Migos Cooled Off. Can They Get Back on Top?

Migos Cooled Off. Can They Get Back on Top?

Complex - Music·2021-03-25 13:01

“We the greatest. We are the culture, the flow you stole,” Offset wrote in the caption of an old photo of the Migos. It was a random Saturday in June 2020 and the claim seemed unprovoked, but it opened the door to an interesting conversation. 

“Ya’ll kinda fell off bro, no cap,” one user commented. Offset then responded, “How? The last album Migos put out did 200K first week.” 

Offset is correct. The trio’s last studio album, Culture II, which was released in January 2018, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its first week and was certified double platinum by the end of the year. But over the last three years, the Migos’ musical output as a group has diminished, with just a few mildly received singles and placements on various movie soundtracks. 2020’s “Racks 2 Skinny” and “Taco Tuesday” both failed to reach the Hot 100 chart, while “Need It” featuring NBA YoungBoy peaked at No. 62 and the Travis Scott and Young Thug-assisted “Give No Fxk” just made it inside the top 50, at No. 48.

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