On “Back in the Mode,” a smooth banger on his stellar new album Kiari, Offset admits, ”Lost a bitch last year and got another one,” making it clear that he feels like getting more than a few things off his chest. Having suffered a public divorce from Cardi B last …
Read More »Quavo's Rocket Foundation Combats Recent Gun Violence With Emergency Trauma Therapy Fund
Over the weekend, two Atlanta residents — 18-year-old Deshawn Johnson and Offenders Alumni Association leader Aaron Hines — were among five who were killed in gun violence incidents in the city. Both previously worked with the community-based Rocket Foundation, founded by the rapper Quavo in 2022 following the death of …
Read More »Takeoff's Mom Hosts Brunch of Joy and Grief for Mothers Scarred by Gun Violence
This Sunday will be Titania Davenport’s third Mother’s Day without her son, Kirshnik Khari Ball, the Migos visionary more widely known as Takeoff. Ball was shot dead as an innocent bystander, police say, when an argument broke out after a private party at a Houston bowling alley in November 2022. …
Read More »Quavo Releases Posthumous Collab With Takeoff, 'Dope Boy Phone'
Quavo might be making a call to heaven with his “Dope Boy Phone.” On Friday, the rapper released the new song, featuring his late cousin and Migos groupmate, Takeoff, which is set to be featured on his upcoming solo album. “Dope boy clone/Lookin’ for a dope boy loan,” raps Takeoff …
Read More »Bon Iver Perform 'Battle Cry for Freedom' at Kamala Harris Rally
Bon Iver played an acoustic rendition of “The Battle Cry of Freedom” during a rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Wednesday. Justin Vernon, lead vocalist in the indie folk band, told the crowd he wanted to end the performance with “a nice old patriotic …
Read More »How Quavo Is Keeping Takeoff's Legacy Alive With The Help of VP Kamala Harris
Last year, rapper Quavo and his family met with the Congressional Black Caucus to speak about the impact that gun violence has had on their lives. The Grammy-winning musician was still in the process of grieving the death of his fellow Migos member Takeoff, who was killed after being hit …
Read More »Quavo and Kamala Harris to Discuss Gun Violence, Honor Takeoff at First Rocket Foundation Summit
Quavo will honor his late nephew and Migos bandmate Takeoff, and other victims of gun violence, at a special event in Atlanta with Vice President Kamala Harris. The inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit will take place June 18, on what would’ve been Takeoff’s 30th birthday, Variety reports. Quavo and Harris will …
Read More »Takeoff to Be Posthumously Featured on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 2'
Takeoff will be posthumously featured on Ty Dolla $ign and Kanye West‘s upcoming album, Vultures 2, Rolling Stone can confirm. Along with including a verse from the late Migos rapper, the track, tentatively titled “Let Me Chill Out,” will feature Rich the Kid and NBA Youngboy and is set to …
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