5 Takeaways From Travis Scott's New Album 'UTOPIA'
On the highly anticipated follow-up to 2018's blockbuster album 'ASTROWORLD,' Travis Scott's 'UTOPIA' turns triumph and tragedy into another euphoric world.
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