Travis Scott and Security Guard Seen with 'Utopia' Album Handcuffed To Wrist

Travis Scott is inching closer to the release of his first album drop in 4 years, and taking extra precautions to make sure it doesn’t leak … literally handcuffing the damn thing to his muscle-bound security guard.

The rapper was spotted out in Hollywood Thursday leaving a vinyl record spot — but he wasn’t alone — watched closely by his guard, who flashed a briefcase handcuffed to his own wrist with the word “Utopia” written on it as he held the door open for TS.

This ain’t just a cool fashion statement, it’s also an insanely creative piece of marketing … because a source tells us the highly-anticipated album is indeed inside. We’re told the whole reveal for Travis’ return to music is pretty damn imminent — sometime this summer.

Another hint Travis is up to something, check out the shoes he’s wearing, with “Utopia” on the back … gotta imagine there’s another collab with Nike on the way.

For those unaware, fans have been waiting almost 5 years for Travis to bring out some new music … and as we reported, he played “Utopia” for the Houston Astros earlier this week ahead of their game against the Cubs — talk about team perks!

BTW — producer Mike Dean posted, then quickly took down, a screenshot this week of his editing bay of what appears to be “Utopia,” and The Weeknd, who was featured on 2018’s “Astroworld,” threw up a couple of lollipop emojis before the thing was scrubbed.