Migos, Straightenin | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rap trio Migos bring the ‘culture’ back on the sleekly produced banger, “Straightenin.”

The culture is back y’all! And by the culture, I’m referring to 🎙 Migos! It’s been a while since the 🏆 Grammy-nominated rap trio dropped a banger.  Finally, mid-May 2021, that banger arrives in 🎵 “Straightenin”.  Pulling out all of the bells and whistles, “Straightening” features nine writers and six producers (🎛 DJ Durel, 🎛 Atake, 🎛 Slime Castro, 🎛 Sluzyyy, 🎛 Nuki, and 🎛 Osiris).  Given the cooks in the kitchen, it’s not surprising the backdrop is pretty sweet.  That said, does “Straightenin’” as a whole end up being worth the expense?

Fundamentally, Migos are true to self, dropping confident, drippy bars. 🎙 Quavo gets first blood, dropping the ultra-repetitive but quite catchy chorus (“Straightenin’, straightenin’ / … You don’t get shit straight, you gon’ straighten it.”). From there, he drops an assertive verse, which includes the lyrical gem, “Turn a pandemic into a bandemic.” Drippy! Following another iteration of the chorus, 🎙 Takeoff arrives on the second verse, referencing The Matrix, Eminem, and Drake among other things. Finally, 🎙 Offset drops the final verse, where he references an iconic cartoon character (“Tasmanian Devil, we spin on your block”) and guns (“Qua’ keep a MAC in the back of the Tesla”).  Perhaps the trio doesn’t transform rap with their bars, but they are entertaining.

Final Thoughts 💭

All in all, Migos deliver another hit with “Straightenin.” Is this on the same level of 🎵 “Bad and Boujee” or 🎵 “Stir Fry”? No, I wouldn’t go that far by any means, but it is good to hear Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset back on the track and spitting some fire in the process.  Won’t change lives and perhaps it only moderately impacts the charts, but it’s worth spinning a few times.

🎙 Migos • 🎵 “Straightenin” • 🏷 Quality Control Music • 🗓 5.14.21

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