James Prince's son has been the center of a lot of controversy since the death of Takeoff. Who is he and what came about? We wreck it down for you.
The quotes on this article have been edited for profanity.
It's at all times unhappy when an artist you respect passes away. Whether they were an actor, author, musician, or painter, their work is what has made us really feel noticed, understood, and gotten us through the toughest of instances. We feel a kinship to these we admire, so it's even sadder when their death was once preventable.
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Today, we are referring to the passing of Migos member Takeoff, who died closing November by gunshot. Sadly, as a result of the reason for death, there will probably be no peace for rather some time — particularly with the contemporary drama unfolding between J Prince and Migos member Offset.
We break it down for you below.
Who is James Prince’s son, J Prince Jr.?
James Prince is the CEO of the Houston document label Rap-A-Lot and is known as the "Southern godfather of hip hop. James has three sons: J Prince Jr, Jas Prince, and Baby Jay. The former is tied up in the drama involving Takeoff's death, but we'll get to that in a minute.
James Prince and Jas Prince, the CEO of Young Empire Music Group, actually found Drake on Myspace and originally introduced him to Lil Wayne, thus kickstarting Drake's career.
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What is the tie between J Prince Jr. and Takeoff's death?
As we know, Takeoff was shot at a bowling alley in Houston on Nov. 1, 2022. J Prince Jr. had been with Takeoff that night and, in footage that has since gone viral on the internet, J Prince Jr. was seen walking past Takeoff's body and exiting the premises.
Takeoff's fans obviously had a lot to say about this.
J Prince Jr. walked out of his own party passing up his dead invited guest Takeoff with no emotion right outside like nothing with his crew.
I’m not buying that this was random anymore. If everything I’ve learned so far is true.
— 👩🏽❤️💋👩🏽Good Good Judy👩🏽❤️💋👩🏽 (@GoodGoodJudy_) November 1, 2022Article continues below advertisement
That video of J Prince Jr. coldly walking past Takeoff & exiting the venue is haunting. Everyone in Houston has looked the other way to their “organization” for damn near 30 years. People, not those in the industry, are finally speaking out about how grimey them dudes are
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The patriarch of the Prince family, James Prince, went on the Give Them the Business podcast to defend his son. On the episode, James Prince addressed the clip, saying that it was just a couple of seconds in the whole day that J Prince Jr. was with Takeoff, including hours of the incident leading up to the filming of said clip.
James Prince continued, saying that, "Jr. in truth went in the restroom to clean blood off his hands when he had reached up beneath Takeoff. He had to select him up."
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The Prince family then went on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast to further discuss the situation. During that episode, J Prince Jr. addressed how Offset wasn't there the night that Takeoff died:
"In truth, the fact of the topic is, you wasn’t actually proper there with Takeoff when he was alive... So, so that you can be taking these positions that you taking, you recognize what I mean? I got people all over, so I hear all kinds of things... Never put me in no place the place I've to protect myself. That wouldn’t be healthy for you... I ain’t gonna throw rocks and conceal my hand. I’m simply gonna let it's recognized to him. Because I hear what’s being said."
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Offset responded to J Prince Jr. on Instagram.
Offset took to his Instagram stories to clap back at J Prince Jr.'s comments, saying very heatedly that, "Y'all are talking on my actual brother… I don’t know what the hell y’all were given occurring, y’all are talkin’ about my real brother... How dare one in all y’all even speak on me and Take's dating. I don’t know you from a can of paint. Y’all don’t understand how me and my brother rock."
Offset also accused J Prince Jr. of playing "internet games" in interviews, while no one actually close to Takeoff has talked about it.
Woof. OK. That's a lot. It's important to note that Patrick Xavier Clark has been arrested for the homicide of Takeoff.
We hope those men can work out their issues and let Takeoff relaxation in peace.
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