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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Culture III | type = studio | artist = [[Migos]] | cover = Migos - Culture III.png | alt = | released = June 11, 2021 | recorded = | studio = | genre = <!--Please do not add genres without a reliable source--> | length = 74:53 | label = * [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] * [[Motown]] * [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] | producer = * [[808Melo]] * Atake * [[Buddah Bless]] * Beam * [[Carnage (DJ)|Carnage]] * Danny Wolf * [[DJ Durel]] * Fabio Aguilar * Gunboi * Jabz * Jordan Fox * Keanu Beats * [[Murda Beatz]] * Nuki * [[OG Parker]] * Osiris * Pooh Beatz * [[808 Mafia|Pvlace]] * RVNES * [[Quavo]] * Slime Castro * Sluzyyy * [[Smash David]] * Sonic * Swirv * [[Tay Keith]] * Trauma Tone * Wallis Lane * [[Zaytoven]] | prev_title = [[Culture II]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Culture III | type = studio | single1 = [[Need It (Migos song)|Need It]] | single1date = May 22, 2020 | single2 = [[Straightenin]] | single2date = May 14, 2021 }} }} '''''Culture III''''' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop trio [[Migos]]. It was released by [[Capitol Records]], [[Motown]], and [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]] on June 11, 2021. The album features guest appearances from [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Cardi B]], [[Polo G]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Justin Bieber]], late rappers [[Juice Wrld]] and [[Pop Smoke]], and [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]]. It is the follow-up to their 2018 album ''[[Culture II]]'' and serves as the conclusion to their ''Culture'' trilogy. ==Background== In October 2018, [[Quavo]] stated in an interview with the [[Associated Press]] that following his own recently released solo album ''[[Quavo Huncho]]'', first [[Takeoff (rapper)|Takeoff]] and then [[Offset (rapper)|Offset]] would release solo efforts.<ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48851/title.quavo-says-migos-culture-iii-will-drop-in-early-2019|title=Quavo Says Migos' "Culture III" Will Drop In Early 2019|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Ivey|first=Justin|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> When questioned on when new Migos music would arrive, he replied that ''Culture III'' would arrive "at the top of 2019", along with suggesting that a collaborative project between Migos and Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] would be released after their touring together.<ref name="HipHopDX"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/10/17/migos-readies-culture-3-for-early-2019/|title=Migos Readies 'Culture III' for Early 2019|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> On March 25, 2019, Takeoff stated that the album was on the way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/25/migos-culture-iii-update|title=Migos say Culture III is "on the way"|last=Renshaw|first=David|website=[[The Fader]]|date=March 25, 2019}}</ref> On December 12, 2019, Offset revealed the album would be the last chapter in the ''Culture'' trilogy and that it included a song with late American rapper [[Juice Wrld]] titled "What's Brackin", only four days after Juice Wrld passed away from a drug overdose.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/1/offset-migos-culture-iii-album-last-chapter|title=Offset Reveals Migos' 'Culture III' Album Is the "Last Chapter"|last=Chin|first=Mallory|website=Hypebeast|date=January 21, 2020}}</ref> The album was delayed and rescheduled for release in early 2020. However, the album was pushed back again, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Quavo spoke to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in March 2020, announcing the trio's decision to hold off on releasing ''Culture III'', explaining that it was largely due to their inability to properly roll out the album once social distancing rules went into effect in most states in the United States of America. Instead, the trio stated that they would first release a different project, titled ''Quarantine Mixtape'', in the lead-up to ''Culture III''.<ref name="Quarantine">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/migos-taco-tuesday|title=Migos Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With New Song "Taco Tuesday"|last=Martinez|first=Joe|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> On May 22, 2020, while appearing on American rapper [[Lil Wayne]]'s Young Money Radio show on [[Apple Music]], Migos announced they would change the title from ''Culture III'' to another title. No release date was announced at that time.<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/migos-confirm-their-new-album-wont-be-called-culture-iii-2676382|title=Migos confirm their new album won't be called 'Culture III'|work=[[NME]]|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2020|last=Moore|first=Sam}}</ref> On April 18, 2021, Quavo tweeted that mixing of the album had begun.<ref>{{cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |title=Quavo says Migos' ''Culture III'' is being mixed |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/quavo-says-migos-culture-iii-is-being-mixed-2923397 |work=NME |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref> On May 17, 2021, Migos announced that ''Culture III'' would be released on June 11, 2021. The release date was announced through a letter that they wrote as part of [[Quality Control Music|Quality Control]], the label that they are signed to.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 17, 2021|title=Migos Announce 'Culture III' Release Date With Michael Jordan Nod|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.62166/title.migos-announce-culture-iii-release-date-with-michael-jordan-nod|url-status=live|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/05/17/migos-culture-iii-release-date|title=Migos announce ''Culture III'' release date|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=May 17, 2021|access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> ==Singles== On May 22, 2020, Migos released the album's lead single, "[[Need It]]", featuring American rapper [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]]. The song peaked at number 62 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/migos/chart-history/hot-100|title=Migos Chart History: Hot 100|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It is produced by [[Buddah Bless]]. The music video premiered on August 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0LaoQks5mY|title=Migos - Need It (Official Video) ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again|via=[[YouTube]]|date=August 20, 2020|accessdate=June 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 14, 2021, the trio released "[[Straightenin]]" as the second single, their first release in slightly less than a year. The song peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was produced by [[DJ Durel]], Atake, Sluzyyy, Slime Castro, Nuki, and Osiris. The music video premiered alongside the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E553AnMAvlU|title=Migos - Straightenin (Official Video)|via=[[YouTube]]|date=May 14, 2021|accessdate=June 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Culture III'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 74:53 | title1 = Avalanche | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Quavo|Quavious Marshall]]|[[Offset (rapper)|Kiari Cephus]]|[[Takeoff (rapper)|Kirshnik Ball]]|[[DJ Durel|Daryl McPherson]]|[[Norman Whitfield]]|[[Barrett Strong]]}} | extra1 = {{hlist|[[DJ Durel]]|[[Quavo]]}} | length1 = 3:26 | title2 = Having Our Way | note2 = featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]]|[[Tyshane|Tyshane Thompson]]|Nima Jahanbin|Paimon Jahanbin|Amir Stevie B|Jack LoMastro}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Wallis Lane|Azul Wynter|Jack LoMastro|Preme}} | length2 = 4:38 | title3 = [[Straightenin]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|McPherson|Ahn-tuan Tran|Chi Trieu|Kilian Mbelo|Latos Konstantinos|Tom Dettinger}} | extra3 = {{hlist|[[DJ Durel]]|Atake|Sluzyyy|Slime Castro|Nuki|Osiris}} | length3 = 4:15 | title4 = Type Shit | note4 = with [[Cardi B]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Cardi B|Belcalis Almanzar]]|[[Pardison Fontaine|Jorden Thorpe]]|[[Torae|Torae Carr]]|[[Murda Beatz|Shane Lindstrom]]|[[Tay Keith|Brytavious Chambers]]|Darryl Clemons|Jacob Deimler|Rai'shaun Williams|Quentin Boehnke}} | extra4 = {{hlist|[[Murda Beatz]]|[[Tay Keith]]|Pooh Beatz|RVNES|Section 8|Ciaga}} | length4 = 3:09 | title5 = Malibu | note5 = featuring [[Polo G]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Polo G|Taurus Bartlett]]|Clemons|Nasir Moore|Rasool Diaz}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Pooh Beatz|Nas Moore|Rasool Diaz|MARS}} | length5 = 4:08 | title6 = Birthday | writer6 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Smash David|Samuel Jimenez]]|[[OG Parker|Josehua Parker]]|N. Jahanbin|P. Jahanbin}} | extra6 = {{hlist|[[Smash David]]|[[OG Parker]]|Wallis Lane}} | length6 = 3:47 | title7 = Modern Day | writer7 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|Lindstrom|Jordan Fox}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Jordan Fox}} | length7 = 4:01 | title8 = Vaccine | writer8 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Buddah Bless|Tyron Douglas]]}} | extra8 = [[Buddah Bless]] | length8 = 3:41 | title9 = Picasso | note9 = with [[Future (rapper)|Future]] | writer9 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Future (rapper)|Nayvadius Wilburn]]|[[808 Mafia|Denis Berger]]|McPherson}} | extra9 = {{hlist|[[808 Mafia|PVLACE]]|DJ Durel}} | length9 = 3:32 | title10 = Roadrunner | writer10 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Zaytoven|Xavier Dotson]]|John Carrington, Jr.}} | extra10 = {{hlist|[[Zaytoven]]|Trauma Tone}} | length10 = 4:16 | title11 = What You See | note11 = with [[Justin Bieber]] | writer11 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Justin Bieber]]|Jerel Nance|Miguel Curtidor|McPherson}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Danny Wolf|DJ Durel}} | length11 = 2:59 | title12 = Jane | writer12 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|Chambers|[[Cubeatz|Kevin Gomringer]]|[[Cubeatz|Tim Gomringer]]|[[Carnage (DJ)|Diamanté Blackmon]]|Nils Noehden}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Tay Keith|[[Cubeatz]]|[[Carnage (DJ)|Carnage]]|Nils}} | length12 = 3:22 | title13 = Antisocial | note13 = featuring [[Juice Wrld]] | writer13 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Juice Wrld|Jarad Higgins]]|Lindstrom|Diaz}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Diaz}} | length13 = 4:22 | title14 = Why Not | writer14 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|Nance|McPherson}} | extra14 = {{hlist|DJ Durel|Quavo}} | length14 = 3:49 | title15 = Mahomes | writer15 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|McPherson|Gleb Protasov}} | extra15 = {{hlist|DJ Durel|BGudini}} | length15 = 5:08 | title16 = Handle My Business | writer16 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[OZ (record producer)|Ozan Yildirim]]}} | extra16 = [[OZ (record producer)|OZ]] | length16 = 4:37 | title17 = Time for Me | writer17 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|Lindstrom|Marcel Korkutata}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|MARS|Sonic}} | length17 = 3:59 | title18 = Light It Up | note18 = with [[Pop Smoke]] | writer18 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[Pop Smoke|Bashar Jackson]]|[[808Melo|Andre Loblack]]|Patrick Newton|Keanu Torres|Fabio Aguilar}} | extra18 = {{hlist|[[808Melo]]|SWIRV|Keanu Beats|Fabio Aguilar}} | length18 = 4:29 | title19 = [[Need It (Migos song)|Need It]] | note19 = featuring [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]] | writer19 = {{hlist|Marshall|Cephus|Ball|[[YoungBoy Never Broke Again|Kentrell Gaulden]]|Douglas|[[50 Cent|Curtis Jackson]]|[[Hi-Tek|Tony Cottrell]]}} | extra19 = Buddah Bless | length19 = 3:15 }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Migos}} [[Category:2021 albums]] [[Category:Migos albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by DJ Durel]] [[Category:Albums produced by Murda Beatz]] [[Category:Albums produced by Wheezy (record producer)]] [[Category:Albums produced by Zaytoven]] [[Category:Albums produced by Tay Keith]] [[Category:Albums postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]'