The head of Takeoff's label wants his fans, the public and hip hop, in general, to take one thing from his death ... violence isn't the way to go when things get heated. Pierre "Pee" Thomas, CEO of Quality Control, posted an emot... ...

Kanye West has folks trying to help him regain billionaire status via crowdfunding -- but his haters have responded with just as much passion. Here's the deal ... at least one GoFundMe page (possibly more) popped up this week wit... ...

Takeoff's shocking slaying in Houston is prompting the rap community to remember far too many young talents who tragically lost their lives due to gun violence. Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, was only 24 when his car was gu... ...

Boxing star Shakur Stevenson was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Takeoff right before the rapper was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in Houston, TMZ Sports has learned. Thankfully, Shakur wasn't physically injured. 25-ye... ...

Shock and outrage continue to pour in over Migos rapper Takeoff's shooting death, and Rich the Kid is especially reeling over the tragic news. In a series of heartfelt posts, RTK shared his love, old pics and text messages betwee... ...

Trey Songz is no longer facing a civil suit for an alleged rape in 2016, because the case has been dismissed after legal documents show the statute of limitations ran out on the allegations. The docs, obtained by TMZ, show Songz'... ...

Quavo was toe-to-toe with a group of guys outside that Houston bowling alley -- Takeoff and others had his back while he argued for more than 30 seconds before the shooting began. TMZ Hip Hop obtained this video of the showdown a... ...

Chuck D says hip hop needs to start addressing the gun violence plaguing the industry ... and killing rappers at an alarming pace. We talked to the legendary MC on "TMZ Live" to get his thoughts on the latest shooting death in hi... ...

Deion Sanders is forbidding his Jackson State football players from leaving their Houston hotel rooms this weekend ... giving the demand in a heartfelt speech following Takeoff's tragic death. The NFL Hall of Famer addressed the ... ...

News of Migos rapper Takeoff's death is gripping the hip hop community hard -- and Desiigner wants nothing to do with it anymore. Desiigner went live early Tuesday, swearing off rap forever ... pointing to plaques of his past wor... ...