Takeoff

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/).

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.

Takeoff, one-third of the Georgia rap trio Migos, was killed Tuesday morning in a shooting in Houston.

Just last week Takeoff and Quavo on Revolt TV’s “Drink Champs” for an interview. Last month, the pair released a duo album, “Built for Infinity Links.” Migos’ other Top 10 hits include “Stir Fry,” “MotorSport” with Cardi B and “Walk It Talk It” with Drake. Two other people were shot and taken to the hospital. Their breakout hit, “Versace,” vaulted them to stardom in 2013 and landed a remix from Drake. Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnik Khari Ball, was born in Lawrenceville, Ga., in 1994.

A 28-year-old rapper was shot and killed, allegedly while playing dice in Houston.

Takeoff, one-third of the highly influential Atlanta rap group Migos, died Tuesday in a Houston shooting at age 28.

Last month, Quavo and Takeoff released their debut "Only Built for Infinity Links" with Motown Records as a duo dubbed Unc and Phew, without Offset. We're going to take advantage of it," Offset told USA TODAY in 2017. Migos exploded in the early 2010s thanks to mixtape breakout song "Versace," which went viral. Born June 18, 1994, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Takeoff grew up with his soon-to-be collaborators, Quavo and Offset. Two other people were injured and taken to hospitals in private vehicles, police said. 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.

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.

The rapper born Kirshnik Khari Ball was playing dice with fellow Migos member Quavo at around 2:30 am, TMZ said. Houston police said they reported to a shooting ...

They had just recently released a new music video for the track "Messy." The rapper born Kirshnik Khari Ball was playing dice with fellow Migos member Quavo at around 2:30 am, TMZ said. He was 28 years old.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Migos rapper Takeoff died after he was shot outside of a downtown bowling alley in Houston early Tuesday, an attorney for the rapper confirmed.

Takeoff was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. A large crowd of 40 to 50 people were at the location when the shooting took place, He will be greatly missed now and always," said attorney Drew Findling in a statement to NBC.

At the 2017 BET Awards, Quavo, Offset and Takeoff — members of Atlanta rap trio Migos — were reflecting on their success in a red-carpet interview with ...

He made his solo debut with “The Last Rocket” in 2018, prompting Pitchfork to declare him the The duo’s first album, “Only Built for Infinity Links,” was released in October to enthusiastic reviews. He do things the way he wants to do it and you just have to let him be who he is.” Migos released their fourth album, “Culture III,” in 2021, rounding out a series of albums from a once-in-a-generation act. “We’ve been here a long time,” he added. But Takeoff was integral to Migos, which ushered in a new era of rap with their signature flow — full of crisply delivered triplets that begged to be on repeat — not least because he first tapped Quavo, his uncle, to rap on tracks with him. One thing about him, his personality, his character — it never changed since the day I met him,” Thomas said.” He don’t even talk a lot. Thomas was particularly impressed by Takeoff’s flow, which he first heard after rapper Gucci Mane, a mentor to Migos, urged him to listen to one of the group’s songs. “I ain’t left off ‘Bad and Boujee,’ ” Takeoff responded in his confident Southern drawl. “I feel like it’s just like a running joke with you left off of ‘Bad and Boujee,’ ” Akademiks prompted. “Migos achieve restraint through the percussive power of their consonants. But the exchange went sideways when Akademiks casually asked Takeoff about his lack of a feature on “Bad and Boujee,” the ubiquitous lead single from the group’s second studio album, “Culture.” Takeoff’s initial absence on the track, the first Migos song to hit No.