In May last year, Sarawak and Hai wrote a tweet about kindergarten killer , titled " "China New Rap" is the most important mentor, but he will never appear...". In fact, "China New Rap" really hired a group of mentors who were "who are expected" a few years ago, but this group of mentors really did not appear on the show.
If you just talk about fame, they are even higher than the Park Jae-bang , which was repeatedly hyped by the program team last year. This group of mysterious star producers is Migos, which is nicknamed "the three best little ones in the world" by Chinese rapper fans.
Let us go back to May 2018. Through the great success of "China Has Hip Hop", the program team that tasted a lot of sweetness also had a momentum to swallow the mountains and rivers and move towards Worldwide. Not only did they invite G.E.M. to partner with Pan WeiboPan , but they also announced that they will open a North American competition area to select outstanding rappers.
. In addition to the well-known KrisWu and MCJin, there is also a group of producers, who are our protagonists today, Migos.
This promotional picture that makes people "familiar and strange" looks so familiar, but it seems that it has never happened before. The domestic rappers who saw this poster were very surprised. After all, after the Korean "SMTM" invited Gou Ye, our rap program finally had big foreign rappers to be guests.
But what everyone never expected was that when we recall the relationship between Migos and "China New Rap", there was only this promotional picture with only three black shadows left.
In fact, although "China New Rap" hypes "foreign producers" every year, it actually has no effect.
Park Jae-bum, who spent a lot of effort to invite in 2020, finally appeared for only one episode. Her presence and memory in the show were not as good as the controversial remarks and the sentence "Do you want to be RapStar?" The same is true for Migos, who died in 2018. The big publicity did not bring any bonus to the show.
Of course, Migos used money to do business and recorded the program for iQiyi. But when it was actually broadcast, all the shots related to them were edited, which was enough to show the caution of the "China New Rap" program team after the PG One incident - Migos was too easy to cause trouble.
In the auditions in the North American competition area that year, PO8, known as the "rap poet", was an absolute seed player, but he got 3Fail and was eliminated. This incident itself caused quite a stir at that time. After that, another rumor came that Migos eliminated PO8 because his clothes were too rustic.
Suddenly, Weibo became the scene where PO8 fans scolded Migos, and many rap musicians we are familiar with also spoke out because of this incident.
However, PO8 later issued a statement clarifying that he was eliminated because he did not perform well on the spot. In his opinion, Migos' remarks were more like a joke. Regarding this matter, there were also players suspected of being in the North American competition area who stood up later and restored the entire process of the matter:
If it is as mentioned in the revelation, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to eliminate PO8 after listening to the accompaniment. The nickname of PO8 is "rap poet", while Migos' style tends to be simple and straightforward, which means that Migos does not like "poetic". Having said that, I wonder if you have thought of something...
Of course, if "the music sounds and press Fail", in my opinion, the respect Migos showed in this matter is not enough.Recently, member Quavo was also revealed to have broken up with his girlfriend Saweetie, who had been in love for three years. Netizens joked that "Take Off has become the only member who has not cheated on Migos", "Take Off has a pretty sexy name and a very honest person", and some even changed Migos' name to "The Cheater Girls".
What is even more surprising is that Quavo actually sent someone to retrieve the Bentley car and Hermes bag he gave to Saweetie before. This operation is really confusing. However, if you really understand Migos' various experiences, you will find that this kind of thing is not worth mentioning in their dark history...
Regarding the views of rap fans on Migos, I believe that "both praise and criticize" is the most appropriate adjective. After all, whether you are a Migos fan or not, you have to admit that the "dadadadadadadadadadada" triple sound is the biggest label in Migos style.
This is currently one of the hottest hip-hop groups in the United States, and is composed of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff respectively. What many people don't know is that Migos is actually a "family group": among the three members of the group, Quavo is the oldest, while Offset is his cousin, and Takeoff is his nephew.
It seems that uncle and nephew are two generations, with old age, but in many cases, it is common for the so-called uncle and aunt to be in their 20s as they are like their parents, and it is very common for them to be 10 years younger than their parents.
If the age difference is about 10 years old, naturally I will not be treated as an elder, but just a "big brother". The situation of the Migos family is even more outrageous: uncle Quavo is only three years older than nephew Takeoff. In fact, the three of them are simply treated as brothers and growing up together.
In 2008, the three decided to form a group called PoloClub. When their single began to be known to locals, they decided to change their name to Migos (the abbreviation of friend "amigos" in Spanish).
In the early days, they released two mixtapes in total, but apart from locals and avid hip-hop fans, these two mixtapes did not attract much attention.
And Migos' ambition is not limited to this. Regarding their childhood, Quavo once said that they are by no means the kind of people who are content to sit at home and enjoy themselves with their neighbors. In order to get more experience, they usually go to the streets.
Finally, in 2013, they produced the popular single "VersaceVersace", which ranked 99th in the Billboard Top 100 rankings. This was the first time that the "Migos" style really appeared in front of the public. The brainwashed hook caused a "Versace" craze in the United States at that time. What makes this song famous is the Remix version from Canadian rapper Drake. With the help of industry giants, this song was not only selected for the annual list of major magazines such as "Rolling Stone" and "XXL", but the Migos group is also described by "Spin" as "the perfect microcosm of the southern hip-hop style."
Interestingly, after Drake sang this song, the clothing brand Versace also noticed Migos. They gave Migos a few sets of clothes and invited them to participate in the brand's next fashion show. This move may also be one of the starting points of Migos's fashion journey.
In fact, what makes this song very topical is not just because of its achievements and musical quality, but its pioneering nature.
In fact, the style of this song is still controversial, whether at that time or now, or in the United States or elsewhere. After all, it was this song that brought rap into the era of "triple-toned" . In English, the triple singing method is also named "Migos Flow" or "Versace Flow".
Because this style has good melody and brainwashing, countless rappers chose to follow the trend at that time.However, as more and more people use it, the limitations of this style are also exposed. That is, works that use this kind of flow are mostly the same "notes, horses, leaves" songs. In response to this issue, Gou Ye once complained in the show:
Maybe it is true that Migos has opened a bad head, but this style has made Migos taste the sweetness. In 2015, Migos released their first album, YungRichNation.
is still a familiar recipe and the original flavor. This album is still popular in the music industry. 15,000 copies were sold in just one week and was selected as the third place on the Best Rap Album List.
There is actually another episode about the release of this album, that is, member Offset almost missed the entire promotional period of this album. And all of this starts from April 18, 2015:
On that day, Migos planned to perform at the spring concert of Southern University of Georgia. They were originally scheduled to be on stage at 9 o'clock, but the audience saw them only at 10:30, and their performance time was at least 15 minutes less than the contract stipulated.
After investigation by school police and local police stations, marijuana, guns and controlled substances were detected on their vans. Subsequently, the trio and the 12 people accompanying him were arrested.
Although it is not uncommon for rappers to commit crimes in the United States, the area where the accident occurred is on campus. No matter which country in the world, such an incident happens in this area, it will undoubtedly be strictly investigated. So, this incident caused a sensation in the entire rap industry at that time and became the biggest controversial event in Migos.
Two days later, members Quavo and Takeoff were released on bail. Offset, for a fight with the prisoner who was detained during the detention period, was rejected by the court and was detained for 8 months in the end, which also led to the delay of their new album tour.
In the following years, Migos members also caused a lot of trouble: in 2016, Offset was arrested for driving after revoking his license; in 2017, Takeoff was asked to leave the plane because he refused to put his handbag from the ground to the luggage rack when the plane took off;
In November of the same year, Mi Gos and rapper XXXTentacion had a violent clash in Los Angeles; in 2018, Offset was revealed to have been asked by his wife CardiB to break up because of her frequent cheating; in August last year, Takeoff was accused of rape by a woman...
So theoretically, just by watching these few paragraphs, you can know why Migos didn't appear in the program "China New Rap". On the contrary, in connection with Migos' large-scale lyrics and the domestic control of hip-hop culture around 2018, I am quite curious. I don't know which staff member of "China's New Rap" came up with the idea...
However, it is certain that Migos' popularity has not been reduced due to these things. In recent years, fans of the foreign network have even said that "Migos is the Beatles of our time".
In January 2018, Migos' Chinese-style single "StirFry" (meaning "fry" in cooking) achieved great success at home and abroad. In the album "Cultureii", each member of the group released his own personal album, and his team of collaborators such as J.Cole, CardiB, Travis Scott, etc.
As for the moment, what Migos fans are most looking forward to is their fourth album. Member Quavo once asked fans on social media what they wanted to hear, and "Cultureiii" is the most popular one. However, this album, which was originally scheduled to be released in early 2019, has been a pigeon in the past two years...
Reviewing Migos' various experiences, it is not difficult to find that they are the "star producers" that are not suitable for China's national conditions.As for the controversy that Migos has received in the rap circle, it is more like a triple-tongue question in the development of rap. And this kind of conflict is actually difficult to avoid in the development of the times.
For example, for some older generations, rap can't even be regarded as a kind of music category in their eyes. However, for Migos, who have already achieved success, they have already left an indelible mark in the history of rap music with their new style of creation...
