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Ryan Scott,is a Paralympic wheelchair rugby competitor from Australia. In four Paralympics,Scott has won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and gold medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Jacques Bermon Webster II,known professionally as Travis Scott,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter,and record producer. Throughout his career,Scott has achieved four number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,along with a total of over one hundred charting songs. Scott has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards and won a Latin Grammy Award,Billboard Music Award,MTV Video Music Award,and multiple BET Hip Hop Awards. As of 2023,Scott has sold over 49 million certified records in the US alone. Scott's musical style has been described as a "blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi" and often characterized as "ambient," with a heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. His stage name is derived from the latter's real name,Scott Mescudi,combined with the name of a favorite uncle.
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- ↑ "Omeria Scott". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
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