Travis A, Scott started in the rap game under the alias "Hobo the ghetto bastard" in the late 80s. He released his debut album entitled, "City by tha Sea" in 2003, under At-Last V.I.P Entertainment, an independent label based out of Long Beach, CA. His debut album made it in the Music Review U.I.M.R.A top 25 charts. He also received an overall album rating: of 3.5 / 5 from dubcnn.com.