Quavo Reveals Takeoff Was The Genius Behind Migos In Touching Tribute

Quavo had a lot to say and share about Takeoff, but instead of focusing on his death, he focused on Takeoff's life, and how his passion led them to become one of the most prominent trios in hip-hop music.

Takeoff's uncle, Quavo, took to Instagram and shared some stories of them growing up. "Dear Take, it's so hard to tell you Ima miss you because you always with me and we did everything together," he began.

"Since we were kids, you been by my side lookin up at me, them eyes waiting on me to make the next move then you followed right behind me. [...] You never competed with me, we were always on the same team. You hated playing against me [...]"

The emotional and heartfelt tribute comes a day after Takeoff's memorial service last Nov. 11.

The service was reportedly well-attended by fellow artists and rappers, and it also saw some performances from Justin Biever, Yolanda Adams, Byron Cage, and Chlöe Bailey.

Other personalities who attended the memorial service included Drake, Gucci Maine, Cardi B, City Girls, Lil Yachty, YG, Teyana Taylor, Rich the Kid, Murda Beatz, Mustard, Russel Simmons, and Cee-Lo Green.

Takeoff and Migos

Takeoff was part of the hip-hop group Migos, along with Quavo and Offset. However, the trio eventually fell apart, with Takeoff and Quavo forming a duo and Offset pursuing a solo career earlier this year.

In his tribute, Quavo noted that Takeoff was the backbone of the group, and that he was the one who really wanted to pursue music in the first place.

"Throughout this whole time he had a REAL passion for music," he wrote. "It was his dream to become a rapper cuz I didn't know what I wanted to do."

"[...] This is how I knew he was gonna be a rapper. Growing up he knew every song off the Hot Boyz album, every lyric word for word and he was cursing up a storm. Mama heard him rapping, took the CD, and said that music was too grown for us [...] it was all good then," Quavo reminisced.

"So it's safe to say we had something going then. It came easy to us when it came to style and swag [...] then he created his triplet flow and the rest was history.

"He never worried about titles, credit, or what man got the most shine, that wasn't him. He didn't care about none of that as long we brought it back home to the family!"

Takeoff died on Nov. 1 in Houston, Texas, reports say. An altercation broke out and someone opened fire in a bowling alley in Houston.

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Takeoff, Quavo, Migos, Death