Travis Scott's 'Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight' One Hour Away
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After a month of painful waiting, it's here: Travis Scott is expected to drop Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight at 12PM ET.
Here's the real cover:
The album has missed repeated release dates, angering fans. It was originally set to be released on August 5th, but was subsequently pushed back to August 12th, and then August 26th.
Kid Cudi and Kendrick Lamar both appear on Birds In the Trap Sing McKnight, along with Cashmere Cat.
Travis Scott started teasing the (final) album release early in the day on Wednesday, posting several messages like "When u know the birds about to chirp" and "Tonight I wild here cause I'm done."
Then, at around 10:00 PM Eastern, producer Cardo posted this message to Twitter:
The birds chirp
-- S C O T Y (@CardoGotWings) September 1, 2016
And collaborator Mike Dean posted this:
you know when you see @therealmikedean W/ @trvisXX it's almost time. #BirdsInTheTrapSingMcknight pic.twitter.com/Ab6QwVPsIW
-- aidan (@sluggc) August 31, 2016
And at 1:00 AM Eastern on Thursday, Travis Scott tweeted "Chain of events starts"
Chain of events starts :)
-- TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) September 1, 2016
All signs point to Travis Scott dropping Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight within hours.
Update: Thursday, 7:00 PM ET
Beats 1 confirmed that the album will be debuting on .WAV Radio on Apple Music at 9AM PT/12PM ET/5PM UK.
Earlier today, Travis Scott posted a link to Gucci Mane's new single Last Time, which features the Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight artist.
Image courtesy Beats 1