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“Culture” is the titular and first song off the Migos sophomore album. The song covers popular Migos topics such as their wealth and spending habits, along with drugs and violence.

Given the tense of some of the lyrics, it’s thought the song may have been intended for release on DJ Khaled’s 2016 LP Major Key.

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“Packing up the kitchen” alludes to cooking crack cocaine—Quavo’s gotta get out of the house before the FEDs come knocking.

Watch Atlanta native Curtis Snow cook crack on Vice’s ‘Welcome to Atlanta’ Documentary.

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A “dime bag” refers to $10 worth of weed, while a “nickel bag” is $5 worth of weed.

“Thirty” refers to a 30 round clip and a “.9” is a pistol that shoots .9 millimeter rounds.

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For this community page, annotate your username with your favorite sauce!

How to add your name:

  • Press Shift + L, and then add your name between the <h2> and </h2>

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“Don’t Ever Play Yourself” and “another one” are two of DJ Khaled’s signature catch phrases he popularized on Snapchat.

Plenty of people, including Late Night TV producers doubted Migos' success. In an interview with the New York Times, Migos’ Quality Control label boss Pierre “Pee” Thomas said the group couldn’t get on Late Night TV until Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino shouted the group out the Golden Globes, saying:

They gave all kinds of excuses—not the right time, it’s not this, it’s not that. As soon as Donald Glover did that, the next day, all the people who had just denied us wanted them on their show.

Migos performed “Bad and Boujee” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the next week.

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Takeoff alludes to his former lifestyle as a successful drug dealer—crack cocaine is made by whipping pure cocaine and baking soda in a pot over a stove. A “knot” is a fat wad of cash.

J.J. Watt is a defensive end for the Houston Texans NFL team. It’s common for rappers to use a white celebrities name to refer to cocaine (c.f Migos' “Hannah Montana”).

J.J Watt is also know as “JJ Swat” for being able to swat the football from being passed to the opposing receiver. SWAT is also an elite task force for the Feds. Takeoff’s saying SWAT is on the black, hence the “woop woop” ad-lib.

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In 2015, Migos acquired a top spot on the Forbes Hip Hop Cash Princes List, making them one of the highest earners under 30.

Migos discussed the success and their Forbes ranking on Vlad TV:

https://youtu.be/5MOtxOdlNQo

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Kel-tec is an American weapons manufacturer.

Offset wraps rubber bands around the grip of his handgun, a low-tech hack for making a holster. The cheap and simple modification prevents the weapon from sliding in your waistband, in addition to providing extra grip.

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“Pack” and “sack” refer to a bag of weed and a bag of money, respectively. The MAC-11 is a machine pistol, hence “elem' o'clock” (eleven o'clock).

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