Takeoff has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 24 June 2017. Takeoff's music has been featured on 25 episodes.

Kirsnick Khari Ball (June 18, 1994 - November 1, 2022), better known by his stage name Takeoff, was 1/3 of Migos, alongside his uncle, Quavo, and Quavo’s cousin, Offset.

Takeoff started making beats and developing rhythms in the seventh grade, but didn’t start taking music seriously until 2011. His individual career was initiated by only few guest features for acclaimed Hip-Hop artists like Travis Scott or his uncle Quavo. On November 2, 2018 he released his debut solo album called The Last Rocket.

On November 1, 2022, Takeoff was shot in Houston, Texas during an altercation and pronounced dead at the scene.