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The “Hotel Lobby” Song: Quavo, Takeoff and the AI Trend

“Hotel Lobby” is a 2022 song by Quavo and Takeoff, released under the name Unc & Phew. A performance of it on A COLORS SHOW, filmed in a plain orange booth with one hanging microphone, became the template for the Hotel Lobby AI trend four years later. Here is the song’s story, with a source for each fact.

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Who made “Hotel Lobby”?

  • Artists: Unc & Phew, the duo of Quavo and his nephew Takeoff, both members of Migos.
  • Released: May 20, 2022, on Quality Control and Motown. It was the duo’s debut single.
  • Producers: Murda Beatz, Keanu Beats and Fabio Aguilar. Genre: trap. Length: 2:22.
  • Before release: it was teased on Migos’ Instagram in February 2022. Fans noticed Offset was missing, which fed rumors that the group had split.

Source: Wikipedia).

What is “Hotel Lobby” about?

Quavo and Takeoff trade verses in their triplet flow about their wealth, over a trap beat. The official music video, directed by Keemotion and Quavo, pays homage to the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Wikipedia)). The orange booth everyone copies is not from that video; it is from the COLORS performance.

The A COLORS SHOW performance

COLORS published “Quavo & Takeoff - HOTEL LOBBY | A COLORS SHOW” on June 17, 2022. It runs 2:46 and opened COLORS’ Black Music Month series with Motown, directed by Munachi Osegbu. Like every A COLORS SHOW, it is filmed in front of one solid color, orange here, with one microphone hanging between the two rappers (COLORS on YouTube, Know Your Meme). It had 122,386,344 views on September 29, 2026.

Charts and the album

  • Billboard Hot 100: entered on June 4, 2022 and peaked at No. 55 on the chart dated January 14, 2023, with 22 weeks on the chart (Billboard).
  • Other charts: No. 12 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 55 in Canada. Certified Platinum in the US, Gold in Brazil and France, Silver in the UK (Wikipedia)).
  • Album: Only Built for Infinity Links, the only Unc & Phew album, released October 7, 2022. It debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 (Wikipedia).

Takeoff

Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, was fatally shot outside a bowling alley in Houston on November 1, 2022, 25 days after the album came out. Police said he was not believed to be the intended target (Wikipedia)).

How the Hotel Lobby AI trend started

  • September 2026: AI video tools start swapping Quavo and Takeoff for other people and characters, and the Hotel Lobby trend (also called Migos AI) takes off. Know Your Meme traces an early viral post to TikTok on September 16, 2026, a Suits version; XXL dates the first cat versions to early September (Know Your Meme, XXL).
  • People make versions with friends, couples, athletes, TV characters and pets, using tools such as Starrd, Summrs and CapCut templates (Complex).
  • September 23, 2026: Quavo reposts the original, unaltered COLORS performance (The Source, Complex).
  • Criticism: some fans object to AI copies of Takeoff after his death and to people’s likenesses being used without consent (Complex, XXL).
  • Names: TikTok captions and tool sites also call it Migos AI or the AI rap duo trend. Some tools replace the song with an AI rap written for the pair.

Make your own, respectfully

The trend works best with your own people: a friend, a partner, a parent. Hotel Lobby Video puts the two people from your photos on the orange stage, with the Hotel Lobby track, your own song or, on a Seedance model, an original AI rap about a topic you choose. It does not recreate Quavo or Takeoff, and it is not affiliated with them, Quality Control Music, Motown or COLORS.

Put your pair in the booth

FAQ

Who sings “Hotel Lobby”?

Quavo and Takeoff, recording as Unc & Phew. It came out on May 20, 2022.

What album is “Hotel Lobby” on?

Only Built for Infinity Links, the Unc & Phew album released on October 7, 2022.

Why is the Hotel Lobby video orange?

Every A COLORS SHOW episode is filmed in front of one solid color. The “Hotel Lobby” episode, published June 17, 2022, used orange.

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Hotel Lobby Video is an independent tool, not affiliated with Quavo, Takeoff, Migos, Quality Control Music, Motown or COLORS.