in “Underwater Flyzone,” and goes a bit further by even touching on suicide in “Taking a Walk.” This was the single that Redd released about a week before the rest of the album being a preview of his new work. “I usually prefer songs written by Travis Scott, but I ended up liking the tracks on Life’s a Trip even more,” sophomore Emma Messer said. The stylistic differences between the albums reflect the personalities of each artist, which is also found within their previous music as well. It can be described as almost futuristic, with the theme relating to outer space and other extraterrestrial motifs. It is seemingly more emo in contrast to Astroworld, which is straight rap.Īs for the other stylistic choices displayed by selections in Astroworld, songs are composed of multiple inner parts, each with different sounds. While both albums fall under the same category of hip hop/rap, Redd’s Life’s a Trip is a different style than Scott’s. 270,000 of these were pure album sales, compared to only 15,000 sold on Life’s a Trip.īy the release date of Life’s a Trip, Astroworld was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Statistics-wise, Astroworld sold more than half a million copies within the first week of its release.
As Travis Scott’s third album, the first two tracks are the popular “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” and “SICKO MODE.” Though it is clear that Astroworld is more popular, there is still a question if it is actually superior. Immediately, fans began to debate which was the better work. 3 and was followed by Trippie Redd’s Life’s a Trip on Aug.
Astroworld by Travis Scott debuted on Aug. Two rap albums, Astroworld and Life’s a Trip, were released in early August.