Quavo and Offset had been reportedly concerned in a bodily altercation backstage on the 2023 Grammy Awards on Sunday evening (February 5) over a dispute involving TakeOff‘s tribute efficiency.
In line with TMZ, the Migos groupmates brawled backstage after Quavo refused to let Offset share the stage with him for his efficiency of “With out You” in the course of the ceremony’s “In Memorium” section.
TMZ‘s sources relayed that Quavo was the one who initiated the struggle, not Offset.
The Recording Academy reportedly requested Offset to affix Quavo on stage for the efficiency, however Huncho blocked the thought and the dangerous blood boiled over right into a backstage melee.
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As an alternative, Quavo was joined by the Maverick Metropolis Music choir as he delivered an emotional rendition of “With out You,” which he launched in January, roughly two months after TakeOff’s loss of life. On the finish of his efficiency, the rapper walked to the mic on the entrance of the stage and held aloft TakeOff’s chain as a photograph of the late rapper appeared on the enormous display screen behind him.
TakeOff (actual title Kirsnick Khari Ball) was shot and killed age 28 exterior a bowling alley in Houston, Texas on November 1.
Offset appeared to have distanced himself from the Migos in 2022 as Quavo and TakeOff went on to type the Unc & Phew duo, unleashing their joint album Solely Constructed For Infinity Hyperlinks (sans Offset) simply weeks earlier than TakeOff’s homicide.
Following the Grammy Awards dust-up, Offset additionally addressed J. Prince for his feedback concerning TakeOff’s loss of life on the Million Dollaz Price of Sport podcast.
“First off, y’all n-ggas talking on my actual brother,” he mentioned. “I don’t know what the fuck y’all n-ggas received occurring. Y’all n-ggas talking on my actual brother. How dare one in all y’all n-ggas converse on me and Take’s relationship. I don’t know you n-gga from a can of paint n-gga. Y’all don’t know the way me and my brother rock, n-gga.
“You attempting to clear your destiny, n-gga. This your fifth interview, n-gga, you don did about my n-gga. You didn’t take into consideration his momma, you didn’t take into consideration the household, n-gga? We ain’t say nothing. Ain’t no person say nothing bout you n-ggas. Who y’all n-ggas suppose you is John Gotti, n-gga? Ain’t no person going for none of that!”
Offset continued to elucidate that if J. Prince heard one thing from him, then the Rap-A-Lot government ought to name his cellphone instantly and never speculate in interviews.
“Y’all n-ggas airing it out on an interview speaking about, ‘I mentioned this.’ N-gga, name my cellphone homie. You name my cellphone and we’ll have a dialog. All that enjoying web video games,” he added.