Crowds Gather In Atlanta, Georgia For Takeoff's Celebration Of Life
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A funeral was held Friday for rapper Takeoff, who was killed last week in an altercation in Houston, Texas.
As rain poured into the peach state, fans of rapper Takeoff gathered at the State Farm Arena to celebrate the life and musical legacy of one of Atlanta, Georgia's own, with some fans seeing the rain as a symbol of hope and new beginnings despite the tragedy.
Kirsnick Khari Ball, commonly known as Takeoff, was killed last week in a shooting outside a Houston bowling alley. He was amongst two others that were wounded that morning.
The 28-year-old was the youngest member of the Grammy Award-nominated rap group Migos. Joined by his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset, the trio shocked the world in 2018 when they tied with The Beatles for the most simultaneous Hot 100 entries among any group on the billboard charts.
