Migos

The mother of Migos rapper Takeoff has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the venue where her son was killed. Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, died after being shot multiple times on Nov. 1, 2022, outside a Houston bowling alley. He was 28. Titania Davenport alleges that the property owners of 810 Billiards & Bowling failed to provide adequate security measures at their venue on the night of Takeoff’s death, despite being made aware of the increased need, according to court filings obtained by…

A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, indicted a man suspected of killing rapper Takeoff on a murder charge on Thursday. Patrick Xavier Clark is accused of shooting and killing the Migos member, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, on Nov. 1 outside a Houston bowling alley, the grand jury said, according to court documents reviewed by The Times.Clark, a 33-year-old DJ and nightclub promoter, was arrested by Houston police in December and has been out on a $1-million bond, court records said. He is under house…

Migos rapper Quavo appears to have declared the end of the rap group in his new song and music video for “Greatness,” which he released Wednesday, almost four months after the death of his nephew and fellow Migos rapper Takeoff.“Came in, swept the the game like a storm with the m— flow, n— / Take did that / So don’t ask about the group / He gone, we gone / Young n—, it can’t come back,” the 31-year-old raps on the track. The song, one of a handful Quavo has released since Takeoff’s death, pays homage to the 28-year-old…

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Rapper Quavo has channeled his grief for late nephew and collaborator Takeoff into new music, two months after the latter died in a fatal Houston shooting in November at age 28. “Can’t tell you how many times I cried / Days ain’t the same without you / I know if I’m the same without you,” Quavo sings in his latest song, “Without You,” which dropped Wednesday. Over a slow beat, Quavo reminisces about the time he spent with Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball. The music video shows black-and-white footage of…

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who they said was a “innocent bystander” to gunfire last month outside a bowling alley in Houston. Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Friday. Clark’s arrest came one day after another man was charged in connection with the shooting that wounded two other people. Clark was being held in jail Friday awaiting a bond hearing.…

Houston police have arrested a man suspected in the Nov. 1 shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff.Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested Thursday night and charged with the slaying of Kirshnik Khari Ball, better known as Atlanta rapper Takeoff, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Friday during a press conference. Cameron Joshua, 22, who was arrested separately on Nov. 22, also faces weapons charges in connection with the shooting death.Finner said that he believed the slain rapper was “definitely in the wrong place…

YRN Lingo, Takeoff’s brother, has shared a tribute message in honor of the late Migos member.On Monday, Lingo shared an extended message, as well as several family photos, to Instagram. On Nov. 1, Takeoff was fatally shot in Houston. He was 28.“Dear Take, I don’t know where to begin, I honestly still can’t believe it,” Lingo wrote. “My big brother, my right hand, my other half, my literal twin. The one I could call upon anytime no matter what time, weather, situation you were in. You always made sure the family was…

After weeks of public silence, rappers Quavo and Offset paid tribute to their Migos band mate Takeoff, who was killed Nov.1 in a shooting outside a Houston bowling alley.Offset on Tuesday wrote a tribute to the fallen rapper on Instagram and said posting about his death “still doesn’t feel like reality,” largely echoing his emotional remarks at his band mate’s funeral at State Farm Arena in Atlanta last Friday.“Dear Take,” he began the post. “The pain you have left me with is unbearable. My heart is shattered and I have…

Cardi B has penned a lengthy and heartfelt tribute to Takeoff, the late cousin and bandmate of her husband, Offset.Over the weekend, Cardi B shared a statement via Instagram honoring Takeoff after the 28-year-old Migos rapper died this month in a shooting outside a Houston bowling alley. Takeoff, his uncle Quavo and his cousin Offset make up the hip-hop group Migos, known for tracks including “Stir Fry,” “Bad and Boujee” and “Walk It Talk It.”“Takeoff your untimely passing has brought a great deal of pain and sorrow to so…