Atlanta rap star Takeoff, a member of the Migos, has been shot and killed in a Houston bowling alley called Billiards & Bowling around 2:30 AM Tuesday, TMZ reports. The shooting reportedly happened during a dice game, when a fight broke out and someone opened fire. Two people were hospitalized, and Takeoff was pronounced dead on the scene. Takeoff's uncle and fellow Migos member Quavo was present during the shooting but was not injured. Takeoff was 28. Pierre "Pee" Thomas, CEO of Migos' label Quality Control shared a plea for peace following the fatal shooting: "I want our community to remember that we don’t have to continue to result to violence every time there is a disagreement. It’s ok to love your brother and sister."

Cardi received two BET awards - for best female hip-hop artist, and album of the year for 'Invasion of Privacy', and Nipsey Hussle was named best male hip-hop artist, and also given a special humanitarian award, to acknowledge the work he had done on social mobility in the city (artist paid special tribute to Hussle). […]