ALBUM: Migos - Culture + 20 Best Lyrics From Album

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20 of the Best Lyrics From Migos’ ‘Culture’ Album

The Migos‘ latest full length release, CULTURE, finally arrived on Thursday evening (Jan. 26), instantly creating an air of excitement within the rap community. One of the more anticipated rap albums of 2017, CULTURE comes more than a year after Migos’ debut album, Yung Rich Nation, which generated plenty of buzz, but was stifled by legal drama. Using 2016 to regroup and regain their crown as the hottest rap group of the moment, CULTURE is the culmination of Migos’ rise to the top of the music world, and finds all three group members turning in stellar performances and displaying a chemistry that is as innate as it is effortless.

With Donald Glover’s Golden Globes nod to the Migos’ ubiquitous single, “Bad and Boujee,” helping to boost the record to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and their popularity at a fever pitch, CULTURE had a lot of expectation riding on it prior to its release. But with songs like “Call Casting,” “Brown Paper Bag” and “Deadz” already being mentioned as standout records by listeners (if you take a look through critics’ timelines on Twitter), it appears that Migos’ sophomore effort has managed to live up to the hype.

Boasting guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz and Travis Scott, as well as production by Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Cardo, Nard & B and other elite boardsmen, CULTURE packs plenty of firepower that adds to Migos’ own undeniable star-power.

To celebrate the release of their new project, we’ve compiled 20 of the most electric bars from CULTURE that showcase why Quavo, Offset and Takeoff have the rap game, and pop culture, in a chokehold at the moment.

1

“Culture”

Migos Featuring DJ Khaled

 

“Yeah, screw that lil’ tip on that dirty lil’ Uzi/I put a seven in a thot coochie/Niggas get money, don’t know how to use it/I whipped up the babies, Harambe, abused it” – Quavo

 

2

“T-Shirt”

Migos 

 

“Young nigga poppin’ with a pocket full of cottage/Woah kemosabe, chopper aimin’ at your noggin/Had to cop the Audi, then the top I had to chop it/Niggas pocket watchin’, so I gotta keep the rocket” – Takeoff

 

3

“Call Casting”

Migos 

 

“Up early in the morning trapping/You can get ’em how you asking/How many chickens? you can get ’em whichever way/Nigga, trap turned Zaxby’s” – Takeoff

 

4

“Call Casting”

Migos 

 

“Niggas tried to send a thot/That’s the only way to plot/Klay Thomp, corner shot/Eight-ball, corner pocket/White boys in the game/Call ’em Andy Milonakis” – Quavo

 

5

“Bad and Boujee”

Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

 

“Raindrop, drop top/Smokin’ on cookie in the hotbox/Fuckin’ on your bitch she a thot, thot/Cookin’ up dope in the crockpot/We came from nothin’ to somethin’ nigga/I don’t trust nobody grip the trigger/Call up the gang, and they come and get you/Cry me a river, give you a tissue” – Offset

 

6

“Bad and Boujee”

Migos 

 

“Dabbin’ on ’em like the usual/Magic with the brick, do voodoo/Courtside with a bad bitch/Then I send the bitch through Uber/I’m young and rich and plus I’m bougie/I’m not stupid so I keep the Uzi” – Offset

 

7

“Bad and Boujee” 

 

“Might be posted somewhere secluded/Still be playin’ with pots and pans, call me Quavo Ratatouille/Run with that sack, call me Boobie/When I’m on stage show me boobies/Ice on my neck, I’m the coolest/Hop out the suicide with the Uzi” – Quavo

 

8

“Get Right Witcha”

Migos

 

“Ridin’ in the coupe with the wings/Going to Thailand with them chinks/Percocet party, servin’ fiends/Swear to god my plug was Vietnamese/Taliban, my drugs, wrap ’em please/Servin’ all day, my gas on E” – Quavo

 

9

“Get Right Witcha”

Migos

 

“Born with it, count a hundred thousand start snowin’ with it/Go and get it, thirty round clip tear off a arm or ligament/Bitch I’m a dog from menace/You trappin’ hard for pennies/Hop in the frog, it’s tinted/Askin’ the lord, forgive me” – Offset

 

10

“Slippery”

Migos

 

“Plug called, tried to front, I don’t need it/I don’t need it/Pockets strong, wrist anemic/Get freezy, young nigga pay your debt-is/Grandma (grandma) auntie Ab and auntie NeesaUncle Bo, auntie Greta serve ya perkys/Auntie Eva, she got a pound she might just serve it” – Quavo

 

11

“Big on Big”

Migos

 

“Green Lambo, Piccolo/Diamonds drippin’ on me, Nickelodeon/You goin’ too big, you talkin’ bout money you botherin’ me/I own all of my cars, jewelry, and I got property/Building these houses in places I’m playing Monopoly/Please do not talk to me/You don’t do nothin’, you obsolete” – Offset

 

12

“What the Price”

Migos

 

“Tell me what the preacher preach about/Tell me what the teacher teach about/I’ma go find me a better route/That bullshit and cap you can leave it out” – Takeoff

 

13

“Brown Paper Bag”

Migos

 

“Bad Mona Lisa/Slide with my people

Pink slip for the ride/But what’s in the trunk, it’s illegal/Came from dimes, no cosigns/You can read between the lines/Like a pro skater did my own grinds” – Quavo

 

14

“Brown Paper Bag”

Migos

 

“Click, click, click, click shit, and I sprung my wrist/Money is over a bitch/Go to the mall in a Bentley/Money is bigger than Winfrey’s/Sippin’ codeine outta Simply’s/I do not fuck with the enemy/30,000 to the dentist” – Offset

 

15

“Brown Paper Bag”

Migos

 

“Fifty bands in the motor/Twelve can’t pull me over/Snowball, think it’s polar/Hotline Motorola/Fancy bitches.. go get the bag, the baddest bitches/Age of 23, I was in the magazine, the Forbes edition” – Quavo

 

16

“Deadz”

Migos Featuring 2 Chainz

 

“If I wasn’t trappin’, I’d be wrappin’ up them bundles/If I wasn’t rappin’ I’d be trappin’ out the condos/No forreal, no cap, my money long like anacondas/No forreal, no cap, I keep a sack like Sapp and Tucker” – Quavo

 

17

“Deadz”

Migos Featuring 2 Chainz

 

“Hop out the bed and I’m countin’ them faces/I jump out the whip and them bitches start faintin’/No twenties or fifties, just Benjamin Franklins/Block on lock call me Kurt Angle” – Takeoff

 

18

“Kelly Price”

Migos Featuring Travis Scott

 

“We been rocking, geeking, going all night/Treat my Lambo like a Fisher Price, yeah yeah/I can never let her spend the night/Woke up, cocaine all in my hair, thought it was lice” – Travis Scott

 

19

“All Ass”

Migos

“Bitch lookin’ like a Kardashian/We hopped in the coupe and we smashin’/Sippin’ on my drink, I watch that ass go slow motion/Walkin’ with that bag, look at my diamonds like the ocean” – Offset

 

20

“Deadz”

Migos Featuring 2 Chainz

 

“Gang bang slang caine/Heroin, half a ton, Purple Haze Cam’ron/Plays off a Samsung, get the job done/If I go jog at night, yeah, call it a mall run/You know what I did last night, cause I gave her all ones” – 2 Chainz

NEWS: CAM KIRK TURNED AN OLD CHURCH INTO A TRAP HOUSE FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT ABOUT GUCCI MANE

CAM KIRK TURNED AN OLD CHURCH INTO A TRAP HOUSE FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT ABOUT GUCCI MANE

Cam Kirk, photos by Evan Rodgers

The last year has been crazy for Atlanta photographer Cam Kirk. He’s gone from a familiar presence in the city’s rap scene, tagging along with artists like Gucci Mane and Future, to one of its foremost documentarians. He’s had photos published in magazines like FADER and XXL, he helped with filming on our own Noisey Atlanta video series, he’s held a gallery show in Atlanta and published a book of his photography, and this spring he went on tour with Young Thug and Travis Scott.

Now he’s preparing his most ambitious project yet, a one-day-only show in East Atlanta called “Trap God” and dedicated, naturally, to Gucci Mane, the Trap God himself. The show will feature never-before-seen photos of Gucci, but that’s just part of the attraction. Kirk is putting the show on in a converted church, which still has original church elements like pews and an altar but also has been reworked in places as a mock trap house, complete with security cameras and a stove for cooking crack (an earlier plan to throw the show in an actual trap house was derailed when that house was raided by police). Actors will wander the space to bring it to life and explore the full meaning of the Trap God duality: While lots of emphasis is put on the “trap” part of Gucci’s story, less attention is usually given to the religious implications of being a trap god. Kirk’s installation, which includes someone playing the role of a pastor with a gun, makes those undertones clear. Gucci, of course, is basically a god in Atlanta, and his music is both popular and wildly influential.

The show is free with an RSVP, and it’s one day only, May 30, in Atlanta, from 3 to 7 PM (people interested in going can RSVP for the location at events@thecamkirk.com). Kirk, who’s tall and friendly and eager to chat about Atlanta rap, stopped by our office recently to share some thoughts on the exhibition and the enduring appeal of Gucci Mane himself.

Noisey: You called this a representation of a fantasy, and definitely part of the allure and popularity of this music is that the imagery is a kind of fantasy. That’s something you play a part in as a photographer. What do you think it is about the idea of the trap that draws people in?

Cam Kirk: I don’t know why, but I guess it’s just naturally we’re attracted to things that are bad, the evils of the world.

What do you think Gucci means to Atlanta at this point?

What Gucci means to the world at this point. I think the world is starting to acknowledge his impact, with artists like Makonnen and Fetty Wap coming out and saying their influences are Gucci. Artists like Young Thug and Scooter keep his name relevant and hot. I think it’s really dope that people can see his legacy and the impact that he’s had because he’s one of the most genuine guys that I’ve ever worked with, in terms of just building other people up without necessarily looking for anything in return. Just really having respect for other people’s craft, other people’s talent, and stuff like that.

So I think it’s dope now that people are starting to see the offspring of his movement—artists like the Migos and Thug and Scooter. Now people are having to respect the business side and the eye for talent that Gucci has as well. Just the influence he’s had on so many artists. Now it’s almost impossible for you to not give him his credit as one of the true kings of Atlanta because everybody that comes out of Atlanta passes through him. And he’s been such an underground legend—not so much commercialized—but I think it’s dope that now he’s being elevated into this like iconic figure. I see a lot of people putting him on T-shirts. I see a lot of paintings of him lately. It’s just a thing where he’s getting glorified, and I think he deserves it. I think he’s put in a lot of work and has put a lot of people on unselfishly.

What do you think you learned as a photographer from that period?

A lot of the photos I got were like secret almost. That’s how I started the whole brand I have now where I take a lot of candid photos of artists. It kind of originated at that time because at that time I wasn’t confident enough in myself and my brand to just like walk up to Gucci and go ‘hey Gucci, pose for this.’ So if I was in the room with Gucci and I knew I wanted to leave with that picture of Gucci, I didn’t really ask. I had to do it in a way where no one knew.

To this day Gucci hasn’t seen probably 90 percent of the photos I’ve ever taken of him. He actually just found out I had a collection of photos recently. I sent him some photos I had while he’s locked up, and he was kind of going crazy like ‘oh my God, I didn’t even know you captured these moments. I didn’t even know you were taking pictures. I thought you were just videoing or whatever.’ So around that time is when I learned how to be in a room with someone and get those moments without having to interrupt or interfere with their regular day life. That’s the worst thing you can do as a photographer, is throw the vibe off of the room. Especially when they’re creating or they’re working or they’re just being themselves. You don’t want them to feel like the camera is on them because that’s when you don’t get the authentic, raw images.

Being around Gucci—I’m talking everything from Gucci boxing to the famous “Trap God” pictures I have—he did not know I took those pictures until later on. He knew about the “Trap God” one because it became his album cover, but outside of those little looks, he never knew. It’s kind of dope because these are authentic Radric Davis photos, I feel like. All of them aren’t even necessarily Gucci. Some of them are just him smoking, chilling. They’re not him in that element where he’s like ‘I know the cameras are on me, let’s turn up.’

What are your future photography plans?

What I want to do more with photography moving forward is step into the art world of it and kind of bring hip-hop more into the art world. I want to keep that going as part of my brand, as someone who’s going to drop these images in more of an artistic way.

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AUDIO: Gucci Mane - Down On That Feat. Young Thug

Gucci Mane - Down On That Feat. Young Thug

Quotable Lyrics

I thank God money fell for me

I hope we always be together

I nigga told me he was scared for me

I told him get his shit together

I walk around with big heads on me

I went to sleep with the bread on me

- Gucci Mane

STREAM: Stream Gucci Mane's "East Atlanta Santa"

 Stream Gucci Mane's "East Atlanta Santa"

Gucci Mane drops his second project of the day, the festive "East Atlanta Santa."

As 2014 draws to a close, the endlessly prolific Gucci Mane has dropped not one, but two projects on Christmas day. Following his and Honorable C-Note's mixtape C-Note Vs. Gucci, the incarcerated 1017 boss drops off an album entitled East Atlanta Santa. As you may know, this follows GuWop's tradition of Christmas releases, as he dropped off The State Vs. Radric Davis on this day a year ago. 

If the tracklist on Arena, the streaming service, is to be believed, the album contains no features, and judging by the producer tags, Zaytoven, Drumma Boy and members of 808 Mafia contributed beats. It doesn't look like this is on iTunes yet, so keep your eyes peeled for that. 

STREAM: Rich Than Famous - Rich The Kid

Rich Than Famous - Rich The Kid

Rich The Kid drops his solo effort "Rich Than Famous."

Quality Control rapper Rich The Kid gifts fans a mixtape on Christmas day, namely the 13-track project Rich Than Famous. The release features a varied guest list that includes YG, Migos, Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, Gucci Mane, Peewee Longway and Johnny Cinco. 

Production is also handled by a eclectic cast, with Harry Fraud, KE On The Track, Deko, OG Parker, Jahlil Beats, Nas Beats, Metro Boomin, Murda, Zaytoven and Spiffy all contributing tracks. 

This tape contains the previously-released songs "Goin Krazy," "On My Way," "Trap (Remix)" and "Trap Still Jumpin." Let us know what you think of the project in the comments.

VIDEOS: Welcome to Noisey Atlanta (Trailer)

Welcome to Noisey Atlanta (Trailer)

From the makers of Noisey Chiraq, a new 10-part series documenting unprecedented access into the Atlanta rap scene. Hosted by Vice / HBO / Noisey’s Thomas Morton and directed by Andy Capper, the series stars artists like 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Jeezy, upcoming stars like the Grammy-nominated iLoveMakonnen, and also spends time with the new wave of super-producers like Mike Will Made-It (Miley Cyrus), Metro Boomin, and 808 Mafia.

The series goes behind the songs and into the trap houses, neighborhoods, problems, and solutions that have inspired the wheelhouse behind one of America's most vibrant and influential music scenes. Also featuring appearances by the Atlanta Police Department, gang members, the ATL Twins and Curtis Snow (Snow On Da Bluff), we attempt to illustrate the complex and vibrant rap scene and what that culture means to the city.

Part 1 drops January 13th.