Travis Scott has appeared on a widely-available single for the first time since last year’s Astroworld festival, where a tragic crowd crush led to the death of 10 people and many more injuries.‘Hold That Heat’ is a collaboration between 808 Mafia producer Southside, rapper Future and Scott, and arrives alongside a Philip Andelman-directed video that features Scott holding an alligator on a chain.It marks Scott’s second appearance since the events of Astroworld back in November.
The rapper featured on Kanye West‘s ‘Donda 2’ track ‘Pablo’, also alongside Future. As with the rest of ‘Donda 2’, the song is only officially available for listening through West’s Donda Stem Player device.Watch the video for ‘Hold That Heat’ below:10 people were killed – with hundreds more injured – as a result of a crowd surge that took place during Scott’s headline set at Astroworld in Houston on November 5, 2021.
The following month, the cause of death for all 10 victims was ruled as accidental compressive asphyxiation.In December, Scott gave his first interview since the Astroworld tragedy, telling Charlamage Tha God he had a “responsibility to figure out what happened” during the incident.
Scott’s response was criticised by family members of some of the victims of the tragedy, saying the rapper should have been more proactive about stopping the set.Last month, he announced the launch of his multi-million dollar Project HEAL initiative, and said he would “always honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy”.
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