Hip-hop wouldn’t sound the same without Migos.
Atlanta rapper trios like Offset, Quavo and Takeoff dominated the 2010s,”handsome and rich” and “Hannah Montana“Before establishing itself in the mainstream market through 2016”Bad and Lot.7 ring.”
However, earlier this year, the group disbanded. Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus) left his cousin Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall) due to issues centered on “loyalty”. In response, Quavo and Takeoff (Kirshnik Khari Ball) rebranded to Unc and Phew (short for uncle and nephew, their family relationship) and released an album titled “Only Built for Infinity Links” in October. The LP is based on the pair’s natural chemistry, with Takeoff’s tough bellows that cut Quavo’s soft melodies like X-acto knives.
But this new beginning was short-lived. Early on Tuesday morning, Takeoff was fatally wounded outside the Houston Bowling Alley. He was 28 years old.
Police said two other people were injured and taken to hospital in a private vehicle. No arrests were announced.
During a period of widespread solo activity, the Migos were one of hip-hop’s most dominant groups. Takeoff’s value to the group is best shown in songs like 2014’s “Fight Night.” In this song, he opens the song with a menacing call-and-response hymn before going through his passages.
Sadly, Takeoff’s most popular moment was not because of his presence, but because of his absence from “Bad and Boujee.” Instead of Takeoff, the song featured Lil Uzi Vert along with Quavo and Offset, and Takeoff was exposed to internet memes in an awkwardly confrontational interview at the 2017 BET Awards.
However, Takeoff’s influence elsewhere on Migos’ landmark album “Culture” is undeniable.t-shirtHis thumping chorus to the church organ of “or”currency casting.” The group was nominated for a Grammy for the album, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.
The following year, he came into the spotlight with his first and only solo album ‘The Last Rocket’. His atmospheric projects gave him greater autonomy over his own sounds.Casper” was a sound suitable for space travel. It reached #4 on the Billboard 200 after a year of being eliminated, and became a main event, with two songs entering the Hot 100.
Takeoff was born on June 18, 1994 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. By 2008 he was rapping with his uncle and cousin, and the trio released his first mixtape, Migos, in 2011 entitled “Juug Season”.
Their work helped bring Atlanta to the forefront of mainstream hip hop at the perfect timing, with the emergence of new stars like Future, Young Thug and 2 Chainz. Migos’ initial breakthrough was in 2013 “Versace,” built a hymn to the Italian luxury brand based on a triple flow that the group will soon become ubiquitous.
Migos wasn’t the first to use triplet flow. He was used by generations before the ’90s like Public Enemy and many others in between. But when Drake adopted the flow to remix Migos’ “Versace” in 2015, it began a new life and became an integral part of modern rap that endured for a decade.
Internally, Takeoff’s tech deserves its dues. — Quavo said In an interview with Apple Music in 2018, Takeoff humbly asked to call Quavo in a statement that he was “the best of us.” However, Takeoff knew that his public persona wasn’t on the level of a group member (Offset is married to pop rap star Cardi B).
Talking to Nore on the “Drink Champs” podcast a few weeks after his album with Quavo was released, Takeoff admitted that he needed to inject a different energy into the project and take advantage of the extended role with his uncle.
“It’s good enough,” he said. “I’m laid-back and cold-hearted, but it’s time to burst it. It’s time to give me my flowers. I don’t want them lying around when I’m away, I want them right now.”
