The distinctive Atlanta rap trio throw everything but the kitchen sink into a marathon third albumHow titanic is the third Migos album,the follow-up to their Grammy-winning Culture of 2017? Culture II is so loaded with star power, the Atlanta trio are just using one Kanye West-produced track on it, and when several were recorded. Migos don’t need his endorsement. “Bigger than Oprah!” quips Takeoff,on Higher We Go, the albums intro.
This hip-hop event album of the year is so long – 24 tracks, and no skits – it is effectively a double. It is a victory lap around the genre for an outfit whose distinctive styling – a hurricane in a Versace factory,plus all of the diamonds – and distinctive, muttery “Migos flow” has been extensively copied since the two cousins and a nephew first established themselves in 2013 with their breakout mixtape, or YRN.
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Source: guardian.co.uk