Takeoff and Quavo in 2022.Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty
Quavois paying tribute toTakeoffon what would’ve marked theMigosrapper’s 29th birthday.
One clip posted to Quavo’s Instagram page shows the late musician (whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball) examining a denim jacket and asking Quavo for his opinion on it.
“Happy Birthday @yrntakeoff can’t wait for days like this again,” Quavo captioned the video. “BEST believe we goin up all week the Rocket way GEEKD 😵💫 u 29 n—- 🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀♾🚀.”
Quavo shared a few other messages for Takeoff on his Instagram Story as well, writing in one post that references the duo’s October 2022 LPOnly Built for Infinity Links: “Happy Birthday Take, Love You Phew Til Infinity.”
Another picture, captioned with “It’s Yo F—ing Birthdayyyyyyy,” showed the pair posing together in the early 2010s.
On Twitter, Quavo also shared an image of his late nephew, writing alongside rocket emojis and the infinity symbol: “Everyone Wish My Nephew Happy Birthday. Miss You So Much!”
The rocket symbol is one that Quavo now holds close, as he intends to call his upcoming solo albumRocket Power —named in honor of Takeoff.
“This is album is a true reflection of how I feel right now. Sometimes I’m Good, sometimes I’m Down, sometimes I’m Disappointed, sometimes I fall apart but then I ALWAYS find my strength again,” he wrotealongside his album announcement in May. “I know everything might not be alright right now, but the rocket showed me a way to make it RIGHT!”
“Rocket Power keeps me going. Rocket Power gives me fuel. Rocket Power will help us all overcome whatever we’re going through,” Quavo continued.
Quavo celebrates Takeoff on what would’ve marked his 29th birthday.Quavo/Instagram
Quavo/Instagram
While he’s yet to reveal a release date for the LP, it’s been teased months after Takeoff wasshot and killed outside the front door of a downtown bowling alley in Houstonon Nov. 1.
At the Grammy-winning artist’sCelebration of Lifea few weeks after his death, stars including fellow Migos rapperOffset, as well asCardi B,Justin BieberandDrake,paid tributeto Takeoff with performances and personal reflections.
“Takeoff would want the world to see the light in what he created and keep lifting each other up and supporting the creations people put into the world. He’s now up there with the stars he loved so much and remains in all our ethers on a daily basis, living on through his music and the love he brought to so many.”
source: people.com
