Quavo spoke with Kamala Harris and congress to advocate against gun violence in honor of Takeoff.
The Grammy-nominated rapper said Takeoff’s untimely death in 2022 ultimately convinced him to speak up.
“I feel like your calling comes at the least expected times,” said Quavo, who also honored his nephew with their Migos bandmate Offset during the BET Awards earlier this summer.
Police say Takeoff was an innocent bystander who was shot outside a Houston bowling alley after a disagreement over a lucrative dice game led to gunfire. Takeoff’s death was the latest in a string of fatal shootings in recent years that involved hip-hop stars such as Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke, PnB Rock and Young Dolph.
Rapper Quavo is doing what he can to make America a better place.
As previously reported, last November Quavo attended a party at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston, Texas, alongside his family member/Migos group mate Takeoff. According to reports, following the event, multiple people – including the musical artists – gathered outside the establishment to mingle. At some point, an altercation reportedly broke out and shots were fired. Takeoff – born Kirsnick Ball – was reportedly struck by multiple bullets and was pronounced dead at the scene.
It appears that Quavo — real name Quavious Marshall — has set out to channel his emotions into something good. Today (Sept. 20) he visited Capitol Hill on behalf of his Rocket Foundation and late nephew to advocate against gun violence. You may recall that he launched the nonprofit organization shortly after Takeoff was killed to “support programs that are saving lives through proven, community-based solutions to prevent gun violence,” according to its website.
Quavo joined a panel discussion Wednesday alongside Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, Rep. Lucy McBath — whose activism was propelled after the shooting death of her teenage son — and Greg Jackson of the Community Justice Action Fund. It was a solutions-oriented conversation on community intervention strategies, the battle with gun violence and the power in advocacy.
Earlier, Quavo arrived at the conference hand-in-hand with his sister Titania Davenport, the mother of Takeoff.
After Quavo met with Harris, the vice president praised the rapper and Davenport’s “call for action” to prevent gun violence.
