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Mike Dean ramped up excitement for Travis Scott's forthcoming 'Utopia' album by sharing a photo from the studio hinting at mixing and mastering the project.

Astroworld , the Cactus Jack rapper dropped a major hint this week by locking in the studio with his right-hand man Mike Dean On Thursday (October 7), Dean shared a photo on Instagram of himself situated behind his studio work station while tagging Travis Scott. HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!! @travisscott, read the suggestive caption. A post shared by MIKE DEAN (@therealmikedean) Unsurprisingly, Mike Deans post sent fans into a frenzy in the comments section, with many taking it as a sign of Utopia being in its final stages of completion. utopia roll out lets go, one fan wrote, while another excitedly added, Omg omg omg omg omg omg mix the fuck outta that album. Theres a good reason for their excitement. Mike Dean has mixed and mastered every Travis Scott album since 2015s Rodeo , as well as helping to produce the projects and playing live instruments during La Flames explosive performances. The veteran producer and engineer is coming off a busy summer in which he worked tirelessly finishing up Kanye Wests Donda album. A series of tweets Dean posted during the albums creation sparked rumors of him quitting due to a toxic environment. (Previously, Kanyes hectic 2018 summer spree resulted in poor Mike being hooked up to an IV drip) However, as Dean exclusively told HipHopDX that was far from the case. I havent quit, he said. The fans are toxic and asking me too much stuff I have no control over. People read too much into tweets. LOL. Travis Scott first announced Utopialast October and has been teasing out details sparingly ever since. The Sicko Mode rapper has described his fourth studio album as psychedelic rock and tripped out,while hinting at creating a new sound entirely. I want to make a fucking new sound, he told i-D magazinein February. Im working with some new people and Im just trying to expand the sound. Ive been making beats again, rapping on my own beats, just putting everything together and trying to grow it really. Thats been one of the most fun things about working on this album. Im evolving, collaborating with new people, delivering a whole new sound, a whole new range. Read more