- Rapper Travis Scott announced on Tuesday that he would commemorate the success of his No. 1 album, "Astroworld," by giving away $100,000 to his fans through the Cash App.
- Scott has since sent sums ranging from $50 to $1,000 to several fans on Twitter, for tweeting lyrics from "Astroworld" along with their "cash tag" for the app.
- The giveaway appeared to be ongoing on Wednesday morning.
Rapper Travis Scott announced on Tuesday night that he would commemorate the success of his No. 1 album, "Astroworld," by giving away $100,000 to his fans through the Cash App.
Scott's label, Epic Records, confirmed the giveaway to Billboard on Tuesday.
Scott has since sent sums ranging from $50 to $1,000 to several fans on Twitter for tweeting lyrics from "Astroworld" along with their "cash tag" for the app.
"SO I KNOW ITS HARD FOR THE KIDS SO I DECIDED TO UNLOAD MY BANK ACCOUNT ON U GUYS," Scott tweeted on Tuesday. "IM BUSTING DOWN $100,000 AND GIVING AWAY TO ANY FANS THAT CAN TWEET ME THERE CASH TAG WITH LYRICS FROM ASTRO. GANG !!"
—TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) August 14, 2018 —TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) August 14, 2018The giveaway appeared to be ongoing on Wednesday morning, as Scott tweeted late Tuesday night that he had "$75K left" to give, and he continued to retweet accounts he had sent money to in the morning.
—Luis 🎢 (@sadghoulishboy) August 15, 2018—TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) August 15, 2018Scott's third studio album, "Astroworld," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart after its release last week. The album moved 537,000 equivalent album units, the second-highest first week sales for an album this year, behind Drake's June release, "Scorpion," according to Billboard.
Scott's previous album, "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight," also debuted at No. 1 in September 2016 but earned only 88,000 equivalent album units.
Listen to "Astroworld" below:
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