Quavo

Quavo: Biography in Details

Who is Quavo?

Quavo is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one-third of the hip-hop trios, Migos. Migos are known for their single Versace released in 2013.

Quavo: Birth Facts, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

Quavo was born Quavious Keyate Marshall on April 2, 1991, in Atlanta, GA, the United States of America to an All-American ethnic background.

His father, Frank Morley expired when he was four and his mother, Lilian Janet Bird raised him along with his nephew, Krishna. Krishna is popularly known as ‘Takeoff’ and his other cousin, Kiari is popularly known as ‘Offset’.

Education History

Quavo attended ‘Berkmar High School Patriots in Lilburn, Georgia. During his school days, he used to play for his school football team as a quarterback.

When Quavo reached seventh grade, Quavo knew that he had an interest in hip-hop music. After that, Quavo, along with his cousin and nephew, began composing their own music and songs.

He was so passionate about music that in order to pursue a career in music, Quavo dropped out from his senior year in high school.

Quavo then began recording songs with ‘Takeoff’ and ‘Offset’ locally. They used to take their songs to various clubs and play them.

There, they would offer to pay for the DJ’s drink if the DJ played one of their songs in the club.

Quavo: Professional Life, Career

Quavo formed the rap group ‘Migos’ along with ‘Takeoff’ and ‘Offset’ in 2009. In 2011, he released the group’s first-ever mixtape called ‘Juug Season.

It was followed by another mixtape the next year titled ‘No Label’.

Migos’ Versace

However, his group didn’t acquire much fame until their breakthrough song ‘Versace’ was released in 2013. Without any promotion, the single went viral and occupied a spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.

As the song went on to become popular, Drake remixed it along with the trio and added it to his album. Soon after ‘Versace’ became a big hit, the trio went on to release another mixtape ‘Y.R.N’ or ‘Young Rich Niggas’.

Post Versace

In June 2013, the group released a single ‘Fight Night’. A major hit, the single was listed on ‘XXL’s 25 Best Songs of the Year.

Quavo released another mixtape in 2014. Titled ‘No Label II’, he suggested it to be a sequel to his earlier mixtape ‘No Label’. The tape was downloaded in great numbers immediately after its release.

Just a month later, Quavo announced that the group had decided to release an album instead of another mixtape. Migos then signed a deal with ‘300 Entertainment’.

After around two years, in July 2015, their debut album finally was released. The delay was due to controversies regarding drug abuse. The lead single of the song ‘One Time’ hit radio before the album did, and received good reviews from music critics.

Meanwhile, the album featured guest collaborations with various rap stars like ‘Chris Brown and ‘Young Thug’. In an interview following the success of his first album, he hinted about a second album that his crew had begun working on.

Quavo continued his work and released the mixtape called ‘Back to the Bandon’ even though Offset was imprisoned on account of the ‘Georgia Southern University incident.’ He also made a collaborated mixtape with rapper Young Thug in 2016, ‘MigoThuggin’.

The same year, the lead single ‘Bad and Boujee,’ featuring rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, and his second album was played on the radio. On 31st October the song’s music video was broadcast.

On January 18, Quavo released another mixtape ‘Young Rich Niggas 2’. His second album ‘Culture’ was launched on 27th January 2017.

The album consists of a total of 13 tracks and received positive reviews from various music magazines. It has occupied top spots on almost all of the music charts worldwide.

Awards and Nominations

Along with his band, Quavo has been nominated for the ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’ thrice. He was nominated for ‘Rookie of the Year, ‘Best Club Banger’ for the song Fight Night, and ‘Best Mixtape’ for No Label II in 2014.

In 2015, Quavo was nominated for the ‘BET Awards in the category of ‘Best Group’ but lost to Rae Sremmurd.

Quavo: Net Worth

His net worth is $25 million as of 2022. The trio, Migos’ income as of 2018 is $25 million.

Quavo: Rumors

Rumors were that he dated Karrueche Tran.

Body Stats

Quavo has a height of 5 feet 1o inches and weighs 74kg.

Quavo has dark hair and eyes.

Social Media Profile

Quavo has more than 1.2 million followers on Facebook, 20 million followers on Instagram, and 3.5 million followers on Twitter.

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