Quavo has unleashed the official music video for “Maintain Me,” a heartfelt BNYX-helmed observe off new solo album Rocket Energy that grapples with the intricacies of grief and mourning. Within the visible, which he uploaded to YouTube on Saturday (Aug. 19), Quavo shares footage from a memorial for Takeoff in Atlanta. Attendees convene and foster group with each other whereas sporting shirts adorned with the late artist’s face as they arrive collectively to honor him. The second half of the music video finds Quavo in Paris flaunting merch, greeting followers and performing for crowds.
Takeoff (né Kirshnik Khari Ball) was shot and killed throughout a non-public social gathering he attended in downtown Houston together with his uncle and Migos bandmate, Quavo, on Nov. 1, 2022, one thing that also weighs heavy on the rapper and looms over a lot of Rocket Energy. The album, Quavo’s second solo studio effort, marks his first full-length launch since Takeoff’s premature demise. From its somber themes to its title — Takeoff’s solely solo studio album was titled The Final Rocket — Rocket Energy capabilities as a touching tribute to the late star. Takeoff even seems on a pair of the album’s tracks: “Patty Cake” and “Again The place It Begins.” Different options that seem on Rocket Energy embody Future, Younger Thug, Hunxho and BabyDrill.
Rocket Energy follows Quavo Huncho as Quavo’s sophomore studio album. In 2018, Quavo Huncho peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 — the very best rating for a solo LP from a Migos member. In 2022, Quavo and Takeoff teamed up for a joint album underneath the identify Unc & Phew. Titled Solely Constructed for Infinity Hyperlinks, the album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. On the Billboard Scorching 100, Quavo has earned six high 10 hits, together with the No. 1 single “I’m the One” (with DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Probability the Rapper and Lil Wayne).
