Sought-after rapper Quavo focuses on his own music
One-third of the ubersuccessful hip-hop group Migos, Quavo is a rapper in high demand, appearing as a featured act on top 10 hits by Post Malone, DJ Khaled, Drakeandliampayne.
The 27-year-old star said he was collaborating with others so much that he had to turn down work to focus completely on his first solo album, “Quavo Huncho,” released last week.
“Right now, I’m just going to chill and work on my album and calm down on features,” he said. “I just want to tuck away and go into kill mode with this album. … I’ve turned down projects all the time . ... I don’t want to oversaturate my sound.”
Quavo’s new album features collaborations with Madonna, Cardi B, Drake, Travis Scott and Lil Baby.
Migos, which includes Offset and Takeoff, are on tour with Drake. In an interview Monday, Quavo talked about watching Drake end rap beefs with Meek
Mill and Chris Brown on the tour, new Migos music and more.
AP: You’re the first memberofmigosto release a solo project. Will Offset and Takeoff follow suitthisyear?
Quavo: Yes, I don’t know the exact dates. But Takeoff will be next and (then) Offset.
How about new Migos music?
We’ll be at the top of 2019. We’re going to hit them with “Culture III.”
Did you envision yourself and Migos being this successful?
Nah, I never really did see myself as a stand-alone. We never really saw ourselves having solo careers. We came in as a group. We were trying new ways and new sounds. It’s all about growth. When we were coming up as a group, we weren’t thinking about kids, marriage or like real stuff. Seeing Offset have his wife (Cardi B) and kids, it makes you want to grow up. We all can’t stay in the same house no more.
What have you and the group learned from being on tour with Drake?
The more and more we hit the stage, our chemistry becomes a lot stronger. Our sounds are better, our ad libs come more in pocket. Then coming back off the stage and watching Drake, seeing how he controls the crowd on his solo approach, we learn so much both ways.
Yousawdrakequash his differences with Chris Brown and Meek Mill. How do you feel about rap beefs in general?
It’s good when two players, two brothers, two black men come together. We don’t need to be shooting at nobody. There doesn’t need to be any violence. If you can just sit down and talk, you can work it out. That’s the best way instead of pulling out guns.