The true lineage of the so-called "Migos flow" is such a source of obvious contention, many take offense at the fact that someone would even dare call it the "Migos flow." At any rate, noted Migos flow opponent Snoop Dogg has shared a variety of opinions on the popularity of the flow in recent months. In an interview with Pigeons & Planesearlier this year, Snoop summarized his frustrations with the flow's perceived dominance:
I don’t know who is who when they doing that rap style, and I love them all! I love Future, Migos, I love all them. Drake. They my n****s, but I don’t know who is who when the record is over. When I came out as a rapper, everyone had their own style. If you sounded like someone else, that word was called biting. You biting my style, you biting my shit. If you paying tribute, like I did with “La Di Da Di” with Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh—I paid n****s who I grew up loving. I’m gonna redo your song, get you paid all over again, and let everybody know it’s your shit, and put a twist on it for the new kids who don’t even know it exist. That’s a different way of showing love as opposed to everyone rapping the same style.
Forever pleasing the internet, Snoop even imitated the flow during an episode of his popular YouTube show: