Mixtape Review: Travis Porter – Traveeeeey

Yesterday, Travis Porter dropped their much anticipated video for “Go Shorty Go” alongside the Traveeeeey mixtape, which was hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar.

“Go Shorty Go” marks the group’s first official music video, and with its release, Travis Porter took the blogs by storm, receiving positive buzz across the country.

The group summed up the blog love with, “dis prolly the biggest day we ever had in our careers yet… we on every website damn near in existance!” via Twitter.

The most notable posts came from Drake’s blog, WorldStarHipHop, and the taste makers over at The Fader.  With support like this, Quez, Ali, and Strap are well on their way toward breaking into the national spotlight.

Here’s the video for “Go Shorty Go,” directed by McKinleyDirects and produced by @TheFRESHman and @Spinzhoodrich. If you like what you see, be sure to request the track at Hot 107.9 (404-741-1079) and V103 (404-741-9833)!

Pretty great video for an unsigned group of 19 year-olds.

My favorite part is when Strap spitts the first verse while walking through the crowd:

“Hopped off the stage, (What’s that)
Walked through the crowd, (Move)
Drunker than a white boy, blowin on that loud,
Shawty said sumpin’ but the music was too loud,
I told her come here, girl get out that crowd,
Bring your team, come fuck with my team,
Tell the waitress four bottles of Goose and thirty wings,
And now she all up on me whispering these dirty things,
Want me to make a scene just like the birdie sings,
La la la la,
Lip ring, tongue ring, girl you a freak,
winked her eye at me and said bring Quez and Li,
Ok cool shorty, we gonna party round three,
And now I got her whole team screaming Traveeeeey.”

His facial expression while walking through the crowd, and the line about having “her whole team screaming Traveeeeey,” are the best parts of the song.

Here’s the hook aimed at grown women in the club:

“I was walkin through the crowd and I seen her with her team,
I tapped her on the shoulder and said girl I like them jeans,
I told her, go shorty shorty go, shorty shorty go, gooooo,
Go shorty shorty go, shorty shorty go,
She was dancing like a stripper, so I had to throw some ones,
She winked her eye at me, and said it’s time to have some fun,
I told her, go shorty shorty go, shorty shorty go, gooooo,
Go shorty shorty go, shorty shorty go.”

If you really enjoyed watching “Go Shorty Go,” check out the making of the video, which is equally as entertaining!

The midnight premier of the video on December 10th caused a bit of commotion on Twitter while fans eagerly waited to see the finished product.  Travis Porter even sent out a tweet apologizing to their young fans who had to stay up late on a school night!

Big shout out to Nino and everyone at Fli Pelican for lacing Travis Porter with gear for the video!  Download the group’s other singles along with the no-DJ tags version of the song here.

Taking a closer look at the mixtape, Traveeeeey, we see that it didn’t feature any new material from the group, but did do a great job of compiling tracks off:

Streets R Us – “Lose Your Mind,” “Go Shorty Go,” “Get Naked,” “Call You,” “Bananas,” Waffle House,” and “Hell You Talmbout”

Who Is Travis Porter - “Nasty Girl,” “Purple Hills,” “Radio,” “Saturday Morning,” “Guitar”

I’m a Differenter 2 – “Nicki,” “My Door,” and “Turnt Up”

Travis Porter’s iPod Vol. 1 – “Neva Seen it” and “Let Me Show You”

This tape serves as a way to bring fans up to speed on anything they may have missed from the group, as well as to increase Travis Porter’s exposure.  I’ve provided a few tracks below to give you a feel for the mixtape:

Travis Porter – “Hell U Talmbout” (Featuring Waka Flocka & Frenchie)

Waka Flocka’s facial expressions are hilarious in this fast paced, high energy video!

The song’s hook is contagious, as the group repeats “Hell U Talmbout” every other line:

“Hit the club, jump the whole line,
Hell U Talmbout,
Fuck a quarter man, we get the whole pound,
Hell U Talmbout,
Say that I aint got it on me right now?
Hell U Talmbout,
Fuck around the whole hood hold me down,
Hell U Talmbout.”

The only other track on Traveeeeey that features Waka is “Waffle House.”  This track is a fan favorite, as it’s hook draws from one of the group’s popular phrases, “Breakfast at the Waffle House, 20 sausage biscuits/ Hold up, excuse me ma’am, what comes on a sausage biscuit?!”

Travis Porter – “Let Me Show You”

“Let Me Show You” has the group speaking about the fame that they’ve been receiving lately.

Here’s the hook:

“This one for the folks, who said we was a joke,
They said we weren’t goin make it, and we always goin be broke,
If you know like I know, I’m on the road to blow,
And ya’ll can kiss my ass, dog, and that’s the way it goes,
Now let me show you, let me show you back then when a nigga wasn’t shit,
Now let me show you, let me show you how everybody on my dick, now.”

It’s true that Travis Porter has haters, but what emerging southern group doesn’t?  I also enjoy hearing the group quote Mike Jones’ “Back Then” with their last verse, ha!

Travis Porter – “My Door”

“My Door” is one of my favorite tracks from the group, as it captures their personality well.  I’m also addicted to the brassy marching band sound, it reminds me of Young Buck’s “Get Buck.”

Travis Porter kept the best for last with their club anthem, “Turnt Up.”

I posted a video of this track tearing up the clubs in Atlanta to help show everyone how powerful the movement behind Travis Porter is.  The only thing keeping this song from your local radio airwaves is their lack of a major record deal.

The beat for “Turnt Up” has been used in a number of notable freestyles, but probably none bigger than Lupe Fiasco’s “Turnt Up Freestyle,” off his Enemy of The State: A Love Story.

If you’re in Atlanta and want to experience something similar to what was shown in the video for “Turnt Up,” head to Opera Nightclub on December 23rd for the “Go Shorty Go” video release party!

If you’re looking for more information on Travis Porter, check out our feature article and review of their Streets R Us mixtape.

The group’s upcoming I’m A Differenter 3 mixtape will be a major turning point in their unsigned hip hop career, as they’re starting to grab major taste maker attention.

Until that mixtape drops, keep an eye on Myspace’s featured artists page, as they will be receiving a spotlight from Myspace.com on December 19th!