Quavo Gives The Public A Kind Reminder As AI "Hotel Lobby" Spoofs Go Viral

BY Alexander Cole
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Oct 22, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Rapper and entertainer Quavo performs at halftime of a game between the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Quavo and Takeoff have been going viral thanks to a plethora of AI "Hotel Lobby" spoofs that are taking the internet by storm.

Quavo and Takeoff dropped an absolute banger with the song "Hotel Lobby" back in 2022. This became one of their biggest hits together in the post-Offset Migos era. Unfortunately, Takeoff passed away not long after the release of the song.

During the promo run for their joint album, Quavo and Takeoff did a Colors performance of "Hotel Lobby." It subsequently became one of the biggest and most iconic Colors performances of all time.

Now, the performance is going viral again four years after the fact. However, the reasoning behind the virality is a bit more nefarious, as it involves AI and a whole lot of unfunny edits. Essentially, people are replacing Quavo and Takeoff with a bevy of different pop culture figures. The song remains the same, which begs the question: what is the joke here?

Quavo is now acknowledging the trend, as he took to X, making sure people know that he Takeoff are the originators.

Quavo Acknowledges Hotel Lobby Trend

Below, you can find some of the edits that have gone viral, or at the very least, demonstrate what this trend looks like. If one thing is for certain, it is that AI has improved exponentially over the last little while.

We personally don't really find any of this that amusing. There is no joke, and it is just another excuse for people to waste previous resources on AI slop that serves nobody.

It also just cheapens Quavo and Takeoff's contributions, as people divorce them from the original video. Hopefully, this just leads to people running up the streams for "Hotel Lobby," which by every metric is, in fact, a great song.

Let us know what you think of this trend in the comments below.

About The Author
Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!

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