Culture III

Migos - Culture III
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2021 Ratings: #664 / 753
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2021 Rank: #984
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
The Line of Best Fit

Culture III is filled with infectious beats, stank-face-inducing hooks, and the closest race for “Best Migo” in a long time, so a little self-indulgence is earned.

80
NME

‘Culture III’ is more focused than its exhausting 24-track-long predecessor, but a stricter edit here could’ve enhanced the experience even further.

80
Rolling Stone

This is music for the return of festivals, the return of freaknik, the return of the fun, everything missed indoors last year. You’re not supposed to play this in your room, or amongst your friends over Zoom.

80
Clash

A huge undertaking, ‘Culture 3’ is marked by its dense array of sonic reference points. It’s a huge record, a panoramic thriller that places three incendiary MCs against a digital orchestra – an ambitious, lavish, and extraordinarily successful release.

70
AllMusic

While the set is a bit of a chore at 19 tracks, it's still not as bloated as Culture II. Yet, it could use some trimming if only to clear the clutter that distracts from the solid highlights.

70
Exclaim!

Clocking in at 75 minutes and 19 tracks, the album is simply too dang long.

69
Pitchfork

The rap trio’s latest, like its predecessor, can become a slog and at times seems shoddily constructed. But at its best, the album is a callback to their inspired peak.

68
HipHopDX

The Migos are too large now for flights of fancy or lyrical experimentation. Culture III is peak outside music, designed for radio spots and thoughtless consumption.

67
Entertainment Weekly

The Atlanta trio aren’t concerned with forging new habits so much as consolidating old ones.

60
Slant Magazine
There’s as much lazy delivery of the goods on the album as there is engaging interplay.
20
The Needle Drop

The most creatively bankrupt thing to bear the Migos name thus far.

Scre4meh
80

If you actually think this is as bad as Culture 2 or even remotely bad then i really can't trust you anymore lmao. Also, if you're really going to point out some stupid lyrics and call that a good reason for this not being good, then just shut the fuck up homie. Cuz that would essentially call many classics trash.

Migos' return to former glory is finally here. And it's worth it. Not only they don't fuck around and make shitty songs or anthems, but they deliver a fresh batch of refreshing, ... read more

BradTasteMusic
57

Going into this project nervous, unsure how to feel about Migos after their controversial release of Culture II. I overall found myself disliking anything the Migos wanted to do past the point of their last album, so I am going into this album skeptical. I heard the first minute of the first song though, and I am actually excited as it sounds really good so far.

Avalanche
Love that the album just starts immediately. The beat is fantastic, and Quavo sounds amazing. Consider me interested. I ... read more

YuriDING
30

The album has very interesting elements, but even with very creative instrumentals, the artists manage to be completely inexpressive.

Migos are called by many as the "TRAP KINGS", and yes, they managed to give a new face to a sub-genre that was stagnant, but unfortunately the innovation is only in the instrumental sample.
The beats on this album are definitely the most interesting I've seen on TRAP in recent years, and unfortunately we don't owe it to the Migos members, but to the ... read more

paradiime
31

so fucking boring

sezer
86

bangers after bangers

JustPre10d
50

welp, bye migos

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Track List

1Avalanche
3:26
76
2Having Our Way
4:38
feat. Drake
58
3Straightenin
4:15
69
4Type Shit
3:09
with Cardi B
57
5Malibu
4:08
feat. Polo G
63
6Birthday
3:47
49
7Modern Day
4:01
66
8Vaccine
3:41
61
9Picasso
3:32
with Future
64
10Roadrunner
4:16
64
11What You See
2:59
54
12Jane
3:22
63
13Antisocial
4:22
62
14Why Not
3:49
56
15Mahomes
5:08
50
16Handle My Business
4:37
48
17Time For Me
3:59
53
18Light It Up
4:29
71
19Need It
3:15
78
Total Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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Added on: November 21, 2019