Rapper Takeoff is a celebrity born Kirshnik Khari Ball on June 18, 1994 till November 1, 2022, was an American. His hip hop group, Migos, which also included his uncle Quavo and a first cousin once removed named Offset, was his most well-known affiliation. “Versace,” a 2013 single by Migos, reached its highest point on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99. In the seventh grade, he began creating beats and rhythms, but he didn’t begin producing music professionally until 2011.
In a civil action brought by a female victim alleging “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence, and interference with civil rights” during a party in Los Angeles in June 2020, Takeoff was identified as the offender on August 5, 2020, according to news reports. Takeoff was fatally shot on November 1st, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
Takeoff Early Life
Kirshnik Khari Ball well recognized as Takeoff was born in Lawrenceville, a municipality in the U.S. state of Georgia’s Gwinnett County. He was raised by his mother, Quavo, and Offset in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the United States.
Takeoff Career
Kirshnik Khari Ball aka Takeoff started rapping in 2008, along with Quavo and Offset, who are also family members. The group’s original stage name was Polo Club, but they eventually switched to Migos. On August 25, 2011, the group released Juug Season, a mixtape, which served as their first full-length project. Then, on June 1, 2012, they released the mixtape No Label.
Following the 2013 release of their single “Versace,” Migos first gained notoriety. The song reached its top positions at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after being remixed by Canadian rapper Drake.
Chris Brown, Young Thug, and Murda Beatz all had cameo performances on their debut studio album, Yung Rich Nation, which was released in July 2015. The album’s position on the Billboard 200 peaked at number 17.
“Bad and Boujee,” a song by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert that peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of January 21, 2017, became the group’s first number-one single of 2016. The Recording Industry Association of America later awarded the song a platinum certification, making it four times platinum (RIAA). Takeoff is neither featured on the song nor given credit for it, despite the fact that he can be seen in one of the music video’s background sequences. Takeoff has stated that he was preoccupied during the time of recording and so was not included in the song.
During the taping of Complex’s Everyday Struggle at the 2017 BET Awards on June 24, he was questioned by hosts Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks about his absence.
When asked about his absence by hosts Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks on June 24, 2017, while filming Complex’s Everyday Struggle at the BET Awards 2017, he said, “Do it look like I’m left off “Bad and Boujee”?”
Budden left the act in response to Takeoff, and before security intervened, a fight nearly broke out between Migos and Budden and their entourages.
Culture, the second studio album from Migos, was released on January 27, 2017, and it debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 44,000 copies in its first week and moving 131,000 album-equivalent units. In July 2017, the album received a platinum certification in the nation.
Culture II, the group’s second album, was made available on January 26, 2018. It became Migos’ second album to top the Billboard 200 charts, selling 38,000 copies in its first week of release and moving 199,000 equivalent units.
- Takeoff Legal Issue
The 2015 Spring Concert at Hanner Fieldhouse at Georgia Southern University was set to feature Migos as the headlining act on April 18, 2015. Local opening artists kicked off the performance at 7:00 pm, but the band didn’t take the stage until about an hour and a half after their stated set time of 9:00 pm. The ensemble performed for less than 30 minutes before departing the stage, despite their performance contract calling for a minimum 45-minute set.
In order to provide security for the concert, the University Police Department, the Statesboro Police Department, and the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office were present. When they smelled marijuana coming from the group’s vans, they interrogated the drivers.
Further investigation led to the arrest of the rap group along with 12 members of their group for possession of marijuana and another controlled substance, possession of a firearm in a school safety zone, possession of a handgun while committing a crime, and felon in possession of a firearm.
The student body chose the group to play among seven acts that were up for consideration, and student fees and ticket sales were used to pay for the event, despite the fact that university officials were aware of the group’s reputation. The ensemble was expected to get $30,000 under the terms of the performance contract, plus another $3,000 for its promoter, Big House Collective.
Due to the group’s tardy entrance, truncated performance, and possession of illegal substances on university grounds, university officials first sought to declare Migos in breach of the contract; nonetheless, the institution ultimately paid half of the agreed-upon fees.
The Bulloch County District Attorney’s Office freed Takeoff, Quavo, and six other people in their group on bail on April 20, 2015, however Offset and six other people were still being held without bond. On April 28, 2015, Migos declared they would postpone their Yung Rich Nation Tour until July as a result of their arrests.
Flight incident in Atlanta
On July 7, 2017, Takeoff was reportedly asked to leave a Delta Air Lines flight before it took off from Atlanta to Des Moines, Iowa, because he would not relocate his backpack to an overhead compartment.
Allegations of sexual assault
On April 2, 2021, it was announced that Takeoff wouldn’t be prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office since there wasn’t enough proof. The judicial proceedings for the civil lawsuit are still ongoing.
Cause Of Takeoff Death
Takeoff was shot and died on November 1, 2022, at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas. According to the Houston Police Department, a fatal shooting occurred at 2:40 a.m. CST, and the victim was discovered dead when police arrived, while two other victims were “taken in private vehicles to hospitals.” Police first refused to identify the victim, but a Takeoff spokesman told the Associated Press that he had passed away. Quavo, a rapper and Takeoff’s uncle, was unharmed.