<a href="/profile/takeoff" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Takeoff</a>&#8217;s solo emancipation is well underway, ever since his &#8220;rocket launch&#8221; debut at the top of the month. His latest milestone came last night, as he performed &#8220;Last Memory&#8221; on the Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
Note, this wasn&#8217;t Takeoff&#8217;s first experience with this chosen &#8220;late night&#8221; demographic. <a href="/profile/migos" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Migos</a>&#8217; ability to switch codes on demand is partially responsible for their success as a group, allowing them to create a correspondence with new fans, including those whose knowledge is limited to late-night television or the YouTube feeder.
Fallon was his usual exuberant self as he directed the audience&#8217;s attention towards a billowing smoke machine in the corner. Right on queue, Takeoff emerged from his concealment just as a montage of space-aged images flooded the screen behind him. &#8220;Woke up this morning can&#8217;t remember nothing,” Takeoff rapped, alerting the audience to &#8220;Last Memory&#8217;s&#8221; opening measure, ironically chosen to close out the show.
Takeoff has become a cult-hero of sorts, to fans who&#8217;ve ridden the Migos&#8217; wave the whole way through. His emergence as a viable solo act has become an undeniable &#8220;feel-good moment&#8221; for those same fans questioning the implications of his newly-established &#8220;background role&#8221; within the group. As you can see below, Takeoff is more than willing and able to take his chances on the big stage when called upon.
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