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The Hip-Hop Community Reacts to the Death of Takeoff
On Tuesday morning, media influencers and artists including Scarface and Westside Gunn mourned the passing of Migos member Takeoff.
The entertainment industry is in deep mourning after the fatal death of Migos and Unc & Phew member Takeoffearly Tuesday morning. The Last Rocket rapper was at at 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston with Quavo, his uncle and fellow Unc & Phew member, when a shooting occurred. Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, died at the scene. He was 28 years-old.
Former collaborators and public figures reacted to the news online, including Yung Miami of City Girls, who's also signed to Migos' label, Quality Control Music.
\u201cDamn takeoff \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\u201d— Yung Miami (@Yung Miami) 1667308087
Also sharing her thoughts on the matter was author and sports journalist Jemele Hill, who explained that she was in college when The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac were killed, and assumed that rap music would not experience future fatalities.
"Now it's happening so frequently that you barely have time to recover before someone else [is] killed," she added.
In another tweet, Hill added: "Black people should be allowed to wear expensive things they’ve worked hard to buy, be out late, have petty arguments, without losing their lives. We keep pointing the blame at everything but the people who recklessly pull the trigger."
Also sharing a candid with the late rapper was music journalist and Rap Radar co-host Elliott Wilson, who held a CRWN conversation with Migos in 2018. In August, Unc & Phew returned to Rap Radar as a duo to discuss their debut album, Only Built For Infinity Links.
\u201cthis makes no sense. i\u2019m heartbroken. @1YoungTakeoff gone at 28 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u201d— Elliott Wilson (@Elliott Wilson) 1667307720
Read what others had to say about Takeoff's death below.
None— \uf8ff SKiNNYY \uf8ff (@\uf8ff SKiNNYY \uf8ff) 1667294715
\u201crip takeoff \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u201d— RUSS (@RUSS) 1667306156
\u201cRIP TAKE , DAMN LIL BRO \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc90\u201d— MADE-IT (@MADE-IT) 1667308194
\u201cBlack men deserve to grow old. Rest easy, Takeoff.\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u201d— Girls United (@Girls United) 1667309782
\u201cR.I.P. @1YoungTakeoff \ud83d\udc94\u201d— Gucci Mane (@Gucci Mane) 1667310638
\u201cNo hot takes. No profound thoughts. Just sad that another rapper, son, brother, and friend has been killed. God be with all those who feel the loss. #TakeOff #MIGOS\u201d— Lecrae (@Lecrae) 1667308202
\u201crip takeoff \ud83d\ude4f\u201d— Cole Bennett (@Cole Bennett) 1667297917
\u201cI\u2019m devastated\u2026. way too young and too dope, my condolences goes out to his family I am absolutely crushed\u2026 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d— SCARFACE (@SCARFACE) 1667311896
\u201creally want better, longer, safer lives for all of us. it hurts.\u201d— black (@black) 1667313237
\u201cCome the fuck on man smmfh\u201d— Joe Budden (@Joe Budden) 1667299157
\u201cThe World just lost a REAL 1, I\u2019m Fuckin devastated right now TAKE OFF is CULTURE \ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\udd32\ud83c\udffd CONDOLENCES to his Family \ud83d\udc94\u201d— WESTSIDEGUNN (@WESTSIDEGUNN) 1667308486
\u201cNawfisde patna gone way to soon\u2026 we was just at magic and Kevin hart show together. This beyond unreal. \ud83d\ude1e \n\n#gwinnettLegend #take\u201d— Bow Wow (@Bow Wow) 1667297939
\u201cdo y'all not realize these niggas changed the whole cadence of rap when they came out? rip Takeoff. this man has been staying out the way, keeping it minimal, and minding his own buisiness since the beginning. If that's not enough to be left alone, then idk.\u201d— Ugly God (@Ugly God) 1667308910
\u201cTakeoff, man...\nOffset lost a brother he'll never get to fix things with.\nFor nothing.\nQuavo lost his nephew.\nFor nothing.\nRap lost a good one.\nFor nothing.\nAll this bloodshed.\nFor nothing.\nIt'll never make sense.\nNever ever.\nRest in Peace.\nPrayers to the family of the fallen.\u201d— \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd89 \ud835\udd77\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd9b\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd89\ud835\udd98 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93'\ud835\udd99 \ud835\udd7e\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd8c (@\ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd89 \ud835\udd77\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd9b\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd89\ud835\udd98 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93'\ud835\udd99 \ud835\udd7e\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd8c) 1667301545
\u201cYou gotta be a very sick minded individual to see Quavo frantic and mourning over his murdered nephew's body and immediately take out your phone to film it. Takeoff deserved better. This is disgusting.\u201d— \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd89 \ud835\udd77\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd9b\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd89\ud835\udd98 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93'\ud835\udd99 \ud835\udd7e\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd8c (@\ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd89 \ud835\udd77\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd9b\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd89\ud835\udd98 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93'\ud835\udd99 \ud835\udd7e\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd8c) 1667311891
\u201cRIP Takeoff \ud83d\udd4a\u201d— Rae Sremmurd (@Rae Sremmurd) 1667309818
\u201cRIP Takeoff this is too sad\u2026 that man never bothered anyone. And he was a damn good rapper. Fuck.\u201d— Nappin 4Tay (@Nappin 4Tay) 1667306928
