Astroworld is a hip hop and psychedelic rap album, incorporating elements of trap and psychedelic music. He also described the album as a continuation of his debut album Rodeo (2015). Scott, a Houston native, aimed for the album to sound like 'taking an amusement park away from kids'. The album title is named after the defunct theme park Six Flags AstroWorld, which was located in Houston, Texas prior to its closure.
Production was handled by multiple producers, including Scott himself, Mike Dean, Allen Ritter, Hit-Boy, WondaGurl, Tay Keith, Tame Impala, Frank Dukes, Sonny Digital, Murda Beatz, and Thundercat. The album features guest vocals from The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, Drake, James Blake, Philip Bailey, 21 Savage, Swae Lee, Gunna, Nav, Quavo, Takeoff, Juice Wrld, Sheck Wes, and Don Toliver, among others. The album follows his second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), and his collaborative album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (2017) with Quavo. It was released on August 3, 2018, through Cactus Jack Records and Grand Hustle Records, and distributed by Epic Records. Astroworld is the third studio album by American rapper and record producer Travis Scott.
