Takeoff’s family is back in court over the money tied to one of hip-hop’s most devastating losses. 

According to TMZ, the late Migos rapper’s mother, Titania Davenport, and his father, Kenneth Ball, are now fighting over how to split the proceeds from a confidential wrongful death settlement connected to the lawsuit Davenport filed against 810 Billiards & Bowling, the Houston venue where Takeoff was shot and killed in November 2022. The case has already been settled privately, but the question of who gets what is still unresolved. 

Davenport is arguing that Ball should not receive half of the settlement. In court filings, she describes her relationship with Takeoff as “close, loving and nurturing,” and says she was the sole provider during his upbringing. She also says that as Takeoff became successful, he supported her financially and covered “most if not all of her expenses.” 

Her filing draws a sharp contrast with Ball’s role in the rapper’s life. Davenport claims Ball was “barely present” and provided “negligible financial support and effectively no emotional support” to the rapper, born Kirsnick Khari Ball. Ball, however, is pushing back and argues that his absence should not matter in deciding the settlement split. He wants half of the proceeds and is also asking for the dispute to stay in Texas, where the original civil case was filed. 

Davenport, meanwhile, wants the matter moved to Georgia, where a probate case for Takeoff’s estate is already pending in Fulton County. Complex reports that Takeoff died without a will, which has only made the legal process more complicated for the family, as the question of inheritance and settlement proceeds moves through the courts. As of now, a judge has not yet ruled on how the money will be divided. 

Ball first joined the $1 million lawsuit in late December 2023 as an intervenor, asking for compensation tied to funeral and burial expenses as well as loss of support. That filing added another layer to an already painful case, one that began with a tragedy and has now turned into a legal dispute over legacy, loss, and who should be recognized in the aftermath. 

Takeoff was 28 when he died, and his murder case is still part of the larger story surrounding his death. But this latest court fight shows that even after the settlement, the emotional and financial questions tied to his passing are still very much unsettled.