By many accounts, Takeoff was an innocent bystander who lost his life in a random instance of violence after a quarrel at a party in Houston early Tuesday morning. The shock of discovering that the beloved member of the Atlanta rap group Migos lost his life so senselessly at just …
Read More »Takeoff Killing: Police Hunt for Suspect as Details Remain Elusive
Houston police are still searching for a suspect in the shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff — real name Kirsnik Khari Ball — Tuesday, as new details emerge about his cause of death. According to a report obtained by Rolling Stone from the Harris County Medical Examiner, Takeoff’s cause of …
Read More »The Story of How Migos Met Drake and Changed Rap Forever
New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli‘s new book, RAP CAPITAL: An Atlanta Story, is a thorough account of the rise of Atlanta hip-hop as a business and a culture. Through vignettes with the city’s eclectic cast of characters — rappers and businesspeople alike — Coscarelli paints a vivid portrait of …
Read More »Migos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Houston at Age 28
Takeoff, a member of the rap trio Migos alongside Quavo and Offset, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, after he was shot in Houston. Rolling Stone has confirmed the death of the rapper, whose real name was Kirsnik Khari Ball. He was 28. According to TMZ, Takeoff was shot at a …
Read More »Takeoff Always Believed in Migos' Success: 'I Knew I Was Going To Be Here'
In the summer of 2015, no one was cooler than Migos. Hailed as stylistic innovators, they were known for their signature triplet flow that dominated the charts, doing laps around the usual suspects on the Top 40, all while Offset was inconveniently behind bars. That left two members to represent …
Read More »Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, and More Pay Tribute to Late Migos Rapper Takeoff: 'This Is Beyond Sad'
Following the unexpected death of Takeoff, one-third of the prolific rap trio Migos, figures throughout hip-hop, and the entertainment industry at large, have taken to social media to memorialize the late musician. The rapper, born Kirsnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed in Houston early Tuesday morning at age 28, …
Read More »Takeoff Said It Was 'Time to Give Me My Flowers' Days Before He Was Killed
Just days before Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston, he spoke about how it was time for him to be recognized for his work — and that he didn’t want the praise to arrive after he was gone. Last week, Takeoff and Quavo appeared on Revolt’s Drink Champs podcast …
Read More »Remembering Takeoff, The Best Rapper in Migos
Every rap group is subject to debates about the best member. But it’s not often that an artist takes a stance like Quavo, who repeatedly stated that he felt fellow Migos member Takeoff was the best in the trio. “He always been workin’ on his craft…he just masterminded his craft,” …
Read More »Quavo and Takeoff Navigate a Haunted House in New 'Messy' Video
Following the release of the duo’s album Only Built For Infinity Links, Quavo and Takeoff now have their own house of horrors. The new music video for the pair’s latest single “Messy,” directed by Quavo and Daps, opens as the former wakes up from a strange dream. “I thought I …
Read More »Quavo and Takeoff Conjure That Old Migos Magic, Sort Of, On 'Only Built For Infinity Links'
If you’re looking for tea leaves on why Migos is reportedly falling apart, then “Messy” may satiate you. On the 12th track from Quavo and Takeoff’s Only Built for Infinity Links, the former raps, “Bitch fucked my dog behind my back but I ain’t stressin’ (not at all)/You wanted the …
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