Beyoncé Pays Homage To Takeoff: 'Rest In Power'
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1. Lecrae

Rapper Lecrae took to Twitter to pay his respects to the Atlanta MC after news of the rapper’s fatal shooting made headlines.
“No hot takes. No profound thoughts. Just sad another rapper, son, brother, and friend has been killed. God be with all those who feel the loss.”
2. Drake

Drake, who was a regular collaborator with the Migos, posted a photo that captured him performing alongside Takeoff on stage. The Canadian star remixed the Atlanta trio’s breakout single “Versace” in 2013.
Drake wrote: “I got the best memories of all of us seeing the world together and bringing light to every city we touch. That’s what I’ll focus on for now. Rest easy space man Take.”
3. Trae The Truth

Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth criticized witnesses who took photos and images of Takeoff’s lifeless body following the shooting.
“Rest easy bro,” he wrote, captioning a throwback photo of himself standing alongside Migos. “Hate to even have to post this… It’s a few people in life that don’t deserve to go like this. What’s even weaker is everyone posting the videos and pics of him laying on the ground for likes and not thinking of how that pic or video will stick as some last memories… fly high.”
4. Desiigner

Desiigner, whose best known for his 2015 hit “Panda,” broke down in tears during an Instagram live session on Tuesday morning after learning of Takeoff’s death. The Hip-Hop star said he was considering giving up on rap due to the tragedy.
“This version of me is done...can’t live life like this,” he cried.
5. Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor shared a photo of Takeoff wearing a shirt promoting her 2018 album “K.T.S.E” on Instagram. The R&B singer called the young rapper her “lil bro” and pled for the news to be “a bad dream.” : “I don’t want to believe this,” she wrote.
6. N.O.R.E

“Drink Champs” host N.O.R.E. tweeted that it was a “sad day for all of us,” after the heartbreaking news broke. He also shared a clip of Takeoff recently stating on his podcast that it “was time” for people to give him his “flowers.”
N.O.R.E. added in a follow-up post: “#Takeoff was a true student of #HipHop & gone way too soon glad we gave you your flowers king, you deserved every bit of it!”
7. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens

On Wednesday, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens opened up about Takeoff’s “senseless” shooting in a lengthy Instagram post, telling the city of Atlanta to “stop the violence.”
“I do not think Hip-Hop equals violence,” he continued. “What I do think is that Hip-Hop has a voice that can change the world. I want us to do something wonderful here and in [Takeoff’s] honor spread love to everybody. We’ve lost too many.”
8. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner condemned Takeoff’s murder on Twitter.
“Young men of color are killing themselves,” he wrote. “They are pulling their guns and shooting and just like that someone(s) is dead. Who do we blame? Activists, rappers, family members, faith leaders must confront this reality. This cannot be our future when our young are dying young.”
9. Outkast

Big Boi and Andre 3000 of Outkast sent their “deepest condolences and prayers” to Takeoff’s” family, friends, and community of people touched by his craft.”
10. Glorilla

As news of Takeoff’s shooting flooded social media, rising femcee Glorilla took to Twitter with a short tribute to the popular Hip-Hop star.
“RIP @1YoungTakeoff,” the rapper tweeted, followed by a broken heart and a tear emoji.
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