Regular price $199.99 Sale price $89.99 Cactus Jack x McDonalds Smile Hoodie. It’s all a part of a special McDonald’s is running to boost their leeway with Millennial and Gen Z consumers, according to a report from Business Insider’s Kate Taylor. That said, the collaboration between McDonald’s and Scott, which began this week and includes a range of merchandise and a limited-edition meal, initially seems preposterous — what does McDonald’s know about the right singing-to-rapping ratio? McDonald's The "Astroworld" rapper teamed with the fast food joint this month for the $6 "Travis Scott meal," which bundles Scott's go-to McDonald's order. Travis Scott is being fined after a crowd of over 500 people queued up at a McDonald's to try his new $6 Cactus Jack meal because he and the fast-food giant failed to get a permit As a collector, I was much more interested in the grill slip, the small, grease-mottled piece of paper stuck to the top of the box that indicates a special order, and which was marked “The Travis Scott.” It is peak ephemera, utilitarian debris of a peculiar cultural moment. He is becoming an A.I. The t-shirt was given out to McDonald's Crew members to wear during the time when the Travis Scott burger was available. McDonald’s partnership with Scott may well be the savviest music/food pairing since the Starbucks music program, which placed CDs from its Hear Records label next to its registers. Travis Scott’s McDonald’s Deal. On Tuesday, McDonald’s unveiled their new “Cactus Jack” meal in collaboration with hip hop superstar Travis Scott. (Picture: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for McDonald's) 2020 has been weird, we can agree on that, but did anyone predict Sicko Mode rapper Travis Scott dropping a collaboration with Ronald McDonald? (Some franchisees apparently opposed the partnership, citing Scott’s risqué lyrics.). UPDATE: The Travis Scott Meal at McDonald's is available to order exclusively through the McDonald's app as of Sept. 22 and expected to be available while supplies last … (There are over 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States.). His aesthetics, though, he’s willing to share. Travis Scott has teamed up with McDonald's to offer his favorite meal to fans for a limited time, according to a statement released from the fast food company. A few weeks ago McDonald's came out with a special, limited edition combo meal they called the Cactus Jack.The meal was an instant best-seller, but one not without its share of controversy. Travis Scott's collaborative Crew t-shirt with McDonald's never actually recieved an official release. A partnership between the rapper and the fast-food chain is a melding of the merchandising minds. Ron hasn’t swapped clownery for music yet – 28-year-old Travis Scott has teamed up with McDonald’s for the first celebrity meal since 1992, when they featured a Michael Jordan special. Travis Scott surprises crew and customers at McDonald's for the launch of the Travis Scott Meal on September 08, 2020 in Downey, California. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Sign-up for Complex Shop, our new eCommerce store fusing content and commerce. From this action figure commercial to his recent concert on the video game Fortnite, he has been moving toward full time avatar territory. It’s still a light shock to see DJ Khaled hawking for Geico, or Snoop Dogg for Corona (or Dunkin’ or the General or Tostitos). McDonald’s location in what appeared to be a planned appearance, given several barricades and a throng of people in the restaurant’s parking lot. Â. During my childhood years, my family’s kitchen cabinets used to be lousy with the sorts of commemorative glassware you’d get at Burger King or McDonald’s — a Luke Skywalker here, a Snoopy there. In the second quarter, McDonald’s saw sales drop 8.7 % at stores open for at least one year. Part of why the Scott/McDonald’s alliance feels different is because of the intimacy of food — it’s one thing to attach a celebrity to a luxury item, but to attach one to a commodity product is a far bolder statement. For Scott, it’s the scale of the flex — a partnership with a brand the magnitude of McDonald’s is essentially unheard-of. Buy and sell authentic Travis Scott streetwear on StockX including the Travis Scott x McDonald's Apple Pie Hoodie Washed Black and thousands of other streetwear clothing and accessories. It is part of a month-long partnership between the restaurant chain and the Grammy-nominated artist’s record company, Cactus Jack. It looks as if this is an exclusive for fans in the United States. In essence, The Travis Scott Burger is a quarter pounder containing 100% fresh beef burger, containing two slices of melted cheese, sauces (mustard & ketchup), pickles, onions and shredded lettuce. Whats in the Travis Scott Burger? They are a Quarter Pounder with Cheese with Travis’ go-to toppings: bacon and lettuce, plus medium fries with BBQ sauce and a Sprite. A collaboration at this scale is maybe a final stop before a full-fledged brand of one’s own — a Yeezy or a Fenty. Subscribe musician long before the algorithms take over. The range of products in the merchandise drop is frankly staggering. Fast-food companies have long attempted to stave off disposability by piggybacking on broader cultural moments, hoping to extend their reach beyond the comestible into the permanently tangible. What does Scott know about the right salt-to-fry ratio? Though, you could just order each of the items from the menu… It won’t be called the Travis Scott Meal, but you could pretend. The fast food chain have a full meal that includes the burger, fries and a sprite and lets not forget the bbq dip. A couple of days ago, Scott had a not very socially distanced launch event at a McDonald’s in Downey, Calif. Scott’s buddies wore special shirts made for employees and cheesed for pictures over the griddle. 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