Migos’ lyrics don’t hold a lot of insight and important contextual bars, because the focus in their music is on the style, beats, and delivery of the verses.
Classics will always be classics, and many rappers continue to stick to the principles and values of old school hip hop, while rappers like Migos represent a new phase of hip hop with their own artistry. Culture displays Migos’ unique style and whether people like it or not, the genre of hip hop is changing.
“Old-timers” and classic hip-hop lovers like to criticize new age hip-hop and dismiss its’ creative and innovative contributions. Some may raise the question of whether or not they can do anything different than what they have been doing for the past couple years. It’s a uniform project and it proves once again that Migos are really good at being themselves. The songs don’t get boring because of the dynamics within the song and bouncing from flow to flow, but the album as a whole doesn’t have that much diversity. For example, second track “T-Shirt” is a huge shout out to their hometown and has already sparked excitement on twitter from ATL natives. Unlike some other trap hip-hop tracks that are mostly chorus heavy, there are a lot of hidden gems within the verses, such as the narrative about their lifestyle, and rep the “culture” that they know.
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Something to commend the Migos on, is the fact that there is no lack of rhymes and the album is packed full of raps from each artist, providing a different vibe and flow but meshing together in perfect harmony. They’re much imitated stop-and-response flows can also be found on most songs in the album, and it brings excitement into the music and makes it really easy to turn up any crowd. “I need ten, that’s a dime, Want a nickel, that’s a five, One to fly, one to slide, One to glide, ain’t got time” keeps the bounce going, and gives the song a generally more upbeat sound. Their signature triplet-set rhymes can be found in Takeoff’s verse in “Call Casting”. Migos stay within the southern trap vibe, similar in vocals to artists like Future, and they bounce off each others’ flows and complement each other exquisitely. This album isn’t filled with fast beats and heavy drops, but instead has a soft, subtle hype that runs consistently through each song and without shortage of “Brrr” and “Skrrrt” ad libs throughout the album. There are many great features like fellow Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, as well as Lil Uzi Vert, 2 chainz and Travis Scott. This album exemplifies the signature Migos sound that everyone has known and loved since 2013. With the spotlight on them and their recent single, there are a lot of expectations for this album and it’s safe to say that Migos came through on CULTURE. The single got even more recognition during Donald Glover’s 2017 Golden Globes acceptance speech where he shouted out the trio and stated that “‘Bad and Boujee’ is the best song ever.” The trio originated in Atlanta and they’re the embodiment of southern hip hop, providing their own unique perspective and sound with dirty trap beats and flow that have been widely imitated.
People chanted in unison, “Rain drop, Drop top ” memes flooded the internet Twitter and Instagram realm were helpless to the hip hop earworm. In October 2016 “Bad and Boujee” was released and within weeks it topped charts and became their first number one single, becoming somewhat of an anthem for Migos fans everywhere. Migos’ sophomore album Culture has been building up a lot of steam and anticipation over the past couple months.
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