This year’s Golden Globes didn’t just anoint the latest crop of film and TV stars: It also boosted the profile of hip-hop’s youngest upstarts.
Migos were thrust into the limelight when Donald Glover thanked them for recording “Bad and Boujee,” helping them rise to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. But the Georgia trio — Quavo, Offset and Takeoff — have had a roller-coaster ride to the top.
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Here’s a brief history of their ups and downs.
When Migos released the mixtape “Y.R.N.” in 2013, Drake loved the song “Versace” so much that he added his own verse — and that remix cracked the Billboard Top 100.
Migos suffered a major setback when Offset was jailed on charges of drug and firearm possession. He was released in December, after a plea deal.
The video for their 2015 single “Look at My Dab” went viral and launched a dance craze that was taken up by everyone from Cam Newton to Hillary Clinton.
The single’s hypnotic first verse “rain drop, drop top” inspired fans to unleash a bunch of memes. It also helped popularize the term “bougee” (a person with expensive tastes).
Migos’ second album, “Culture,” is likely to hit No. 1 this week, and fans are petitioning for them to perform during Sunday’s Super Bowl LI halftime — instead of Lady Gaga.
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