Migos

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The Migos' chemistry memorably took center stage one summer night in Los Angeles in 2017, during a red carpet interview with DJ Akademiks and Joe Budden. When Budden disrespected the group, dropping his mic and exasperatedly walking away from the discussion, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff rose in unison to confront him and defend their honor, a Cerberus swaddled in chains and floral prints, flexing. The real-life confrontation mirrored their music, which has always been a display of unity and strength in numbers. Related by blood and raised together by Takeoff's mother for a significant portion of their childhood, the Migos developed their style of spartan Atlanta trap over the course of the last decade by cultivating three interlocking approaches, their common use of the triplet as a lens to unlock a kaleidoscope of flows, and their shared appreciation for ad-libs as a self-contained art form.