For Travis Scott, fast cars have always been the symbol of success. But now that he's the most famous rapper in the world, he's lost count of all the ones he owns. And now how will he do it?

Photography Sharif Hamza

Styled by Yashua Simmons

Jacques Berman Webster II, now known as <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY?si=OpfokJXOTNCVt_6T7FF4pA" target="_blank">Travis Scott</a> , as a teenager collected stereo speakers used by his neighbors in the south-central suburbs of Houston, Texas. Alone, in the quiet of his room, he experimented with that little bit of salvaged technology, concocting an almost Frankenstein-like sound system, long before the advent of portable, affordable, high-quality instruments. Old shoeboxes turned into loudspeakers and his nightly mixing sessions not only made him known as a musician - starting with the duo &quot;The Graduates&quot; active in Myspace days, up to his successful career as a soloist and attempts to collaborations like Huncho Jack, Cactus Jack Records and JackBoys - but also as a car collector, glorified by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travisscott/" target="_blank">Instagram.</a> The fleet of the 28-year-old star (whose precise number remains a mystery by his own admission) boasts all the most prestigious brands. If asked to design a car from scratch, he says it would start with the stereo system. All this to underline that Scott&nbsp;is much more than a rapper, he is a mix of fashion&nbsp;and fast food, a key character of the<a href="https://www.lofficiel.co.uk/Fashion/kardashians-style-evolution-kendall-jenner-kim-kylie"> Kardashian</a> epic (he had <a href="https://www.lofficiel.co.uk/pop-culture/travis-scott-kylie-jenner-timeline-relationship" target="_blank">a relationship now ended and a little girl with Kylie Jenner</a> , ed). The ex-boyfriend next door represents more of the American dream, he drives it. 
 
JOSHUA GLASS: Is there a car in your family that marked your childhood in a particular way? 
TRAVIS SCOTT: It&#39;s not like we had any great cars at the time. When I was five or six, Dad bought a Toyota 4Runner. He arrived at his grandmother&#39;s house with something like: &quot;Hey, look what I got!&quot; and I remember that it seemed like a crazy cool to me, to me it was like a Mercedes. About a year later my mom got a Jeep Cherokee, destined to be our only car and ended up pretty bad. We had gotten to the point where the passenger door wouldn&#39;t even open and we had to go to the driver&#39;s side and slide to the other side. My mom who can&#39;t bend a leg, climbed into the passenger seat to avoid the gear lever, what a mess! I think I&#39;ve always seen cars - sports, rally cars - with the ambition of having a really beautiful day.

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Scroll down to find out the full interview with <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY?si=OpfokJXOTNCVt_6T7FF4pA" target="_blank">Travis Scott</a>

JG: Do you think that desire comes from not having any particularly good ones while you were growing up? 
TS: No, for us it was the norm not to have a car, it was just like that. It wasn&#39;t the lack of a car that marked me, it was more an aspiration in general, I&#39;ve always been passionate about it. I love the design, the colors and the vibes a car can give you, they are like an extension of you. But even if you have the most expensive car in the world, it doesn&#39;t mean that you have style, that you are not an asshole.

JG: Do you remember the first one you bought yourself? 
TS: Not really, maybe it was a G-Wagon (a Mercedes-Benz G-Class, ed). I caught it on the fly, I was in Los Angeles and needed to drive from place to place. I&#39;ve always loved customization, stuff from Grand Theft Auto (a series of video games, ed). I have never had enough of beautiful cars.

JG: How many cars have you added since that first G-Wagon? 
TS: Oh I have ... shit, how many are there? I don&#39;t know, there are many.

JG: How do you choose the new purchases? 
TS: Different cars attract me for different reasons. I mean, I&#39;ve always wanted a Ferrari LaFerrari, the convertible version, when I finally got the Aperta I was so happy. Then I took the G-Wagon Cabriolet that we used for video footage and I said to myself: &ldquo;Too cool, it&#39;s like a decapotted truck, beach vibes!&rdquo;. I also have the Range Rover SVAutobiography, perfect for everyday driving of all kinds. I love all my cars, even my daughter Stormi (3 years old) and her mum have a crazy collection, it inspires me every day. 
 
JG: Do you choose the models or do you have a team that finds them around the world? 
TS: No team, I do it alone, but I try not to contact the seller directly, otherwise they ask me for an eye. 
 
JG: Have you gotten to the point where cars are like an accessory? 
TS: We could say that I consider them as a pair of sneakers to the extent that they describe me and convey my style. The great thing is that certain cars have an aura, but you too can add a certain charm to the cars you have.

JG: Do you have any ritual every time you get into a new car? 
TS: I&#39;m behind the wheel until I&#39;m sleepy, I just drive.

JG: Given the recent blackout in your hometown of Houston and all the problems related to climate change, what do you think about electric vehicles? 
TS: I totally agree to protect our planet, could I get an electric car if they ever make a cool one? I don&#39;t know, I drove a Tesla Cybertruck prototype for a JackBoys &quot;Gang Gang&quot; music video, what a frenzy. Maybe it was me who was high, but the dashboard looked like marble. Elon (Musk, ed) is great, even if I make fun of him.

I&#39;ve always been the type with the Jeep that you couldn&#39;t even get on. And I only dreamed of being able to have something beautiful.

JG: Are there any rules to follow when getting into the car with you, like no liquids or dirty shoes? 
TS: No, I don&#39;t care, that&#39;s why people are surprised to see me get in and drive my car. There are those who buy these toys and then sit alone, that&#39;s something I don&#39;t like. Don&#39;t you want to hear the engine spin? If you just buy to sell to someone else for more money, then why did you take the car? 
 
JG: You don&#39;t enjoy it. 
TS: You&#39;ve never really enjoyed it, you&#39;re just replacing it for more money for someone else who just happens to have a mess, someone like me! 
 
JG: Do you ever have fans photographing your cars? 
TS: Oh yeah, nine times out of ten we end up taking pictures together, that&#39;s pretty funny! Sometimes they don&#39;t even recognize me, especially when I ride the black Bugatti, in Los Angeles it could be anyone&#39;s. 
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JG: Is there any Holy Grail of machines, a piece that is really missing from your collection? 
TS: You know the absurd thing? I&#39;ve gotten to the point that I&#39;d be super detailed in locating the vehicle, because by now I think I have a mix of all the sports cars I&#39;ve always wanted. There&#39;s a <a href="https://www.lofficielitalia.com/tech-auto/automobili-lamborghini-with-italy-for-italy" target="_blank">Lamborghini</a> that looks like fucking Batman&#39;s car, but let&#39;s not go around it, it costs like 14 million dollars. 
 
JG: Do you have to feel good about ambition and success if you hunt down a $ 14 million Lamborghini? 
TS: Yes, but if you get to where I am, why not change the world? There are a lot of better ways to use $ 14 million and that&#39;s the cool thing Elon is doing, isn&#39;t it? Perfecting the design and the level of innovation, selling a car for 20 or 30 thousand dollars - the price that others consider fair for a normal car. This is how I see it lately, I try to make everything I do more accessible. There are so many intangible things for those who are creative. I&#39;m just beyond their reach! You know, when I was the type with the Jeep that you couldn&#39;t even get on, I just dreamed of wanting something nice. Then I made some money, I spent some and now I&#39;m finally in the position where I want to tip the balance towards normal people. Sounds like a good vibe to be in, doesn&#39;t it?

GROOMING Marcus Hatch 
HAIR Yazmin Adams 
MAKEUP Amber Amos 
PRODUCER Dana Brockman VIEWFINDERS 
PROP STYLIST Evan Jorden 
DIGI TECH Dale Gold 
DP Kate Adams 
PHOTO ASSISTANTS Shen Willams-Cohen and Cory Hackbarth 
STYLIST ASSISTANT Sarah Salinas 
PROP ASSISTANT Xavier Mozejewski

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