“All that tough shit is cool when you’re growing up,” Nas added. “But we gotta learn that we’re here for a purpose, and there is a design that’s out here to make sure we don’t grow, to make sure that we don’t make it. And we gotta recognize that there is something in existence that’s trying to stop the youth from the hood from growing into its proper purpose.”
According to reports, the 28-year-old rapper (real name Kirshnik Khari Ball) was shot shortly after 2:30 a.m. on November 1 at a Houston bowling alley, where he and Quavo were playing dice. An altercation broke out and someone opened fire, fatally shooting Takeoff, who was pronounced dead at the scene.