Hip-hop wouldn't sound the same without Migos.
The trio of Atlanta rappers — Offset, Quavo and Takeoff — dominated the 2010s as they built a catalog of booming trap hits like "Handsome and Wealthy" and "Hannah Montana" before entrenching their place in the mainstream through 2016's "Bad and Boujee," which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their rapid-fire triplet delivery, termed the "Migos Flow," showed up even when they didn't, becoming the factory-standard cadence for a generation of rappers and spilling over into pop on Ariana Grande's "7 Rings."
But earlier this year, the group split up; Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus) left due to an issue that his cousin Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall) said was centered around "loyalty." In response, Quavo and Takeoff (Kirshnik Khari Ball) rebranded as Unc and Phew (short for uncle and nephew, their familial relationship) and released an album, "Only Built for Infinity Links," in October. The LP built on the pair's natural chemistry, with Takeoff's raspy bellow cutting like an X-acto knife through Quavo's smooth melodies.
