Jermaine Dupri believes Quavo and Offset shine brighter as a duo than they do solo.
During his appearance on the BagFuel podcast, Dupri reflected on the impact the Migos’ 2022 breakup had on Atlanta.
“That hurt a lot of the city, period,” he said. “The Migos breaking up was a bad situation for Atlanta because they was moving — and I think they’re better together anyway, me personally.”
The iconic producer also opened up about how he felt when he heard about Takeoff’s death in late 2022.
“It was really crazy for us. I ain’t think Atlanta nias was gonna die,” Dupri said. “An Atlanta rapper dying felt like, ‘Aw damn, what the f* is going on?’ It felt crazy to me.”
Dupri has long been a champion of the Migos, even grouping them with Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug as part of the “New Atlanta” wave in the mid-2010s.
On a 2016 episode of The Rap Game, Dupri praised the trio, saying, “They’ve got one of the most infectious rap styles that everybody’s trying to do.”
By 2023, Dupri still held the group in high regard, calling them some of Atlanta’s finest while voicing concern about the current state of hip-hop.
“I feel like Hip-Hop is definitely hurting and needs reviving,” he told Vibe. “For the last 20 years, Atlanta’s always had at least five to six top rappers at one time. Right now, Atlanta’s dropped down to two top artists: Lil Baby and Future.”
He continued, “There’s still a lot of talent in the city. I don’t want anybody to twist my words, but that top-tier level—when you had Ludacris, Jeezy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Future, Lil Baby—Atlanta was the hub for all of that. That’s where the elite rap talent was coming from.”
