Travis Scott says he needs to heal Houston after Astroworld, however wants individuals to be receptive after the lethal stampede.

‌Travis Scott needs to heal the ache he triggered in Houston after the Astroworld tragedy killed 10 individuals in 2021.

The Houston rapper opened up in regards to the lethal crowd crush throughout a sit-down with Rolling Stone. Scott turned solemn when discussing the competition catastrophe that occurred in his hometown.

“Once I did that competition, I used to be making an attempt to convey one thing to the place I’m from, and once you look again, it’s like a time that was alleged to be so pleasing simply went fallacious,” Travis Scott mentioned. “I might like to heal that within the metropolis. However I might additionally need individuals to be receptive [to it]. I don’t need to power a reception.”

The Astroworld Competition crowd surge occurred on November 5, 2021, throughout Scott’s headlining efficiency. Ten concertgoers died from compression asphyxia after being crushed within the 50,000-person crowd. The victims ranged in age from 9 to 27 years outdated.

Scott faces ongoing scrutiny greater than 4 years after the tragedy. He believes individuals have a distorted view of who he actually is.

“By way of that have, I feel, there’s a distorted view of who I’m and what I care about,” Scott defined. “Generally once I learn and even hear about a number of the s### that folks write, I don’t even know in the event that they consider it. I feel there’s at all times been this distorted view of what I’m. And it’s my duty simply to maintain displaying what it truly is.”

When requested what he would inform critics who maintain him individually accountable, Travis Scott took a unique strategy. “I wouldn’t inform them something. I might ask them,” he mentioned.

All 10 wrongful loss of life lawsuits in opposition to Scott and Stay Nation have now been settled. The ultimate case involving nine-year-old Ezra Blount was resolved in Might 2024. Settlement phrases stay confidential below court docket order.

A Houston grand jury declined to convey prison expenses in opposition to Travis Scott or different organizers in June 2023. An official investigation discovered competition employees sounded security alarms in the course of the efficiency, however the message failed to succeed in decision-makers.

A 56-page disaster response plan coated gun violence, bombings and terrorist threats. Nonetheless, it contained no procedures for dealing with crowd surges.

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