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Hip-hop stars and fans have paid tribute to US rapper Takeoff from the chart-topping group Migos, after he was shot dead at the age of 28.

The musician, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was killed at a private party at a bowling alley in Houston on Tuesday.

The group Migos - made up of Takeoff, Offset and Quavo - grew up together in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and achieved huge success over the past decade, pioneering a style of rapping in choppy, staccato triplets known as the "Migos flow".

鈥淗is death signals the end of an era for rap,鈥� says Tia Hill, a freelance journalist in Los Angeles.

(Photo: Rapper Takeoff of Migos performs at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre on May 1, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)