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It was a family band: Quavo is Offsets cousin and Takeoffs uncle.
These were guys whod see each other on holidays.
His momma took care of everything, and us, Quavo recalled in a 2013Faderinterview.
We always stayed in the same house.
Rap was Takeoffs idea.
Takeoff could doallthator play the field while you showed out.
A lot of his greatest verses are situated near the tail end of a long song.
(Thats why it really never made sense that he was left off of Bad and Boujee.)
Put him in pole position and he crushed.
We can implore rappers to be more mindful of the messages theyre promoting.
(Yes, Takeoff is brandishing the Draco onCultures T-Shirt.
We need to treat this problem like its bigger than hip-hop.
Thats a recipe for inertia.
They sound certain theyd get to spend the rest of their lives sharing these experiences.
Takeoff will be missed.
One of the great rap trios will never be the same again.
We just have to consult him there now.
