Only Built for Infinity Links

Only Built for Infinity Links
Studio album by
Unc & Phew
ReleasedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
Recorded2021–2022
Genre
Length59:14
Label
Producer
Quavo chronology
Quavo Huncho
(2018) 		Only Built for Infinity Links
(2022) 		Rocket Power
(2023)
Takeoff chronology
The Last Rocket
(2018) 		Only Built for Infinity Links
(2022)
Singles from Only Built for Infinity Links
  1. "Hotel Lobby"
    Released: May 20, 2022
  2. "Us vs. Them"
    Released: July 29, 2022
  3. "Big Stunna"
    Released: August 26, 2022
  4. "Nothing Changed"
    Released: September 30, 2022
  5. "See Bout It"
    Released: October 7, 2022

Only Built for Infinity Links is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Unc & Phew, consisting of Quavo and Takeoff. It was released through Quality Control Music and Motown on October 7, 2022. The album contains guest appearances from Mustard, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Young Thug, Gunna, Summer Walker, Birdman, and Gucci Mane.[1] It was the last project released in Takeoff's lifetime as he was shot and killed just 25 days after the album's release on November 1, 2022.

Background

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Quavo and Takeoff worked on the album over a two-year period and "modeled elements of the cover art" on Kanye West and Jay-Z's collaboration for Watch the Throne (2011) as well as Outkast’s album Stankonia (2000). The title is a reference to Raekwon's 1995 debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., with Takeoff claiming that Raekwon approved of the title, as well as a reference to the "unbreakable bond" that Quavo and Takeoff have as uncle and nephew, respectively.[1] The album was notably made without input from Offset of Migos despite no formal split of the trio; Quavo also stated in an interview that he would like to see his and Takeoff's career "as a duo".[2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash8/10[6]
HipHopDX3.7/5[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]

Only Built for Infinity Links received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[4]

AllMusic praised the album, writing that the duo "delivers the unfazable personality and triplet flows that made their group famous."[5] Robin Murray of Clash praised the album's variety and the two artists' creativity, describing it as "packed with highlights" and calling it a "record that blazes with life".[6] Similarly, HipHopDX's Peter Berry wrote, "Offset or no Offset, Quavo and Takeoff's stylistic DNA holds steady. It's home-grown. It's theirs, and it's as potent as ever."[7]

Commercial performance

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Only Built for Infinity Links debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 33,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,500 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[10] The album also accumulated a total of 41.1 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.[10]

Track listing

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Only Built for Infinity Links track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Two Infinity Links"
2:09
2."Tony Starks"
2:28
3."Hotel Lobby"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Fabio Aguilar
  • Lindstrom
  • Keanu Torres
  • Aguilar
  • Keanu Beats
  • Murda Beatz
2:22
4."Bars into Captions"
  • Buddah Bless
  • Quavo
2:47
5."See Bout It" (with Mustard)
3:00
6."To the Bone" (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
  • Atake
  • Larzz
  • Sluzyyy
4:43
7."Not Out"
2:57
8."Chocolate" (with Young Thug and Gunna)
  • DJ Durel
  • Rott
3:28
9."2.30"
Zaytoven3:26
10."Look @ This"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • McPherson
  • Lindstrom
  • Dotson
  • Murda Beatz
  • Zaytoven
  • DJ Durel
3:16
11."Mixy" (with Summer Walker)
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Nija Charles
  • Jeremy McIntyre
  • Lindstrom
  • Summer Walker
  • Murda Beatz
  • Joseph L'Étranger
4:30
12."Messy"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • McPherson
  • Aaron Tanarasoo
  • Philipp Lindworsky
  • DJ Durel
  • Cloud
  • PHIL
2:57
13."Nothing Changed"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • McPherson
  • Marcel Korkutata
3:19
14."Integration"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Tran
Atake, DJ Durel3:27
15."Big Stunna" (with Birdman)
  • Budda Beats
  • DJ Durel
3:37
16."Us vs. Them" (with Gucci Mane)
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Radric Davis
  • Alexander Monro
  • McPherson
  • Mohkom Bhangal
  • Pepijn Baltus
  • DJ Durel
  • Duce
  • Eza
  • Money Musik
3:36
17."Hell Yeah"
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Nicolas Zita
  • Jason Constantin
  • Dson Beats
  • Pyroman
3:33
18."Tools"
  • Atake
  • DJ Durel
  • Mike Dean
3:39
Total length:59:14

Personnel

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Performers

Technical

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rouhani, Neena (October 7, 2022). "Takeoff & Quavo Release 'Only Built for Infinity Links' Album: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (October 6, 2022). "Quavo and Takeoff tease future of Migos without Offset". NME. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Akanido, Don (October 19, 2022). "Quavo & Takeoff – Only Built For Infinity Links Lyrics and Tracklist". Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Only Built for Infinity Links by Quavo". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Staff, TiVo. "Only Built for Infinity Links - Quavo, Takeoff". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Murray, Robin (October 7, 2022). "Quavo and Takeoff – Only Built For Infinity Links". Clash. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Berry, Peter (October 14, 2022). "Quavo & Takeoff 'Only Built for Infinity Links' Soars in Spite of Offset's Absence". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Green, Dylan (October 20, 2022). "Quavo / Takeoff: Only Built for Infinity Links". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Attard, Paul (October 10, 2022). "Quavo & Takeoff Only Built for Infinity Links Review: Two-Thirds of More of the Same". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Quavo & Takeoff's 'Links' Launches at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums Chart". Billboard. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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  21. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  22. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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