Culture II

In July 2017, a rumor surfaced that Culture II was on a hard drive that was lost by Quavo. Migos confirmed that a single from the album will be dropping soon and was previewed on Rap-Up. Anticipation regarding the upcoming album built due to the Atlanta rap group's use of social media. Posts included many names such as Kanye West, Donald Glover and others who they have worked with, and revealed on January 22 that West helped produce the album. On November 21, 2017, through a New York Times story on the group, it was revealed that the updated release date for the album was January 2018; earlier reports suggested an October release. Quavo announced on January 8 that he and DJ Durel were mixing the album. On January 15, 2018, Migos announced the release date of January 26 via their official social media accounts. The same day, Quavo posted a snippet of the song "Culture National Anthem". Merchandise for the album has been released within Bloomingdale's 'Music Is Universal' pop-up space in conjunction with Universal Music Group. Migos' DJ known as DJ Durel says that group only spend 20 to 45 minutes to do each song. He also stated "when they're in the zone, there's no way you can stop them from laying down a good song. It's going to come out perfect. It's not going to come out rushed or anything". ==Promotion==

Singles The album's lead single, "MotorSport", was released on October 27, 2017, and includes lead vocals from Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. The song is produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz. The album's second single, "Stir Fry", was released on December 20, 2017. The song is produced by Pharrell Williams. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on July 24, 2018, as the album's fourth single. The song initially peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Buddah Bless, Quavo and DJ Durel. It peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Critical reception==

Culture II was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 19 reviews. Jordan Bassett of NME said, "Migos are firing on all cylinders here, their new record a lush, chaotic patchwork that pops with primary colours. The fab three have done it again". Rankings In The Wire magazine's annual critics' poll, British music critic Simon Reynolds named Culture II his favorite release of the year. ==Commercial performance==

Culture II debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 199,000 album-equivalent units, of which 38,000 were pure album sales in its first week. It is Migos' second US number-one album. ==Track listing==

Notes • signifies an additional producer • "Narcos" features additional vocals from Filip Nikolic • "Auto Pilot" was originally titled "Auto Pilot (Huncho on the Beat)" • The single version of "MotorSport" credits Nicki Minaj and Cardi B as lead artists. Sample credits • "BBO (Bad Bitches Only)" contains elements from "You've Got the Makings of a Lover", written by Earl Moss, as performed by the Festivals. • "Stir Fry" contains an interpolation of "The Champ", written by Harry Palmer. • "Crown the Kings" contains elements from "Get Up, Stand Up", written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, as performed by the Wailers. • "Made Men" contains elements from "Schweet", written by Cornell Wheeler Jr., from MSXII Sound Design Presents – Lofi Melodics 3. ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians • Danny Zook – guitar (track 1) • Filip Nikolic – guitar (track 3) • Mike Dean – keyboard (tracks 4, 10, 24), guitar (track 7), vocoder (tracks 7, 10) • Lee Buddle – saxophone (track 21) Technical • Ethan Stevens – engineering (all tracks) • Sean Phelan – engineering (all tracks) • Daryl "DJ Durel" McPherson – engineering (all tracks), recording (tracks 1–24), mixing (tracks 1–8, 10–16, 18–24) • Buster Ross – studio assistant (all tracks) • Mike Dean – mixing (tracks 1–8, 10–16, 18–24), mastering (tracks 1–8, 10–16, 18–24) • Quavo – mixing (tracks 1–8, 10–16, 18–24) • Thomas "Tillie" Mann – recording (Offset) (tracks 7, 8), mixing (tracks 9, 17) • Sean Paine – recording assistance (Offset) (track 8) • Mike Larson – recording (track 9) • Thomas Cullison – second recording (track 9) • Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (track 9) • Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 9, 17) • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – recording (Nicki Minaj) (track 17) • Nick Valentin – recording assistance (Nicki Minaj) (track 17) • Brian Judd – recording assistance (Nicki Minaj) (track 17) • Jamil "Millz" Alleyne – tracking (track 20) • Justin "JBTurnMeUp" Boggy – production mixing (track 20) Additional personnel • Stole "Moab" Stojmenov – art direction, design • Danny Zook – sample clearance (Alien Music) • Ron Cabiltes – sample clearance (Alien Music) ==Charts==

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