Is Travis Scott’s Former Manager Kicking him While he’s Down?

With the fallout of the deadly trampling at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival concert, his former manager, Shane Morris, has decided to kick up more dust to tarnish Scott’s name.

Morris has taken to social media to announce to some, and remind others the Houston rapper left Morris for dead in a basement after the former suffered a seizure.

In a video, the manager claims he inflated Scott’s view counts on platforms like SoundCloud. After calling Scott the “worst person,” Morris continues, implying that Scott is selfish.

This is problematic. Rational self-interest doesn’t lead people to abandon others in times of distress, or incite violence and confusion that could turn out to be lethal.

Rational self-interest, or selfishness, contrary to popular belief, is not a factor in the hip hop genre. Oftentimes, rappers will discuss their self-esteem, and it should be understood that at least a modicum of egoism is involved in the style of music.

What Morris alleges is in no way about Scott “thinking about himself.”

In reality, Travis Scott will have to contend with himself as he wades through multiple lawsuits. When he finally sees the hurt, harm, and hazard that has arisen out of all of this, he should not cower and convey a sense of selflessness or altruism. He should stand tall, accept whatever blame that he earned, and take his licks like a man.

Travis Scott is too much of a force in the rap game to even entertain Morris’ accusations, no matter when they surfaced. Morris just seems disgruntled, and ready to jump on Scott’s case, while the embers are still hot on the Astroworld Festival disaster.

If Morris should attack someone, it should not be in regard to whether an individual is “selfish” but if he is irrational. The way that Morris can do this is by saying that Scott failed to think, and recklessly disregarded the safety, care, and welfare of other values, or potential values.

For the former manager to claim he artificially pumped up numbers on an audio platform, just runs contrary to the makings of someone who is honest. So how can one believe his eight-year-old story? Is he taking into account all of the millions Scott has made over the span of this time? Does he want a piece of that money that he may feel is rightfully owed to him?

Travis Scott is being reprimanded now by Morris and others for the wrong reasons. Critics of Scott should be concerned with how he plans to address the families of the fallen.

Their comfort ought to be priority, not dumping on a successful artist out of envy. Morris should be ashamed of himself. Why didn’t he post his new rant before the events at Astroworld occurred?

While it may be understandable, even justified, to kick a man while he’s down if he earned the derision, it is still unclear whether Scott had a role to play in the deaths at his concert. Regardless, he should be considered someone who is selfish in the sense that he ought to take responsibility for his own actions.

Shane Morris is just a player hater who wishes he was Scott’s manager still, even in the aftermath of the tragedy. Morris deals in the world of trying to grab some shine in the face of another man’s turmoil.

If he is so eager to tear down Scott, he should channel all his energy in aiding the relatives and friends of the people who were killed or injured during the festival. That would be the right thing to do if he were actually sincere.