Listening to “Greatness,” the closing track to Quavo’s second solo album, Rocket Power, it’s easy to imagine him removing his trademark designer shades and staring himself down in the mirror. The song is one of the album’s several tributes to Takeoff, Quavo’s nephew and one-third of the Migos, who was murdered during a dispute at a Houston bowling alley in November 2022. But unlike the visceral single “Without You,” “Greatness” looks to the future. Over producer Al Geno’s mournful trumpets and skipping drums, Quavo interrupts his reminiscences on the trio’s early days with a command to not dwell on the past. But he can’t help himself—and why should he? Near the middle of the song, he splits the difference, saluting his fallen kin with as much confidence and lyrical agility as he can muster: “Never forget that the Migos amazin’/Look at the ice and the knot in my pants, you know that them young niggas made it.” It’s a lot to face behind a mic, and the tinges of sadness in his voice linger like tear streaks on glass. This tender balancing act marks “Greatness” as one of Quavo’s most affecting songs and a microcosm of Rocket Power at its best. The Migos we knew will never return, but Quavo honors them with old and new riffs on the flex rap that made them stars, and he honors himself by digging a bit deeper into his emotions.
Takeoff’s death looms large over Rocket Power—that’s his nickname, Rocket, in the title, and he’s featured on three songs. Beyond that, he is referenced or alluded to in some way on every track. Quavo is an athletic rapper who can stretch syllables as wide as the backseat of a Wraith, and it’s jarring to hear those schemes serve writing geared around his emotional grief. Quavo raps about crying himself to sleep thinking about Takeoff (“11:11”) and relapsing into a Xanax addiction because of his passing (“Disciples”). When you pair that pain with a fun-loving song like “Patty Cake,” where Quavo and Takeoff come closest to recreating the familial magic of their 2022 collaboration Only Built for Infinity Links, their easy chemistry makes a mundane call-and-response heartbreaking: “I won’t tell another nigga name,” Quavo says, to which Takeoff quickly responds, “Who is buddy?/What his name?” Even in a posthumous recording, it’s evident how much fun they had playing off each other.
Vulnerability is not a trait that’s often associated with Quavo, but Rocket Power suggests he’s been reflecting on his own life more than usual. His thoughts come up most explicitly in “Mama Told Me,” which builds on the hook from Migos’ 2017 single “T-Shirt,” as he lists off childhood memories and motherly advice that have guided him throughout life. On “Hold Me,” a ghostly vocal sample and reverberated keyboards echo as he solemnly calling on family members dead and alive to show him the way. But there’s only so much he’s willing to share, and eventually he defaults to factory settings: flashy, silly metaphors and designer flexes delivered in that choppy, AutoTune-slathered flow. He’s resolved to work through the pain, and as a result, some of Rocket Power plays like a slightly more engaging version of his 2018 solo debut, QUAVO HUNCHO.
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