Travis Scott made history when his 10-year-old mixtape Days Before Rodeo was re-released, and now he’s considering doing the same with his 2013 debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh in the future. In a recent interview with Complex, La Flame discussed the possibility of bringing Owl Pharaoh to streaming services, following the success of Days Before Rodeo‘s re-release. He mentioned that he’s thinking about the right timing for that move. While Days Before Rodeo was re-released for its 10th anniversary, the anniversary for Owl Pharaoh has passed, but Scott noted that the 15-year mark in 2028 might be a good opportunity.
The re-release of Days Before Rodeo saw a historic chart surge, reaching the top of the Billboard 200, largely due to vinyl sales. Initially, the mixtape debuted at number two, with over 360,000 equivalent units, but then fell to number 106. However, in its fourth week, it surged to the top with 156,000 equivalent units, almost entirely driven by vinyl sales. Of that number, 149,000 units were vinyls sold exclusively through Scott’s website. This marked the biggest sales week for a rap album on vinyl and the sixth largest in all genres since tracking began in 1991. Prior to this, Scott held the record for the largest vinyl sales week in Hip Hop with his 2023 album Utopia, which sold 93,000 vinyl copies in a single week.
Days Before Rodeo also became Scott’s fourth number one album on the Billboard 200. However, Travis Scott had previously expressed frustration with the initial chart position of Days Before Rodeo, claiming that Billboard used “unreliable and incomplete” data to place him at number two, just behind Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet. Scott’s label, Cactus Jack Records, sent a letter to Billboard, accusing the publication of over-weighting Carpenter’s sales from independent stores. Despite this, Billboard stood by their chart listing and denied the allegations of inaccuracy.
