In a vulnerable and wide-ranging interview posted to his YouTube channel, Migos rapper Quavo revealed how burdensome and hopeful life has been since the murder of his bandmate and nephew, Takeoff, last November. Quavo’s first album since Takeoff’s death, Rocket Power, is out on August 4, and during the interview, …
Read More »Quavo to 'Turn Tragedy Into Triumph' on New Album 'Rocket Power'
Quavo is aiming to “turn tragedy into triumph” with a new album, Rocket Power, set to arrive Aug. 4. The Migos rapper announced the album with a 90-second trailer that finds him alone in a desert, watching a rocket ship launch while holding up his late bandmate Takeoff‘s rocket ship …
Read More »Offset Pulled Takeoff BET Awards Tribute Together With Quavo in One Day: 'It Cleared My Soul'
Fresh off the plane from Paris with only 16 hours to spare, Offset and Quavo locked in on planning the perfect tribute performance to honor their late Migos group member Takeoff at the 2023 BET Awards last weekend. “It cleared my soul,” Offset shared in a recent Instagram Live, where …
Read More »Quavo, Offset Perform Tribute to Takeoff at BET Awards
Migos’ Quavo and Offset delivered a surprise performance, their first since Takeoff was killed on Nov. 1, 2022, at the BET Awards on Sunday. Held at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, the pair launched the set with “Hotel Lobby,” the song released by Unc and Phew aka Quavo and Takeoff …
Read More »Takeoff's Mother Sues Venue Owners Where Rapper Was Killed
Takeoff‘s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the Houston venue where the Migos rapper was shot and killed during a party in Nov. 2022. Titania Davenport, the mother of the rapper born Kirsnick Ball, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in a Harris County, Texas district court …
Read More »Takeoff's Alleged Shooter Indicted for Murder
A Texas grand jury has indicted Patrick Clark, the manaccusedofshootingrapperTakeoff,on murder charges, KHOU reported Thursday after confirmation from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Takeoff, of the rap trioMigosalongside Quavo and Offset, died Nov. 1, after he was shot at a bowling alley in Houston. He was with Quavo — …
Read More »Cardi B Remembers Takeoff's 'Beautiful Soul' in Tribute Following Accused Shooter Indictment
As more steps are taken toward uncovering who was responsible for the shooting death of Migos member Takeoff at a Houston bowling alley last November, Cardi B continues to pay tribute to him. Reposting a photo of the rapper to her Instagram Story, she wrote: “Protect your brothers and your …
Read More »Offset Still Finds It Too Painful to Talk About Takeoff: 'I Get Through My Day Thinking It's Fake'
Music and art have been the easiest mediums for Offset to grieve the death of his Migos bandmate and cousin, Takeoff. During a recent interview with Variety, the rapper beamed while previewing the music they had been working on together before the 28-year-old was shot and killed at a Houston …
Read More »Quavo Protects His Emotions in New 'Honey Bun' Single
Four months after Takeoff‘s untimely death, his uncle and Migos groupmate Quavo are continuing to honor the late star. On Friday, the rapper released the song “Honey Bun,” dedicated to Takeoff. A video accompanied the new song and features Quavo rapping from inside a vault filled with money and paperwork. …
Read More »Quavo Delivers Delirious 'Nonsense Karaoke' Version of Lil Jon's 'Get Low' on 'That's My Jam'
If you’ve ever wanted to know what an outrageously sanitized, slightly surreal version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” might sound like, look no further than last night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon’s variety game show, That’s My Jam. Quavo was among the guests on Tuesday’s program and was tasked with a …
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