According to legal documents reviewed by TMZ, a bitter courtroom war has broken out between the mother and father of the late Migos member Takeoff regarding a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit settlement. The late rapper’s mother, Titania Davenport, filed formal paperwork in Georgia arguing that his father, Kenneth Ball, was completely absent for the vast majority of their son’s life and should not benefit from his tragic passing.
Davenport maintains she raised the superstar entirely as a single parent, while Ball insists that under state regulations, he is automatically legally entitled to exactly half of the financial settlement. The intense dispute centers around whether the probate case should be finalized under Georgia or Texas jurisdiction, now that the civil lawsuit against the Houston venue has concluded.
The tragic family dispute has cast a long shadow over the late rapper’s remaining musical legacy. Detailing the legal clash, TMZ Staff reported, “Takeoff’s parents are fighting over how and where to divvy up settlement money from a wrongful death suit over the late Migos member’s murder.” Highlighting the mother’s emotional testimony, court reporters noted, “Titania said she cared for and raised him from birth as a single parent.”
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This unfolding courtroom battle exposes the messy financial realities that frequently follow the tragic passing of young hip-hop icons who die without a structured will. While the legal systems of Texas and Georgia deliberate on statutory inheritances, the public nature of this dispute threatens to tarnish Takeoff’s pristine memory. With the actual murder trial of his alleged shooter set for later this year, this family division could severely complicate the unified front needed by the prosecution.
Source: TMZ — https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/24/takeoff-parents-wrongful-death-money-dispute/, June 24, 2026
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