Father of 4 (album)

The idea of a solo album by Offset was initially revealed shortly after the release of Quavo Huncho and The Last Rocket, both by fellow Migos artists Quavo and Takeoff respectively, and was slated for a December 14, 2018 release date.{{cite web |url=https://www.radio.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/here-s-everything-we-know-about-offset-s-solo-album |title=Everything We Know About Offset's Solo Album |date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=Radio.com |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114063035/https://www.radio.com//blogs/tiana-timmerberg/here-s-everything-we-know-about-offset-s-solo-album |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |url-status=live}} The album was delayed presumably due to complications between his relationship with his wife Cardi B,{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2018/12/14/offset-solo-album/|title=Offset Doesn't Release Solo Album Amid Separation From Cardi B|work=The Source|date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117150925/http://thesource.com/2018/12/14/offset-solo-album|archive-date=January 17, 2019|url-status=live}} on February 10, 2019, the album was given a new release date of February 22.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/offset-album-release-date/|title=Offset Announces solo album Release Date|work=Spin|access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212221926/https://www.spin.com/2019/02/offset-album-release-date/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}} In early 2019, Offset announced a documentary teaser to release alongside the album which shows a scene where his wife and rapper Cardi B gives birth to their daughter, Kulture.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/02/offset-reveals-album-documentary-release-date/|title=Offset Announces New Album Release Date with Video of Cardi B Giving Birth|work=XXL|access-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095229/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/02/offset-reveals-album-documentary-release-date/|archive-date=February 22, 2019|url-status=live}} On February 18, Offset tweeted that Metro Boomin and Southside were going to be sole producers of his album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489564/offset-debut-solo-album-things-we-want|title=Offset's Debut Solo Album: 5 Things We Want|magazine=Billboard|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227203630/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8489564/offset-debut-solo-album-things-we-want|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}

The album's lead single, "Red Room", was released on February 14, 2019, but was previously made available for a short time on November 30, 2018, before later being taken down. The song was produced by Metro Boomin.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-goes-in-over-metro-boomins-gorgeous-production-on-red-room-new-song.1981262.html|title=Offset Goes in Over Metro Boomin's Gorgeous Production On "Red Room" |work=HotNewHipHop |last=Jahmal|first=Karlton|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227120814/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-goes-in-over-metro-boomins-gorgeous-production-on-red-room-new-song.1981262.html|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2019/02/offset-red-room-listen-debut-solo-single/|title=Offset Drops First Solo Single|work=XXL|last=Centeno|first=Tony M.|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227120803/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2019/02/offset-red-room-listen-debut-solo-single/|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}} The album's second single, "Clout" featuring his wife Cardi B, was released on March 15, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Offset+feat%2E+Cardi+B&titel=Clout&cat=s|title=Offset feat. Cardi B – Clout|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=April 30, 2019}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/father-of-4/offset|title=Father of 4 by Offset Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227074713/https://www.metacritic.com/music/father-of-4/offset|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/father-of-four-mw0003255630|title=Father of Four – Offset|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620174916/https://www.allmusic.com/album/father-of-four-mw0003255630|archive-date=June 20, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = Consequence

| rev2score = B−{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/album-review-offset-father-of-4/|title=Offset – Father of 4|website=Consequence|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226214948/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/02/album-review-offset-father-of-4/|archive-date=February 26, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = B−{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music-reviews/2019/02/25/offset-father-of-4-review/|title=Offset explains himself to mixed success on 'Father of 4': EW review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Josephs|first=Brian|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225210943/https://ew.com/music-reviews/2019/02/25/offset-father-of-4-review/|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/offset-father_of_4|title=Offset Father of 4|website=Exclaim!|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226011049/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/offset-father_of_4|archive-date=February 26, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Highsnobiety

| rev5score = 3.5/5{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/offset-father-of-4-album-review/|title=Offset – 'Father of 4' Review|work=Highsnobiety|last=Hobbs|first=Thomas|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019}}

| rev6 = HipHopDX

| rev6score = 4.0/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3370/title.review-offsets-father-of-4-is-a-catharsis-hell-never-get-credit-for|title=Offset Father of 4 Album Review|website=HipHopDX|last=Clark|first=Trent|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228103146/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3370/title.review-offsets-father-of-4-is-a-catharsis-hell-never-get-credit-for|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = HotNewHipHop

| rev7score = 79%{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-father-of-4-review-news.73389.html|title=Offset "Father of 4" Review|website=HotNewHipHop|last=A.|first=Aron|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404190130/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-father-of-4-review-news.73389.html|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/offset-father-of-4-review|title=Offset – 'Father of 4' review|website=NME|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225202435/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/offset-father-of-4-review|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/offset-father-of-4/|title=Offset: Father of 4|website=Pitchfork|last=Kearse|first=Stephen|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227113307/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/offset-father-of-4/|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/offset-father-of-4-review-799031/|title=Offset Opens Up on 'Father of 4'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226054020/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/offset-father-of-4-review-799031/|archive-date=February 26, 2019|url-status=live}}

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Father of 4 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on eight reviews.

Trent Clark of HipHopDX gave a positive review, stating "The 27-year-old Offset digs deep into his Atlanta Hip Hop lineage, crafting an album that's equal parts rare in this climate (seeing it follows an unfolding narrative) and refreshing, given its telling content". Sam Moore from NME stated, "Father of 4 is a fine body of work that builds a convincing case that Offset is currently best-placed to be Migos' break-out solo star: once again, the final act of a trilogy proves to be the finest". Exclaim! critic Kyle Mullin said, "Sure, some of the dark and downtempo beats can begin to sound same-y by the time you're through. And Offset certainly hasn't attained the lyrical brilliance of Jay-Z on 4:44, or any of the other elder rapper's releases for that matter. Nevertheless, Offset's level of growth and candour on Father of 4 is that of an MC making leaps and bounds, both in his music and his personal life". Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone opined, "Predictably, Father of 4 falls prey to the bloat that characterizes most Migos' projects. ... Father of 4 is decidedly still a trap album, but it bucks the current conventions of the genre. Offset is attempting, often successfully, to showcase the humanity behind his frequently misguided choices – it's a piece of art that likely wouldn't exist if we didn't already know about some of his transgressions".

Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork said, "Father of 4 ultimately works as a solo outing because Offset is such a force of nature, but it's too often cautious where it could be candid, or dull where it should be sharp. Still, the record is a progression for Offset and for Migos". Reviewing the album for Entertainment Weekly, Brian Josephs stated: "Offset often sounds drained in a way that doesn't really invite empathy." Consequence{{'}}s Wren Graves wrote, "Offset splits his time between personal stories and generalized trapping, with mixed results. When he finds the right flow, few can match him for sheer musical joy. Other times he sound flat and stale. ... You have to respect the work ethic that produced these 16 tracks, even if many of them don't merit a second listen".

Father of 4 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 89,000 album-equivalent units, including 7,000 pure album sales in its first week. It is Offset's second solo US top 10 album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8500768/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-back-at-no-1-billboard-200-chart|title=Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Post-Oscars|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304002832/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8500768/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-back-at-no-1-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=March 4, 2019|url-status=live}} In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 39,000 album-equivalent units that week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby|title=Hozier Debuts at No. 1|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 10, 2019|access-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}} As of May 2019, the album has earned 282,000 album-equivalent units including 10,000 copies in pure album sales in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=316358&title=TOP-50-ALBUMS-YTD|title=TOP 50 ALBUMS YTD|work=Hits Daily Double|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512181154/http://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D316358%26title%3DTOP-50-ALBUMS-YTD|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 57:14

| title1 = Father of 4

| note1 = featuring Big Rube

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kiari Cephus|Leland Wayne|Ruben Bailey|Peter Lee Johnson}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Johnson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 4:19

| title2 = How Did I Get Here

| note2 = featuring J. Cole

| writer2 = {{hlist|Cephus|Jermaine Cole|Wayne|Andre Proctor}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Dre Moon}}

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = Lick

| writer3 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne|Proctor|Montrell Martinez}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Dre Moon|Wavy}}

| length3 = 3:24

| title4 = Tats on My Face

| writer4 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne|Joshua Luellen}}

| extra4 = So Icey Boyz

| length4 = 3:02

| title5 = Made Men

| writer5 = {{hlist|Cephus|Luellen|Ugur Tig}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Southside|Vou}}

| length5 = 3:34

| title6 = Wild Wild West

| note6 = featuring Gunna

| writer6 = {{hlist|Cephus|Sergio Kitchens|Wayne|Allen Ritter}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Ritter{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:56

| title7 = North Star

| note7 = featuring CeeLo Green

| writer7 = {{hlist|Cephus|Thomas Callaway|Wayne|Ritter|Robert Mandell|Andy Taylor|John Taylor|Nick Rhodes|Roger Taylor|Simon Le Bon}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Ritter|Dre Moon|G Koop{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 4:05

| title8 = After Dark

| writer8 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne|Ritter|Proctor|Johnson|Donald Cannon}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Ritter|Dre Moon|Don Cannon{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 2:52

| title9 = Don't Lose Me

| writer9 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne|Bradley Brandon}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Doughboy Beatz}}

| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = Underrated

| writer10 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne|Luellen}}

| extra10 = So Icey Boyz

| length10 = 2:29

| title11 = Legacy

| note11 = featuring Travis Scott and 21 Savage

| writer11 = {{hlist|Cephus|Jacques Webster II|Shayaa Abraham-Joseph|Luellen|Tig}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Southside|Vou}}

| length11 = 4:04

| title12 = Clout

| note12 = featuring Cardi B

| writer12 = {{hlist|Cephus|Belcalis Almanzar|Luellen|Jordan Thorpe|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Southside|Cubeatz}}

| length12 = 3:25

| title13 = On Fleek

| note13 = featuring Quavo

| writer13 = {{hlist|Cephus|Quavious Marshall|Wayne|Xavier Dotson|Brandon}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Zaytoven|Doughboy Beatz}}

| length13 = 3:49

| title14 = Quarter Milli

| note14 = featuring Gucci Mane

| writer14 = {{hlist|Cephus|Radric Davis|Kedrick Cannady|Wayne}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Pyrex}}

| length14 = 3:14

| title15 = Red Room

| writer15 = {{hlist|Cephus|Wayne}}

| extra15 = Metro Boomin

| length15 = 4:01

| title16 = Came a Long Way

| writer16 = {{hlist|Cephus|Proctor|Simon Schranz|Wayne}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|BLWYRMND|Dre Moon|Metro Boomin}}

| length16 = 2:52

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Notes

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Sample credits

• "North Star" contains an interpolation from "Save a Prayer", written by Simon Le Bon, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, and Nick Rhodes, as performed by Duran Duran.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.{{cite AV media notes|url=http://www.cmgcredits.com/artist/offset/#father-of-4|title=Father of 4|type=CD liner notes|others=Offset|publisher=Quality Control Music|year=2019|id=52814-9}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/104612410/credits|title=Credits / FATHER OF 4 / Offset|publisher=Tidal|access-date=May 3, 2020}}

Musicians

• Peter Lee Johnson – strings {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 9)}}
• North Star Choir – choir {{small|(track 7)}}
• Brandon Whatley, Jonathan Coleman, Deidre Etheridge, Brandelyn Harris-Crumedy, Olivia King, Yolanda Stewart, Marcus Ross, Demetrius Banks, Brandi Jackson, Tiuanna Lemons
• G Koop – guitar {{small|(track 9)}}

Technical

• JRich ENT. – recording {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12)}}
• Evan LaRay – recording {{small|(tracks 1, 11, 12)}}
• Ethan Stevens – recording {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 10, 15, 16)}}, mixing {{small|(track 1, 7, 9, 12, 16)}}
• William "Bilz" Dougan – recording {{small|(track 7)}}
• DJ Durel – mixing {{small|(all tracks)}}
• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing {{small|(tracks 2–6, 10–14)}}, recording {{small|(tracks 6, 9)}}
• Princeton "Perfect Harmony" Terry – mixing assistant {{small|(track 11)}}
• Colin Leonard – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}

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