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Completing their game-changing trap trilogy, Atlanta trio Migos issued the series' final installment, Culture III, four years after its predecessor. A lifetime in the rap game, part three arrived just a little late to the party, as the genre had already crowned newer stars and delved into fresher subgenres. Nonetheless, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff do what they do best, dropping their signature triplets and vocalizations atop serviceable production. Charming and engaging as ever, they deliver the usual sex, fame, and wealth content of old, shaking things up with some rare moments of vulnerability on the emotional "Antisocial" with the late Juice Wrld (where Takeoff confesses, "When I'm in my feelings, I bought me some codeine just so I can feel it") and the longing "What You See" with Justin Bieber crooning on the chorus. The latter track is as serious as the trio gets -- positively tender in comparison to the usually callous point of view towards sex -- pining for love and atoning for their sins (an apologetic Offset pleads, "Do not judge a thug/do not judge the way I love," a reference to his relationship drama with Cardi B, who drops a verse on "Type Shit"). Otherwise, Culture III spends most of its time busting speakers with booming bass and expertly crafted cinematic atmospherics from a team of producers such as Murda Beatz, Tay Keith, Pooh Beatz, and more. Standouts include the Temptations-sampling "Avalanche"; the hypnotizing "Having Our Way" with Drake; and the timely "Vaccine," which interpolates a familiar melody from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. In a bid for contemporary relevance, the trio are sure to recruit a handful of younger chart-toppers like Polo G ("Malibu") and YoungBoy Never Broke Again ("Need It"), but it's the shrewd inclusion of the late Pop Smoke and producer 808Melo on "Light It Up" that brings Brooklyn drill down to the trap house. While the set is a bit of a chore at 19 tracks (24 on the deluxe version), it's still not as bloated as Culture II. Yet, it could use some trimming if only to clear the clutter that distracts from the solid highlights. With the trilogy complete, Migos might finally be ready to spread their wings and evolve from the scene they helped establish.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Bieber, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Wolf, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Quavo, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Jerel Nance, ComposerLyricist - Daryl McPherson, ComposerLyricist - DJ Durel, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Buster Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - Elijah Marrett-Hitch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Miguel Angel Flores Curtidor, ComposerLyricist - Heidi Wang, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
Beam, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Quavo, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Preme, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Wallis Lane, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Paimon Jahanbin, ComposerLyricist - Nima Jahanbin, ComposerLyricist - DJ Durel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyshane Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Buster Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Azul Wynter, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Amir Stivie B, ComposerLyricist - Jack Lomastro, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson Paul LoMastro, ComposerLyricist - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Quavo, Producer, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Daryl McPherson, ComposerLyricist - DJ Durel, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Buster Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rasool diaz, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Quavo, Recording Engineer, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Murda Beatz, Producer - Shane Lindstrom, Drums, Piano, Violin, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Juice WRLD, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Lord, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jarad Higgins, ComposerLyricist - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nils, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Cubeatz, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Carnage, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Noehden, ComposerLyricist - Quavo, Recording Engineer, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Diamante Anthony Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Tay Keith, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Brytavious Lakeith Chambers, ComposerLyricist - Buster Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Max Lord, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Offset, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Migos, MainArtist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Swirv, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Quavo, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavious Keyate Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Keanu Beats, Producer - Andre Loblack, ComposerLyricist - DJ Durel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keanu Torres, ComposerLyricist - Buster Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Isik, A&R Admin - 808Melo, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Fabio Aguilar, Producer - Asha Solai, A&R Coordinator - Aldo Davalos, A&R Admin - Fabio Sixtos Aguilar, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Ellis Newton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
Album review
Completing their game-changing trap trilogy, Atlanta trio Migos issued the series' final installment, Culture III, four years after its predecessor. A lifetime in the rap game, part three arrived just a little late to the party, as the genre had already crowned newer stars and delved into fresher subgenres. Nonetheless, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff do what they do best, dropping their signature triplets and vocalizations atop serviceable production. Charming and engaging as ever, they deliver the usual sex, fame, and wealth content of old, shaking things up with some rare moments of vulnerability on the emotional "Antisocial" with the late Juice Wrld (where Takeoff confesses, "When I'm in my feelings, I bought me some codeine just so I can feel it") and the longing "What You See" with Justin Bieber crooning on the chorus. The latter track is as serious as the trio gets -- positively tender in comparison to the usually callous point of view towards sex -- pining for love and atoning for their sins (an apologetic Offset pleads, "Do not judge a thug/do not judge the way I love," a reference to his relationship drama with Cardi B, who drops a verse on "Type Shit"). Otherwise, Culture III spends most of its time busting speakers with booming bass and expertly crafted cinematic atmospherics from a team of producers such as Murda Beatz, Tay Keith, Pooh Beatz, and more. Standouts include the Temptations-sampling "Avalanche"; the hypnotizing "Having Our Way" with Drake; and the timely "Vaccine," which interpolates a familiar melody from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. In a bid for contemporary relevance, the trio are sure to recruit a handful of younger chart-toppers like Polo G ("Malibu") and YoungBoy Never Broke Again ("Need It"), but it's the shrewd inclusion of the late Pop Smoke and producer 808Melo on "Light It Up" that brings Brooklyn drill down to the trap house. While the set is a bit of a chore at 19 tracks (24 on the deluxe version), it's still not as bloated as Culture II. Yet, it could use some trimming if only to clear the clutter that distracts from the solid highlights. With the trilogy complete, Migos might finally be ready to spread their wings and evolve from the scene they helped establish.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:23:16
- Main artists: Migos Takeoff
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Quality Control Music - Motown Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC ℗ 2021 Quality Control Music, LLC
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