Quavoshared a moving tribute to his late nephew and Migos bandmateTakeoff.
On Saturday, the rapper, 32, shared themusic video for his song “Hold Me,”which features footage from a memorial service for Takeoff,who died at age 28 in November 2022.
“Mama, I want you to hold me / Takeoff, promise, don’t let me go / Heaven, I want you to hold me,” Quavo raps on the emotional track about his grief.
Quavo.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty
The second half of the music video finds the “Turn Yo Clic Up” artist greeting fans and promoting his new albumRocket Poweracross the globe. But even as he travels through Paris, he still appears to be thinking of Takeoff — holding up the shirt made in honor of him to a crowd of fans.
“Hold Me” appears on Quavo’s second solo effortRocket Power, which dropped on Friday via Quality Control Music/Motown Records and marks his first full release since Takeoff’s death. Much of the album finds the hip-hop star wrestling with the loss of his nephew.
Quavo and Takeoff.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
“I miss him a lot and I love him,” Quavo said. “He know I love him. That’s what we always know. So when you see me and you see me smiling or something like that, you don’t gotta never think I forgot about him or I’ll forget about him. I think about him all the time. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep. And that’s it. I just know he’s here. If I can’t feel him, I just know he’s around.”
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On what would have been his 29th birthday, June 18, Quavo sharedsweet messages on social media in remembrance of his Migos bandmate.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), he wrote, “Everyone Wish My Nephew Happy Birthday 🎂♾🚀Miss You So Much!”
source: people.com
