Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Migos member
Takeoff was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston early Tuesday morning. He was 28.
TMZ reported, and Houston Police confirmed, that Takeoff and his bandmate
Quavo were at a private party at
810 Billiards & Bowling playing dice when, at around 2:30am, someone opened fire.
About 40 people were at the party. Two others were shot and taken to the hospital. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene. A Migos rep confirmed his death to the
Associated Press.
A native of Lawrenceville, Ga., Takeoff (real name
Kirshnik Khari Ball) started rapping with his uncle Quavo and cousin
Offset (who was also at the scene of the shooting) in 2008 under the name
Polo Club. After changing their name to Migos, they released their debut mixtape,
Juug Season, in 2011. The trio’s hits include “Versace,” “Bad and Boujee” with
Lil Uzi Vert, “MotorSport” with
Nicki Minaj and
Cardi B and “Walk It Talk It” with
Drake.
Takeoff released one solo album—2018’s
The Last Rocket, which debuted at #4. Last month, Quavo and Takeoff—as
Unc & Phew—released
Only Built for Infinity Links.