Texas – Migos rapper Takeoff died early Tuesday after a shootout outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28 years old.
The takeoff – named Kirschnik Khari Ball – was part of Migos with Quavo and Offset. A representative for Migos, who was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that the takeoff had died.
Police responded after 2:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where dozens of people had gathered on a balcony outside Bowling Alley, which is on the third floor, police said. When they arrived, officers found one person dead.
A police spokesman said security guards in the area heard gunshots but did not see who did it. Two others were injured who were taken to hospitals in private vehicles.
No arrests have been announced.
Georgia’s Grammy-nominated rap trio has had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including their multi-week No. 1 “Bad and Bozzy” featuring Lil Uzzi Vert. They put out a trio of albums called “Culture,” “Culture II” and “Culture III,” with the first two albums reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
He earned an ASCAP Vanguard Award in 2018 for streaming success with multiplatinum songs like “Motorsport (featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj),” “Stir Fry,” and “Walk It Talk It.”
He also played a fictionalized version of himself in an episode of the hit TV show “Atlanta”.
Offset, who is married to Cardi B, released a solo album in 2019, while Takeoff and Quavo released a joint album “Only Built for Infinity Links” last month.