Astroworld's most introspective track, "Stop Trying to Be God" finds Travis Scott delivering two verses about remembering where you came from and not developing a God complex. Kid Cudi and Phillip Bailey croon the hook, while James Blake's melodic vocals bring it all home. Stevie Wonder's harmonica adds the final bells and whistles to the cut.
Kid Cudi is Scott's favorite artist of all time and he admitted to MTV that he cried the first time he met the rapper born Scott Mescudi. This song is their fourth collaboration. The pair first worked together on two tracks from Travis' sophomore release Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, "Way Back" and "Through The Late Night." The Houston rapper then appeared on "Baptized in Fire" from Cudi's Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'.
The Dave Meyers-directed music video is loaded with Biblical imagery. James Blake, Kid Cudi, Philip Bailey and Stevie Wonder all appear with the Houston rapper in the fire-and-brimstone clip along with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, who portrays an angel comforting Scott as their house goes up in flames.
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