Takeoff

2022 - 11 - 1

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Reports: Migos Star Takeoff Shot Dead (Clash Magazine)

Migos star Takeoff has reportedly been shot and killed in Houston. Hollywood Unlocked reporter Jason Lee has posted news that Takeoff - real name Kirshnik.

Takeoff from Migos is dead. This is wild. The story is breaking, and subject to further confirmation. Sending condolences to the family.” Last picture of the migos before takeoff and quavo got shot last night at houston but takeoff didn’t make it🥶. Migos star Takeoff has reportedly been shot and killed in Houston.

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Rapper Takeoff 'shot dead' at 28 (NEWS.com.au)

Takeoff, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, was one third of rap trio Migos alongside his uncle, Quavo and cousin once removed, Offset.

This is wild. Takeoff from Migos is dead. The American rapper Takeoff, from the group Migos, has been shot dead in Houston, Texas, according to local reports.

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Rap star Takeoff killed over a dice game in Houston: Report ... (EsquireMe)

Takeoff, one third of the founding members of the popular rap group Migos along with Quavo and Offset, has reportedly been shot and killed over a dice game ...

“He wasn’t saying a word just chillin in the cut he didn’t even know what was going on he just jumped up and got shot out of nowhere. “Quavo was plexxed up over some small s*** it really wasn’t worth it. “RIP Takeoff,” they continued.

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Is Takeoff dead? Reports state Migos' rapper was SHOT over a ... (MEAWW)

Fans are left in disbelief as the incident is said to have occured in Houston, where Takeoff was attending an event.

"Takeoff posted a pic to his story with the song “stop breathing” lyrics on the screen a few hours ago… "Wtf Takeoff died over a dice game?????" 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) (More as the story develops)— SAY CHEESE! Migos rapper dubbed 'cheater' amid Quavo and Saweetie's feud: 'Guilty by association'](https://meaww.com/quavo-saweetie-migos-offset-takeoff-breakup-relationship-dating-life-internet-trolls-reactions) Fans say he ‘carried' the whole 'Culture III’ album](https://meaww.com/migos-culture-iii-release-takeoff-trending-least-popular-quavo-offset-saweetie-cardi-b-twitter) [Who is Takeoff dating?

Takeoff Shot, Killed in Houston, Quavo NOT Shot November 2022 (OnSMASH)

Takeoff shot, killed in Houston, Quavo NOT shot on Halloween, as the two were visiting friends and associates for the holidays. Rapper Takeoff has lost his ...

Gtf w that bs fr. Y’all ain’t fin tell me I’m lying when I ran from the same bullets that shot him. [November 1, 2022] However, after leaving the party, an altercation happened, which resulted in Takeoff losing his life. Hours later, the pair and their friends headed in town to South Houston for a private gathering to celebrate the birthday of Jas Prince, son of Mr. Rapper Takeoff has lost his life after suffering gunshot wounds from the incident.

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Rapper Takeoff Reportedly Shot & Killed In Houston (HipHop24x7)

The terrible news is coming in as the rapper Takeoff (28) was reportedly shot and killed in Houston... he was killed over a dice game.

RIP Takeoff 💔🕊️ The fact that the last song Take Off posted on his instagram stories was “Stop Breathing” RIP Releasing a great album just 2 weeks ago to being murdered at just 28 for no reason. This one hurts so much. Takeoff has been reported dead. It has been confirmed. This is wild. Takeoff from Migos is dead. The duo joined forces last month for a new joint album “ [Only Built For Infinity Links](https://hiphop24x7.com/artist/albums/quavo-takeoff-joint-album-only-built-for-infinity-links/)“. Houston Police also shared on their social media that a deceased victim was found upon arrival at 1200 Polk. [November 1, 2022] “From what I’m hearing takeoff just got shot and killed in Houston, 1 other in critical condition.

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Migos Rapper TakeOff Reportedly Shot And Killed In Houston Incident (Hollywood Unlocked)

Socialites, in a shocking turn of events, Migos rapper Takeoff was reportedly shot and killed at Billiards and Bowling in Houston.

It was an isolated incident. The photo we obtained of Takeoff laying in his blood while on the floor matches the exact same clothes he wore to the event, seemingly confirming he was indeed the person who got shot and killed. Socialites, in a shocking turn of events, Migos rapper Takeoff was reportedly shot and killed at Billiards and Bowling in Houston.

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Migos: Takeoff shot dead in Houston aged 28 (The Guardian)

The Georgia rapper was known for creating hits such as Versace and Bad and Boujee alongside fellow rappers Quavo and Offset.

In August 2020, Takeoff was sued for sexual battery by a woman who said that the rapper had assaulted her at a party in Los Angeles. Migos are best known for their 2016 Lil Uzi Vert collaboration Bad and Boujee, which peaked at No 1 in the US, as well as Top 10 hits MotorSport, with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, and Walk It Talk It, with Drake. I was grinding, which is just what I loved doing,” Takeoff told the Fader in 2017. Takeoff was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 1994. The 28-year-old rapper, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston where he and Quavo were playing dice around 2.30am; Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene. “I remember Takeoff being a very down to earth, cool dude,” wrote boxer Chris Eubank Jr.

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Rapper Takeoff of group Migos at deadly shooting in Houston ... (The Washington Post)

A shooting early Tuesday in Houston, Tex., left at least one dead and two others injured, but victims' identities have not been confirmed.

Richards described it as “some sort of playground.” It later added that two other victims were “taken in private vehicles to hospitals.” [hip-hop trio Migos ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/migos-mania-how-the-atlanta-rap-trio-mastered-the-sound-of-silence/2017/01/27/84076ffc-e49f-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_5)— Takeoff, 28, and Quavo — were at the scene. [deemed](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/versace-by-migos-the-real-song-of-summer/2013/08/01/45cc4e4a-f92c-11e2-b018-5b8251f0c56e_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_12) “the real song of the summer” (despite the charts suggesting otherwise). Offset, whose name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, is Quavo’s cousin. A reporter for Fox 26 in Houston shared a clip of a news conference, with a spokesperson confirming police “were informed” that members of the

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Migos Rapper Takeoff Dead at 28, Shot in Houston (TMZ)

Takeoff, one-third of Migos, is dead after an early morning shooting in Houston.

[Quavo](https://www.tmz.com/people/quavo/) on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he's asking ... They came together as a group in 2008 in Georgia, and became multi-platinum hitmakers ... A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help [Takeoff](https://www.tmz.com/people/takeoff/). They had just released their He was pronounced dead at the scene. Quavo had posted video several hours earlier as he drove around Houston with At first they tried to move him, but then put him back down, and Quavo yelled for someone to get help. either in the head or near his head. Law enforcement sources, and multiple witnesses, tell us the fatal incident went down shortly after 2:30 AM ... [Offset](https://www.tmz.com/people/offset/) his cousin. [Jas Prince](https://www.tmz.com/people/jas-prince/), who was celebrating his birthday. [Migos](https://www.tmz.com/people/migos/), is dead after an early morning shooting in Houston ...

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Migos rapper Takeoff is reportedly dead at 28, shot in Houston (Page Six)

Migos rapper Takeoff has reportedly died at age 28 after being shot at a Texas bowling alley called 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston on Nov. 1.

“Sometimes, when s–t don’t work out, it ain’t meant to be.” This isn’t fair at all man.” that’s supposed to stick together,” he continued in the Oct. All he ever did was deliver hits and mind his own business. [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/11/01/lindsay-lohan-wishes-she-had-social-media-amid-rise-to-fame-to-control-narrative/) [TMZ reported](https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/01/migos-takeoff-dead-dies-shot-houston-quavo-migos/).

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Migos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Houston at Age 28 (Rolling Stone)

Takeoff was fatally shot at a Houston bowling alley in the early hours of Tuesday morning. He was 28.

Produced by Zaytoven, “Versace” was a perfect distillation of the Migos style — verses packed with clever triplet rhymes and a hook that turned the titular fashion brand into a mantra meant to stir up mosh pit mayhem. That same month, Migos released their second album, Culture, which debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, and spawned two additional successful singles, “T-Shirt” and “Slippery.” Do it look like I’m left off ‘Bad and Boujee?’” Immediately after, co-host Joe Budden said they had to end the interview, dropped his mic, and left, leading to a brief scuffle. He spent much of his childhood with Quavo and Offset, the three of them even living together for many years in the same small house with Quavo’s mother. “He is outspoken with the people he fuck with, he love, but he quiet to everyone else,” Offset told Rolling Stone in 2018. We are still in the process and early stages of this investigation, trying to gather all the information we can, and we are looking to the public’s help.” When the other two were done, they’d all get together and finish up the tracks. Security guards were in the area when the shooting started, but did not see who pulled the trigger. He was with Quavo — who was unharmed in the shooting — at the time of his death. [KHOU](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/downtown-houston-shooting/285-6e162ee5-d29b-4d43-9e39-96fc1eb4db4b), the shooting took place as people congregated outside of a bar on the third floor of a venue. The spokesperson added, “I can tell you there are rappers at the party. Two other people on the premises were shot and taken to hospital, Houston Police confirmed.

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Atlanta rap star Takeoff, one third of the Migos, has been shot and killed. TMZ reports that Takeoff was shot at a Houston bowling alley called Billiards ...

As a duo, Quavo and Takeoff released the album Only Built For Infinity Links earlier this month. Migos released their final LP Culture III in 2021, and Quavo and Takeoff split away from Offset earlier this year. Quavo and Takeoff would film videos and play shows as a duo, even after the release of their major-label debut, 2015 Yung Rich Nation. Takeoff released his solo album The Last Rocket in 2018. Two people were hospitalized, and Takeoff was pronounced dead on the scene. In the years that followed, Gucci Mane took the Migos under their wing, and they became the first artists signed to the Atlanta label Quality Control.

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Takeoff: Migos rapper shot dead in Houston, reports say (BBC News)

The star, whose group found fame with hits like Bad and Boujee and Stir Fry, was 28 years old.

"I think they [Migos] are the Beatles of this generation," he said during a speech at the Golden Globe Awards in 2017. This got something to do with the three brothers." "This ain't got nothing to do with no label, no paperwork, no QC, nothing. Takeoff had earlier posted photos of himself at the bowling alley to Instagram. The same year, the group collaborated with Calvin Harris on Slide - their only UK top 10 hit. If you have a story suggestion email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). He was pronounced dead at the scene. However, police told the BBC they would not officially confirm an identity until the victim's family had been notified. Their follow-up album, Culture II, featured production by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, as well as guest spots from Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Cardi B and Drake. Police said 40 to 50 guests had been at a private party when someone opened fire. ain't displayed," Quavo told the Big Facts podcast earlier this year. When they arrived, officers said they found a large crowd and a man in his twenties with a gunshot wound to the head or neck.

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Rapper Takeoff, member of Migos, shot dead at 28: TMZ (FRANCE 24)

The rapper Takeoff, a member of the Grammy-nominated hip hop trio Migos, was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, according to ...

I was grinding, which is just what I loved doing," Takeoff said in a 2017 interview with The Fader. "I was getting my own pleasure out of it, because it's what I liked doing. "Growing up, I was trying to make it in music. "I'm doing some melodic stuff. Born Kirshnik Khari Ball, he was playing dice with fellow Migos member Quavo at around 2:30 am, TMZ said. He was 28 years old.

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Migos member TakeOff killed outside bowling alley in downtown ... (KHOU.com)

Houston news: Migos rapper TakeOff dead after being shot outside of 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley near Polk Street in downtown Houston.

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Takeoff, member of rap group Migos, dead at 28 (CNN)

Takeoff, who was one third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, a source close to the group ...

“Like that’s the best song ever.” The trio found fame with their 2013 single, “Versace.” It’s time to give me my flowers, you know what I mean?, Takeoff said. “It’s time to pop it, you know what I mean? Houston police say they responded to the scene of a shooting in downtown Houston at a bowling and pool hall around 2:30 a.m. One person was found dead, according to a tweet from the department.

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Takeoff, of Atlanta Rap Trio Migos, Shot Dead at 28 in Houston (The New York Times)

The police believe the rapper was killed in a shooting at a bowling alley in Houston overnight, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

A lawyer representing the rapper called the claims “patently and provably false” and said Takeoff was known for his “quiet, reserved and peaceful personality.” The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case because of a lack of evidence, [according to Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/migos-takeoff-not-facing-criminal-charges-over-sexual-assault-allegations/). The first of the group to fall hard for rap music, Takeoff soaked up music bought at the flea market, particularly Lil Wayne and his early group the Hot Boys. In the years since, Migos has released singles including “MotorSport,” “I Get the Bag” and “Walk It Talk It”; Takeoff also put out a solo album, “The Last Rocket,” which debuted at No. Last month, Takeoff and Quavo — without the third Migos member, Offset — released an album, “Only Built for Infinity Links,” which went to No. “You gotta have character.” The group’s subsequent album, “Culture,” Offset began spending time at Edna’s house and considered Takeoff and Quavo his cousins. The trio first came to wide attention five years later with its debut singles “Bando,” 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his time to shine.” The world was starting to learn about Takeoff. A representative for Migos, who was not identified, told

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Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says (OPB News)

HOUSTON Nov. 1, 2022 6:58 a.m.. A representative confirms that rapper Takeoff has died in a shooting outside of a Houston bowling alley. Migos rapper Takeoff is ...

to reports of a shooting at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where dozens of people had gathered on a balcony outside of the bowling alley, which is on the third floor, police said. Ronnie Willkens said the man appeared to have been shot in the head or neck. Police responded shortly after 2:30 a.m.

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Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28 (NPR)

The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and ...

The Migos completed their Culture trilogy in 2021, after repeated delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. [told](https://www.thefader.com/2017/01/23/migos-interview-culture) The Fader in 2017. In the opening months of 2017, they were fully ascendant: Their hit single, "Bad and Boujee," topped the Billboard Hot 100 in January, and their second album, Culture, became the No. Throughout his successes, he remained largely anonymous, seemingly averse to the spotlight. All three peaked in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200; Takeoff's The Last Rocket debuted at No. Though his identity remained largely inextricable from the group's for most of its run by design, Takeoff became an increasingly unignorable presence in their fast-moving music, as his combustible verses took up more space and grew more reflective. He was usually the group's anchor, securing its songs through all of their motion. It later helped [define](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/migos-versace-songs-that-defined-the-decade-8544135/) the decade. Despite being the least public-facing member of the group, Takeoff was often heralded as its most underrated piece, a spirited performer prone to bouts of introspection. 1 album in the country a few weeks later. "Growing up, I was trying to make it in music," he He was reportedly shot after an altercation at a bowling alley in Houston early on Tuesday.

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Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says (1 News)

The rapper Takeoff, best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos, is dead after a shooting early Tuesday (local time, overnight NZT) outside ...

Quavo posted links earlier this week on his Instagram to his and Takeoff's Halloween-themed music video, Messy, along with a video of him and his friends driving around Houston. They put out a trilogy of albums called Culture, Culture II and Culture III, with the first two albums hitting Number 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The group had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, though Takeoff was not on their multi-week Number 1 hit Bad and Boujee, featuring Lil Uzi Vert. It's all we would listen to," Lopez said as he carried a dozen roses he hoped to place near the site of the shooting. No arrests have been announced and few details were released about what led up to the shooting, but Houston police planned a news conference for Tuesday afternoon (local time). Kirsnick Khari Ball, known as Takeoff, was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset.

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Migos rapper Takeoff shot dead at 28 (New Zealand Herald)

The rapper Takeoff, best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos, is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, ...

Offset, who is married to Cardi B, released a solo album in 2019, while Takeoff and Quavo released a joint album “Only Built for Infinity Links” last month. Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, the rap trio from suburban Atlanta that also featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset. “He was one of our favorites, mine and my brother’s. No arrests have been announced and few details were released about what led up to the shooting, but Houston police planned a news conference for Tuesday afternoon. Police responded shortly after 2:30 a.m to reports of a shooting at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where dozens of people had gathered on a balcony outside of the third-floor bowling alley, police said. Kirsnick Khari Ball, known as Takeoff, was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset.

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Migos rapper Takeoff killed in Houston shooting, media reports (RNZ)

US rapper Takeoff, from the group Migos, has been shot dead at the age of 28 in Houston, Texas.

New York rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot during a home invasion at a Hollywood Hills, California, in 2020. In 2019, rapper Nipsey Hussle (also Hu$$le), whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was gunned down outside his store in South Los Angeles. Police said the two others wounded were taken to local hospitals in private vehicles. Media outlets reported that there were 40 to 50 people at the scene when officers arrived. Black men deserve to grow old," Mayor Khalid Kamau of South Fulton, an Atlanta suburb, wrote on Twitter. "Dead over dice.

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