Where did Travis Scott get his name? After his arrest in June 2024, people saw his real name and wondered how he got his alias.
Because Travis Scott is very much a stage name. To that end, just look at his and Kylie Jenner’s children, who don’t have a “Scott” last name.
Many people in the music industry, especially rap, use pseudonyms. Not everyone looks as ordinary as “Travis Scott”.
So how did the name come to be known as Jacques Webster II?
What is Travis Scott’s real name?
The 33-year-old rapper known to the world as Travis Scott is not from the Scott family. His name is not Travis.
Travis Scott’s real name is Jacques Belmont Webster II.
His parents were Wanda Webster and Jacques Webster Sr.
Funny thing is both Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner are from Unconventional naming conventions family.
Speaking of which, his children with Kylie are Stormi Webster and Al Webster.
(Al’s name used to be “Wolf”)
Where did Travis Scott get his name?
He explained this in September 2014, long before his “Me Hoy Minoy” incident went viral, or the more high-profile Kylie Jenner pregnancy.
At the time, Travis Scott sat down with him for a Q&A grantland back days before rodeoof release.
The first part of his stage name is simple – it comes from his favorite uncle.
“My uncle’s name is Travis,” he explained. “He was like my favorite uncle. My favorite relative.
He described: “I respect him, and it sucks. That nagging guy is so cool. He always has swag. He plays golf and stuff. He just has swag.
Travis later praised: “That n–a is so smart. Always making good decisions, good business decisions.
As for the surname Scott, there is also a story behind it.
In 2018, Travis Scott sat down with Jimmy Fallon and explained that Scott was derived from Kid Cudi’s real name.
Kid Cudi is the stage name of Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi.
So, quite simply, Travis Scott fused his uncle with Cady Boy and came up with the name the world knows him by.
Since choosing this stage name, Travis Scott’s career has continued to rise in the music industry.
The Houston native signed his first record deal in 2012.
Even so, to many he remains Kylie Jenner’s ex and the father of her two children. But that’s life when you hang out with members of that famous family.
