Travis Barker is not only the legendary drummer of Blink-182 — he’s also a prolific collaborator, having produced and played drums on hundreds of artists’ songs across pop, rock, and hip-hop. Over his decades-long career, Barker has become the music industry’s drummer of choice, and we picked 13 of his best collaborations and features after the jump.
“Friends Go” - Maggie Lindemann ft. Travis Barker
Maggie Lindemann’s 2019 reggae-pop song “Friends Go” got a gritty rework as Barker jumped in for a rock remix.
“papercuts” - Machine Gun Kelly
Barker’s crashing drums serve as exclamation points to MGK’s shouted lyrics in their latest collaboration together, a more grunge-punk than pop-punk misfit anthem.
“Transparent Soul” - WILLOW
Who better to usher WILLOW (fka Willow Smith) into her pop-punk era than the pop-punk patriarch himself?
“11 Minutes” - Yung Blud, Halsey ft. Travis Barker
Thanks to Barker’s thunderous drums, YUNGBLUD and Halsey’s emo duet gets the added melodrama it deserves.
“Push ‘Em” - Travis Barker, Yelawolf
Barker has collaborated with the rapper Yelawolf a few times and they’re always high-throttle, high-paced, and high-octane sonic explosions.
“Umbrella (Travis Barker Remix)” - Rihanna ft. Jay-Z
Remember the time Travis Barker gave Rihanna’s “Umbrella” an electrifying rock remix? Now’s a good time to revisit.
“Back From The Dead” - Skylar Grey ft. Big Sean, Travis Barker
Barker’s drumming is the very impressive stuttering backbone of this emotional pop banger by singer-songwriter Skylar Grey.
“Cellout” - Travis Barker, 03 Greedo
Travis Barker isn’t only a drum god; he’s also a pretty competent producer, crafting the bright beats on his and Californian rapper 03 Greedo’s joint album, Meet The Drummers.
“I think I’m OKAY” - Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD, Travis Barker
It can be argued that this moody, raging track from Machine Gun Kelly’s Hotel Diablo precipitated his emo-rock metamorphosis, led on by the one and only Barker.
“So What!” - jxdn
One of Barker’s TikTok protégés, jxdn revives the energy of pop-punk from the mid-to-late aughts in “So What!,” thanks to the help of Barker on the drums.
“Pill Breaker” - Trippie Redd, Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, Blackbear
Trippie Redd has always flirted with rock, but he commits fully to the genre on NEON SHARK vs Pegasus, a harmonic collaborative album by him and Barker.
“F9mily (You & Me)” - Lil Nas X, Travis Barker
In 2019, Barker collaborated with Lil Nas X on the sole rock-sounding track on his debut EP 7. It’s great, a testament to Lil Nas X and... the Travis Barker touch?
“If You Want Some” - Travis Barker ft. Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco
This rattling track from Travis Barker’s first solo album is an exemplary example of his percussive genius brain.