Migos' Takeoff, who helped change the sound of hip-hop, dead at 28

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Takeoff, who died Tuesday at age 28, helped shape the sound of hip-hop as a member of Migos. The group's rapid-fire triplet delivery, termed the 'Migos Flow,' not only dramatically changed rap but pop music as well.

,” which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their rapid-fire triplet delivery, termed the “Migos Flow,” showed up even when they didn’t, becoming the factory-standard cadence for a generation of rappers and spilling over into pop on Ariana Grande’s “But earlier this year, the group split up; Offset left due to an issue that his cousin Quavo said was centered around “loyalty.

This new beginning, though, was short-lived. Early Tuesday morning, Takeoff was fatally shot outside a Houston bowling alley. He was 28.Two other people were injured and taken to hospitals in private vehicles, police said Tuesday. No arrests have been announced.Rapper Takeoff of the Atlanta trio Migos died early Tuesday in a shooting outside a bowling alley in Houston. He was 28.

Migos was one of hip-hop’s most dominant groups, in an era when solo acts proliferated. Takeoff’s value to the group is best displayed on a song like 2014’s “Fight Night,” where he starts the song with an intimidating call-and-response chant before barreling through on his verse.Sadly, Takeoff’s most viral moment was not because of his presence but his absence on “Bad and Boujee.

But elsewhere on Migos’ landmark album “Culture,” Takeoff’s impact is undeniable — whether it’s the stutter-stop flow he uses on “

 

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investigate Cardib & her undercover gang team

“Died” my grandmother “Died”. This dude was murdered

Assassinations is not new in this country. Historically, powerful people are behind them.👀

What a waste... Let me guess, he was killed over beef or someone trying to gain notoriety, jealousy, or worse. What's going Black Folks? Houston? Does life mean so little or does beef mean so much?

Excellent piece 🙏🏽

He was murdered. Why not say that?

...28!!!

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