Atlanta's State Farm Arena was transformed into a church as family and fans gathered to celebrate the life of Takeoff of the hip-hop trio Migos.
The three-hour sendoff was a superstar affair, featuring performances from Justin Bieber, Chloe Bailey and Yolanda Adams, as well as a poem by Drake, and words of remembrance from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the founders of Migos' label, Quality Control Music.
He then paraphrased Angelou's "When Great Trees Fall," a poem on how it's understandable to be sad when great trees are felled, or when great souls pass, but it's wise to remember, "They existed. They existed/We can be. Be and be better/For they existed." "I could tell his cry from any other child," she said, adding that God must have given him that voice because he always knew what he wanted to be.
Kalandrick Woods, 24, and girlfriend Kailey Allen, 20, of Covington were second in line. Woods took the day off as a sandblast machine operator, and they drove about 45 minutes to get downtown. Solomon, 25, and her friend, Nani Kidane, 28, traveled from Migos' onetime home base of Gwinnett County for the funeral. The band's impact reached well beyond Atlanta, they said. They were trendsetters in fashion and influenced the way rappers inject ad-libs into their music.
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