Kirshnik Khari Ball professionally known as Takeoff was an American rapper and member of the award winning hip pop trio Migos with two other members Quavo his uncle and his cousin Offset. The group scored multiple top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including Bad and Boujee which peaked at number 1 , Walk it talk it, Motor Sport amongst many other hits. Takeoff also received two Grammy nominations.
Takeoff was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, he was raised by his mother along with Quavo and O... moreKirshnik Khari Ball professionally known as Takeoff was an American rapper and member of the award winning hip pop trio Migos with two other members Quavo his uncle and his cousin Offset. The group scored multiple top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including Bad and Boujee which peaked at number 1 , Walk it talk it, Motor Sport amongst many other hits. Takeoff also received two Grammy nominations.
Takeoff was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, he was raised by his mother along with Quavo and Offset. He showed interest in music by the time he was in seventh grade he was making beats and developing rhythms. In 2011 he started producing music professionally. In 2008 Takeoff started rapping with the group under the name Polo club but eventually changed it to Migos. Migos rose to prominance after releasing their single Versace in 2013, it peaked at 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. From then they went on to produce quite a number of hits becaming a household name and even sometimes refered to as The Bettles of this generation.
Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston, Texas at 810 Billiards & Bowling where he and about 40 people gathered outside the bowling alley after a private party ended. Takeoff's uncle and fellow Migos member Quavo was present during the shooting but was not injured.
