Takeoff, one-third of the rap group Migos, died early Monday after being shot in Houston, TX, USA
Such as shame to lose another young person to street violence and prayer for him and his family.
Takeoff, a member of the Atlanta rap trio Migos, was wiped out in Houston on Monday, a representative confirmed to Mgbeke Media. He was 28. The rapper, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, was known for his fierce and effortlessly agile delivery and long-reaching influence on trap music. This regional subgenre would come to define modern American pop music.
Migos made up of Takeoff, his uncle Quavo, and his cousin. Offset made their swift and towering ascent to the music industry’s top in the early 2010s. While at the time, Quavo and Offset grabbed more attention—for which star they dated or which party they graced—Takeoff quickly emerged as the group’s best rapper.
The three Migos grew up together in Gwinnett County, in suburban Atlanta. In his 2018 song “I Remember,” Takeoff recalled bleak days in which he sold drugs as he watched his friends and family get locked up: “My n****s done had cases after cases / Go to places, come back, break the suitcase down in mama’s basement.”
In their spare time, the three family members started making music together. They pioneered a new version of trap music—a Southern, slow, and menacing form of hip-hop—reliant on nihilistically bare beats, rapid-fire triplet flows, and rousing, absurdist ad-libs. As the trio made a name for themselves locally—by turning up strip clubs and basement parties—they also gained a rabid following online, as regional rap extended its tendrils across blogs, forums, and early social media.
Please, say no to violence!
