A drama. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, November 1, Takeoff, one of the three band members Migos, died after a shooting in Houston in the United States. The 28-year-old rapper, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot dead in a bowling alley around 2:30 a.m. while he was indulging in a game of dice as reported TMZ. His uncle and fellow Migos member Quavo was present at the time. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the first information, an altercation would have broken out during the game before someone opened fire, then shooting Takeoff “either in the head or near his head“. The American media TMZ got hold of images of the terrible scene, on which it is possible to recognize Quavo – in an orange shirt – and other people gathered around the young artist on the ground. Police said two other people were hit by bullets and then taken to hospital but their conditions are unknown. Quavo was not injured.
On Twitter, tributes are raining after the shock announcement of Takeoff’s death. It must be said that the latter marked the middle of US rap with Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall) and Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus). It is a family band since Quavo and Offset are cousins, while Takeoff is Quavo’s nephew.. It was in 2008 that the trio was formed, first under the name of Polo Club, before taking that of Migos. The group became known worldwide from 2013 after the release of their piece Versace. In the title Bad and Boujeefrom their second studio album Culture had also achieved great success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 1002.
Over the course of their journey, Migos have collaborated with many renowned artists such as Travis Scott, Cardi B (Offset’s wife and mother of his children Culture and Wave), Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber or even Nicki Minaj and Drake. Their latest album Cultivation III was released on June 11, 2021. On October 5, 2022, the group had announced their separation.