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Kirsnick Khari Ball (June 18, 1994 – November 1, 2022) known professionally as Takeoff, was a rapper. He was known as the youngest member of Migos, alongside his uncle, Quavo, and close associate, Offset. The group scored multiple top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “MotorSport” and “Bad and Boujee,” the latter of which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He received two Grammy Award nominations.

He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he was raised by his mother, Titania Davenport, along with family members Quavo and Offset. He started making beats and developing rhythms in the seventh grade. Still, he did not begin recording music professionally until 2011, when he released the mixtape Juug Season with Quavo and Offset as part of the hip-hop trio Migos.

He began rapping in 2008. The group performed under the stage name Polo Club, but changed their name to Migos. They followed with the mixtape No Label.

Migos rose to prominence after the release of their single “Versace”. Their debut studio album, Yung Rich Nation, was released and featured guest appearances by Chris Brown and Young Thug, as well as production by Zaytoven and Murda Beatz. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200.

Migos achieved their first #1 single in 2016 with “Bad and Boujee”, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Their second studio album, Culture, debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, moving 131,000 album-equivalent units, including 44,000 copies sold, during its first week of release. The album went on to achieve platinum certification in the country in July 2017. Their third album, Culture II, was released. It became Migos’ second album to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200, moving 199,000 equivalent units, including 38,000 copies sold, in its first week of release. He and Quavo released a collaborative album titled Only Built for Infinity Links on October 7, 2022.