Dupri further elaborated on how stunned he was personally when Takeoff (born Kirshnik Khari Ball) was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley.

“It was really crazy for us. I ain’t think Atlanta ni**as was gonna die,” Dupri recalled. “An Atlanta rapper dying felt like ‘Aw damn, what the f**k is going on?’ It felt crazy to me.”

Migos broke big in the 2010s with hits like “Versace,” “Fight Night,” “Bad and Boujee” and “Stir Fry” before the group splintered in 2022, with Takeoff and Quavo seeming to distance themselves from Offset and forming as a new duo called Unc and Phew.

Less than a year after Takeoff was killed, Quavo released the album Rocket Power in dedication to his late nephew and bandmate.

“This album is for the Rocket, our true fans, and also, this is my therapy,” Quavo wrote in an Instagram post prior to the album’s release. “This 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. 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.”