DER US-AMERIKANISCHE RAPPER TAKEOFF (MIGOS) IST GESTORBEN

Der am 18. Juni 1994 in Lawrenceville (Georgia) als Kirshnik Khari Ball geborene amerikanische Rapper, Sänger und Songwriter Takeoff (Bild) ist am 1. November 2022 in Houston (Texas) gestorben. Er wurde erschossen. Takeoff war Mitglied der Hip-Hop-Gruppe Migos, zusammen mit seinem Onkel Quavo und dessen Cousin Offset. Migos feierten 2013 nach mehreren Mixtapes-Veröffentlichungen mit ihrer Debüt-Single «Versace» ihren kommerziellen Durchbruch. 2016 erreichten sie mit dem Song «Bad and Boujee» aus ihrem zweiten Studioalbum «Culture» erstmals die deutschen Single-Charts und standen zwei Wochen an der Spitze der US-amerikanischen «Billboard Hot 100».

Bild: Takeoff, 2017 – Foto: The Come Up Show, https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecomeupshow/36471038882/ – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Migos_(36471054572).jpg

Migos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead in Houston at Age 28

The rapper, real name Kirsnik Khari Ball, was shot early Tuesday morning, Rolling Stone has confirmed

Jodi Guglielmi, Jon Blistein

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/takeoff-shot-dead-migos-obituary-1234622061/

Takeoff Dead at 28 … Shot in Houston

Takeoff, one-third of Migos, is dead after an early morning shooting in Houston … TMZ Hip Hop has confirmed.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/01/migos-takeoff-dead-dies-shot-houston-quavo-migos/

Drake, Gucci Mane and More React to Takeoff’s Shocking Death: ‘God Help Us’

The hip-hop world was shattered Tuesday morning whenTakeoff, of the rap trio Migos, was killed in a shooting in Houston. Rap artists and execs have flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to Takeoff, who contributed to some of hip-hop’s biggest hits over the last decade, including «Bad and Boujee,» «Stir Fry,» «Walk It Talk It» and «MotorSport.»

Ethan Shanfeld, Thania Garcia

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/takeoff-dead-rappers-pay-tribute-1235419602/

The Georgia rapper was known for creating hits such as Versace and Motorsport alongside fellow rappers Quavo and Offset

On Twitter, friends and admirers paid tribute to the late rapper. «I remember Takeoff being a very down to earth, cool dude,» wrote boxer Chris Eubank Jr. «Can’t believe I’m having to say this again about another young Black star being killed for no reason, something really has to change in the industry.»

Shaad D’Souza

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/01/takeoff-one-third-of-migos-shot-dead-at-28-in-houston

Rapper Takeoff in Houston erschossen

Mit nur 28 Jahren ist Migos-Rapper Takeoff getötet worden: Er wurde nachts in einer Bowlingbahn erschossen. «Bad and Boujee» von Migos war einer der großen Hip-Hop-Tracks der Zehnerjahre.

hpi

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/takeoff-ist-tot-rapper-in-houston-erschossen-a-b6aa7543-d958-430c-83f6-299ca649e32e

Videos:

Migos – Versace (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-hq_CHNH0

Migos – Bad and Boujee ft Lil Uzi Vert [Official Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-sJp1FfG7Q

Migos – Walk It Talk It (Lyrics) | Walk it, like I talk it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dT1Qz3YlUU

Migos, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B – MotorSport (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v_rtaye2yY

Quavo & Takeoff -«Messy» (Official Video)