Takeoff's shooting death shocked the world, but especially his hometown of Atlanta, where a graffiti artist was moved to honor the Migos rapper with a mural ... in little more than an instant.
He says he intentionally painted Takeoff without his signature sunglasses in order to humanize him, and he also wanted to show him smiling ... so fans could escape the grim reality surrounding his death.
Armondo -- whose"APE" graffiti tag stands for"Armondo Paints Everything" -- actually painted over theWaiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. He says there was no disrespect intended -- just like he's done for Takeoff, he had painted the X tribute immediately after his passing.
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