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Takeoff’s Parents Locked in Dispute Over Wrongful-Death Settlement Money
Takeoff's mother and father are in court over how to split the wrongful-death settlement from his 2022 murder; the judge has not ruled.
Legacy disputes are an ugly, familiar coda to high-profile tragedies in hip-hop, and Takeoff’s family now finds itself in that exact position. More than three years after the Migos rapper was killed in 2022, his parents are battling over who gets the money from the wrongful-death suit she filed and won.
Documents obtained by TMZ on Wednesday (June 24) lay out the disagreement: Takeoff’s mother is contesting any split that would award his father a portion of the settlement. The filings name his mother as Titania Davenport in some places and Tatiana in others; the records argue she raised Takeoff largely on her own and remained his financial backstop into adulthood.
“She shared a \”close, loving and nurturing relationship\” with her son throughout his life, raising him as a single mother and providing nearly all financial support until he reached adulthood,” the filing states. “She also said she continued supporting him as he built his music career, before Takeoff later began covering many of her expenses, including housing, vehicles, clothing, food and utilities. Noting Kenneth’s absence, she added that he provided \”negligible financial support and effectively no emotional support,\” and did not receive any financial assistance from their son after his success.”
Those are sharp words, and they frame the meat of the dispute. Tatiana was the litigant who brought the wrongful-death claim in Texas and emerged successful, but the probate fight over how to distribute the money has exposed competing narratives about parenthood and entitlement.
For his part, Takeoff’s father, Kenneth Ball, maintains that absence does not erase legal standing. According to the papers, Ball is pressing for a share of the settlement and wants Texas to adjudicate the split. Tatiana, by contrast, wants the Georgia courts to handle the probate proceedings, pointing out that the probate case itself was filed in Georgia.
The judge has not yet issued a ruling on jurisdiction or distribution.
Small details matter here: the case tracks back to Takeoff’s 2022 murder, the civil suit that followed, and the way courts parse family ties when money and legacy collide. Neither side has been shy in staking a clear position — the mother emphasizing years of primary care and financial support, the father asserting his entitlement despite periods of absence.
XXL has reached out to reps for Takeoff for comment.
The dispute is ongoing.
