Quavo and Offset paid tribute to their late bandmate, Takeoff, with a shock efficiency on the 2023 BET Awards.
The rappers — who based the hip-hop trio Migos with Takeoff in 2008 earlier than splitting in 2022— took to the awards present stage to carry out the group’s hit tune “Dangerous and Boujee” on Sunday, June 25, seven months after Takeoff was killed in a Texas taking pictures.
Along with a graphic of a rocket launching and turning into the late music star, the pair ended the tribute by crossing their arms to type the letter “T” in honor of Takeoff. The emotional efficiency earned the duo a standing ovation from the gang.
Quavo, 32, and Offset, 31, later took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes photographs and movies of their BET Awards look, with each musicians captioning their respective posts, “Do that s—t for the fam cuz this s—t greater than me.”
Sunday’s efficiency got here 4 months after the previous bandmates reportedly bought right into a bodily battle on the 2023 Grammy Awards. In line with TMZ, an altercation broke out backstage after Quavo allegedly prevented Offset from becoming a member of him for the ceremony’s In Memoriam section, throughout which he sang “With out You,” a tune he wrote for Takeoff.
Offset seemingly denied the rumors through Twitter, writing on February 6, “What tf [it] seem like combating my brother [y’all] n—s is loopy.”
Takeoff (actual title Kirshnik Khari Ball) died on the age of 28 in November 2022 following a taking pictures at a Texas bowling alley. On the time, TMZ reported that the Houston Police Division arrived on the scene to find three individuals had been shot at a personal get together, at which Quavo was additionally in attendance. The Georgia native’s loss of life was formally dominated a murder by the Harris County Medical Examiner, in response to paperwork obtained by Us Weekly.
Amid his loss, Offset honored the late “Open It Up” rapper by altering his Instagram profile image to one among Takeoff. Offset’s spouse, Cardi B, shared a clip of Takeoff discussing the significance of household in an interview through Twitter on the time.
“My dudes gave me this ring,” he informed Advanced Music within the 2022 video, referring to a hoop that includes a photograph of himself and his mom. “It’s all the time going to stick with me, too. I ain’t by no means going to take it off.”
Quavo, for his half, honored his nephew through Instagram by sharing a few of their sweetest childhood photographs alongside more moderen snaps. He captioned the publish with a sequence of emojis, together with a rocket, damaged coronary heart, dove and infinity signal.
Takeoff was laid to relaxation throughout a November 2022 funeral service in Atlanta. Justin Bieber, Chloe Bailey and Drake have been among the many memorial’s movie star attendees.
Quavo shared the eulogy he learn on the service through Instagram. “It’s so onerous to let you know Ima miss you since you [are] all the time with me and we did the whole lot collectively,” the “Intentions” rapper wrote within the since-deleted publish. “He by no means frightened about titles, credit score, or what man bought probably the most shine, that wasn’t him. He didn’t care about none of that as alongside [sic] we introduced it again dwelling to the household!”
He continued: “Tremendous quiet although, quietest within the room however paid consideration to the whole lot happening within the room, all the time been like that!!! Nothing ever actually bothered Take and he didn’t trouble anyone. He [was] probably the most unbothered particular person on the earth. He by no means bought mad, he by no means raised his voice, and when he did, he silenced the room as a result of what Take stated was legislation and he wasn’t altering his thoughts.”
The Migos member concluded his publish by stating that his and Takeoff’s relationship was nearer than being an uncle and nephew. “I knew you weren’t my brother cuz you might be my sister’s son, so I couldn’t say brother,” he defined. “Now I lastly get it … you might be OUR angel.”