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Travis Scott is one of the great showmen of our time, dedicated to stagecraft and extravagance unrivaled in hip-hop. Even before he was selling out arenas, he would do things like perform in a tree ...

So far, I have not dedicated an entire article to one artist. However, I believe that the truthfully meteoric rise of Dallas-based singer and songwriter 4batz warrants some consideration in the ...