


The same month, Scott performed at The O2 Arena in London where he performed "God's Country" which was originally a Kanye West song but is speculated that Ye had given the song to Scott. In August 2022, Scott announced a one week residency in the Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas, known as the Road to Utopia from September 17 to September 24. The concert that was set to promote Dystopia ended up with the notorious Astroworld Festival crowd crush, that led to more than 10 deaths and hundreds of injuries, sparking worldwide controversies aimed at Scott. The two tracks are speculated to be part of Scott's upcoming third solo mixtape Dystopia, which would be released before Utopia. The song was eventually released as a single on November 5, 2021, along with " Mafia", which features guest vocals from J. The song was believed to be another track off Utopia. Īt Rolling Loud Miami on July 24, 2021, Scott debuted an unreleased new song titled " Escape Plan". In October, Scott previewed a song with 21 Savage titled "Niagara Falls" and Bryson Tiller titled "Blunt Talk" on the twelfth episode of WAV Radio. The following month, it was remixed by Future with M.I.A.'s verse taken out. "Franchise" debuted at number 1 on the U.S. On September 25, "White Tee" was released under the name " Franchise" featuring Young Thug, and M.I.A., which was accompanied by a music video directed by Scott himself. On July 20, Scott previewed a song with Young Thug titled "White Tee" on the tenth episode of Chase B's radio WAV Radio. On June 20, 2020, a snippet of an untitled song, coined "Vision" by fans, debuted on another Kylie Cosmetics advertisement. The song was previously teased on one of Kylie Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics advertisements. A remix with Spanish singer Rosalía, and American rapper Lil Baby, the latter which debuted on Scott's Cactus Jack compilation album JackBoys in December. "Highest in the Room" debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the song Scott's second number-one charted single since " Sicko Mode". On October 4, 2019, Scott released the single " Highest in the Room", which was accompanied by a music video directed by David Meyers. In a June 2021 interview with WWD, Scott described the sound of Utopia, stating "I'm in this new album mode where it's like psychedelic rock". In a 2021 interview with i-D, Scott said he has been working with new people while attempting to expand his sound and rapping new beats he has created recently. Recording for the album began in 2019 with Scott posting updates throughout recording sessions on social media.
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In October, Scott continued to tease the album in a series of tweets. He further teased the "Utopia" title in a thank you letter on the second anniversary of Astroworld. The title of the album was revealed in early July 2020 when Scott uploaded an Instagram post with the caption "Utopia".
