JACKBOYS

Led by <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Travis Scott</a>, JackBoys advances the Grammy-nominated rapper/producer's <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Cactus+Jack+Records%22">Cactus Jack Records</a> with DJ <a href="spotify:artist:2cMVIRpseAO7fJAxNfg6rD">Chase B</a> and label signees <a href="spotify:artist:2RDOrhPqAM4jzTRCEb19qX">Sheck Wes</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4Gso3d4CscCijv0lmajZWs">Don Toliver</a>. Rooted in the streets of Houston and New York, the collective made their self-titled debut at the end of 2019, and shortly thereafter topped the Billboard 200.

While he was riding high with numerous platinum singles and the chart-topping success of his second album, Birds in the Trap Sing Brian McKnight, <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Scott</a> launched <a href="spotify:artist:0Y9E9NV9EfmFmU5Wht7W2S">Cactus Jack</a> in 2017 to develop and connect other artists, each one of whom would sign separate joint deals with major labels. During 2017 and 2018, the <a href="spotify:artist:0Y9E9NV9EfmFmU5Wht7W2S">Cactus Jack</a> logo imprinted <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Scott</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0VRj0yCOv2FXJNP47XQnx5">Quavo</a>'s Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (a number three hit), <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Scott</a>'s solo Astroworld (his second number one album), and <a href="spotify:artist:2RDOrhPqAM4jzTRCEb19qX">Sheck Wes</a>' Mudboy (including the Astroworld contributor's Top Ten hit "Mo Bamba"). After <a href="spotify:artist:4Gso3d4CscCijv0lmajZWs">Don Toliver</a> (another artist featured on Astroworld) and Luxury Tax were added to the <a href="spotify:artist:0Y9E9NV9EfmFmU5Wht7W2S">Cactus Jack</a> roster, <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Scott</a> and company put together the self-titled debut of JackBoys, issued through <a href="spotify:artist:0Y9E9NV9EfmFmU5Wht7W2S">Cactus Jack</a> and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Epic%22">Epic</a> the last week of 2019. <a href="spotify:artist:50co4Is1HCEo8bhOyUWKpn">Young Thug</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0VRj0yCOv2FXJNP47XQnx5">Quavo</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4DdkRBBYG6Yk9Ka8tdJ9BW">Offset</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0eDvMgVFoNV3TpwtrVCoTj">Pop Smoke</a> each made an appearance, while <a href="spotify:artist:7ltDVBr6mKbRvohxheJ9h1">Rosalía</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5f7VJjfbwm532GiveGC0ZK">Lil Baby</a> were featured on a remix of <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY">Scott</a>'s "Highest in the Room" (the original version had topped the Hot 100). The seven-track release entered the Billboard 200 at number one. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi