Migos is a trio group of 3 hip-hoppers with members namely Quavious Keyate Marshall famously known as Quavo, Kirshnik Khari Ball famously known as Takeoff, and Kiari Kendrell Cephus who is famously known as Offset.
This trio American hip hop group was founded in the beginning of 2008. Their manager is Coach K who is a former manager for both Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy from Atlanta.
Their favorite producers are Metro Boomin, DJ Durel, Zaytoven, and Murda Beatz. Migos’s debut single was released in the year 2013 named “Versace” from the mixtape of Y.R.N (Young Rich Niggas).
They also released many singles namely “Fight Night” and “Look at My Dab” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 which peaked the list and turned all the heads towards them.
Their debut album named Yung Rich Nation was released in July 2015 with the production team of Quality Control Music and 300 Entertainment.
Culture was their second album which was released in the year 2017 that remarkably topped the US Billboard 200. This trio signed a deal later in February 2017, with both Motown and Capital Records.
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Highlights
In the year 2014 they were nominated by BET Hip Hop Awards for Themselves, No Label II and Fight Night. In the year 2015 they were nominated by BET Awards for Themselves as the Best Group.
In the year 2017 they were nominated by both BET Awards and Billboard Music Awards for Themselves and won the award in two categories.
They were nominated by Grammy Awards, iHeart Radio Music Awards, BET Awards, Teen Choice Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards for their works for Bad and Boujee, Culture.
Themselves, Walk It Talk It, Motor Sport and Migos in the year 2018 where among all Themselves won the award for Best Group
Early Life
All the three are raised together as brothers by Quavo’s mother while all the three are inspired and listened to the albums of-
Master P, Outkast, Hot Boys, Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane. This trio revolution was born in the suburban town of Lawrenceville in Georgia.
Quavo’s father unexpectedly died when he was just fours years old where both Offset and Takeoff where left as orphans as their fathers left them.
Quavo’s mother came forward to rise the other two along with his son as a single mother who is a hair stylist by profession.
All the three are different from each other as they had unique interests as Takeoff was passionate about wrestling while Quavo loved marine documentries for the channel of National Geography.
Offset was obsessed with football where later he studied in a military school.Quavo and Takeoff started to rap from the eight grade from the mixtapes of Crank Boy where their classmates mock at them while they rap.
Migos Net Worth
As a trio group their collective net worth is estimated to be $80 million in the year 2020.
This trio started in Georgia and reached fans from all over the world as in touring years they are the most entertaining entertainers than any other hip hoppers.
They performed nearly 93 live shows in the year 2017 and 2018 and earned a combined dollars of $25 million out of it.
They as a group left 300 Entertainment in September 2015 as they though Quality Control Music is the best fit for them to increase their revenue stream.
It is a wise move as they earned $40,000 under 300 entertainment where comparatively they earned $60,000 in Quality Control Music per show which is nearly double the previous one.
Their tour stop earned $150,000 according to Forbes for their rapping trio. Kenye West wanted this success team along with him for GOOD Music imprint.
But they neglected his deal. From 2017 and 2018 they earned around $25 million as they performed rigorously for 12 months throughout the year.
They are the most popular hip hoppers in the world with highest streaming of 4 billion all over the world in the same time.
Apart from music they also earn through various endorsement deals with popular brands such as Champs Sports, Avianne Jewelers and Beats By Dre.
They established a partnership for a brand of motorcycle producers namely Can-Am motorcycles which is a subdivision of Bombardier to launch a three wheel motorcycle Ryker in the year of 2019.
Career
Their success took off only after 4 years since their group formed where they were quite patient to taste success for their hard work. Versace single was a success fro them in the year 2013.
Their debut studio album was released in the year 2015 which is named as “Yung Rich Nation” where Yifei Hechen from Australia was its producer.
After two years their album “Bad and Boujee” was a huge success as it went viral in internet which serves as a mainstream fame for them till date.
The lyrics relating to rain and drop went viral and also remarkably the hit song for their career as it hit the number 1 in US Billboard Hot 100.
The success was followed by their album Culture as it also hit the number 1 in US Billboard 200.
Conclusion
Their albums like Juug Season and No label in 2011, Street On Lock in 2013, Solid Foundation in 2014, Still On Lock and Yung Rich Nation in 2015,3 Way in 2016.
Culture in 2017 followed by Culture II in 2018 and Culture III in 2020 are the stepping stones for their outreach as hip hoppers to the world.
This trio had to face a lot of speculation and issues in their personal lives and careers. Even their early life was not bed of roses as they are not brought up by their fathers.
They did not enjoy success overnight as it took nearly 4 years to even recognize them. But their success story is an inspiring one for all of them who are troubling in their lives and also talented.
