Offset (rapper)

Offset was first a backup dancer in the music video for Whitney Houston's 2002 single "Whatchulookinat"; he was 10 years old at the time.{{cite web |title=Offset was once a background dancer for Whitney Houston |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/11/29/offset-whitney-houston-background-dancer |website=The FADER |access-date=7 October 2023 |language=en |date=18 November 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Bajgrowicz |first1=Brooke |title=Offset Was a Whitney Houston Backup Dancer as a Kid: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/offset-was-whitney-houston-backup-dancer-watch-8487514/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=7 October 2023 |date=30 November 2018}}

Offset, along with fellow Migos group members, was born and raised in Gwinnett County, Georgia, adjacent to Atlanta. In 2008, Offset formed the Migos with Quavo and Takeoff.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/migos-young-rich-and-outrunning-trouble-20150624|title=Migos: Young, Rich and Outrunning Trouble|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619223530/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/migos-young-rich-and-outrunning-trouble-20150624|url-status=live}}

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Migos initially gained recognition following the release of their 2013 single "Versace". In 2015, the trio released their debut studio album Yung Rich Nation.

name="RollingStone"/> In 2017, their single "Bad and Boujee" became an Internet phenomenon, as much of the song was performed by Offset.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/migos-bad-and-boujee-memes/|title=Migos' "Bad and Boujee" Gets Turned Into Memes|work=XXL|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605170912/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/migos-bad-and-boujee-memes/|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7648006/hot-100-migos-bad-and-boujee-lil-uzi-vert-number-one|title=Migos' 'Bad and Boujee,' Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Tops Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220173351/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7648006/hot-100-migos-bad-and-boujee-lil-uzi-vert-number-one|url-status=live}} with many critics believing Offset commanded the track.{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2016/12/best-songs-2016/|title=Best Songs of 2016|work=Pigeons & Planes|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608135506/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2016/12/best-songs-2016/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1918179/the-brain-conquering-majesty-of-migos-bad-boujee/franchises/status-aint-hood/|title=The Brain-Conquering Majesty Of Migos' "Bad & Boujee"|work=Stereogum|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033219/https://www.stereogum.com/1918179/the-brain-conquering-majesty-of-migos-bad-boujee/columns/status-aint-hood/|url-status=live}} In 2017, the trio released their second studio album, Culture, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42263/title.migos-scores-first-1-album-with-culture|title=Migos Scores First #1 Album With "Culture"|work=HipHopDX|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033219/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42263/title.migos-scores-first-1-album-with-culture|url-status=live}}

In addition to Migos, Offset has released solo music and collaborated with numerous artists.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/05/migos-no-solo-projects/|title=Migos Have No Plans to Drop Solo Projects|work=XXL|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614225607/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/05/migos-no-solo-projects/|url-status=live}} In June 2017, he was featured on Metro Boomin's single "No Complaints" alongside Drake, which peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-complaints-feat-offset-drake/id1251736621|title=No Complaints (feat. Offset & Drake) - Single by Metro Boomin|work=iTunes|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=November 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127180845/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-complaints-feat-offset-drake/id1251736621|url-status=dead}} and in September he joined Macklemore on the song "Willy Wonka", from the album Gemini.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/gemini/1272352884|title=Gemini by Macklemore on Apple Music|work=iTunes|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220041922/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/gemini/1272352884|url-status=live}} Offset would eventually release a collaborative studio album with rapper 21 Savage and record producer Metro Boomin titled, Without Warning.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-21-savage-and-metro-boomin-dropping-without-warning-album-tonight-news.39000.html|title=Offset, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin' Dropping "Without Warning" Album Tonight|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031050055/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-21-savage-and-metro-boomin-dropping-without-warning-album-tonight-news.39000.html|url-status=live}} The album was released on October 31, 2017, and debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/offset/chart-history/tlp/|title=Offset – Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2018}} It spawned the hit song "Ric Flair Drip", Offset's first solo platinum single, and highest charting US Billboard Hot 100 entry as a lead artist to date.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-earns-first-solo-platinum-single-with-ric-flair-drip-news.43302.html|title=Offset Earns First Solo Platinum Single with "Ric Flair Drip"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105818/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/offset-earns-first-solo-platinum-single-with-ric-flair-drip-news.43302.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/offset|title=Offset Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}

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In January 2018, Offset was criticized for rapping a line that includes the lyrics "I cannot vibe with queers" in his feature on YFN Lucci's "Boss Life".{{cite web |title=Boss Life (feat. Offset) - Single by YFN Lucci |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boss-life-feat-offset-single/1324122692 |website=Apple Music |access-date=January 23, 2019 |date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033246/https://music.apple.com/us/browse |url-status=dead }} After the lyric was understood as homophobic he apologized saying he did not intend for his use of the term "queer" to be directed at the LGBT community. His wife, Cardi B, said that Offset did not know the term "queer" had a homophobic history.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8095276/cardi-b-defend-migos-offset-over-homophobic-lyric-controversy|title=Watch Cardi B Defend Migos' Offset Over Homophobic Lyric Controversy|magazine=Billboard|date=January 21, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033229/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8095276/cardi-b-defend-migos-offset-over-homophobic-lyric-controversy|url-status=live}} He has since claimed in an Instagram post that he assumed the lyric was using the definition of "queer" that is defined as eccentric and odd.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/01/offset-apologizes-homophobic-lyrics/|title=Offset Apologizes for Homophobic Lyric - XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=January 18, 2018 |language=en|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033231/https://www.xxlmag.com/offset-apologizes-homophobic-lyrics/|url-status=live}}

On February 22, 2019, he released his first solo album Father of 4.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/offset-album-release-date/|title=Offset Announces Solo Album Release Date|work=Spin|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212221926/https://www.spin.com/2019/02/offset-album-release-date/|url-status=live}} The album featured the single "Clout", with Cardi B, which peaked at the top 40 of the Hot 100 at number 39.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/offset/chart-history|title=Offset|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033242/https://www.billboard.com/music/offset/chart-history|url-status=live}}

Offset was involved in a feud with Chris Brown whom he threatened to fight with in 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/offset-responds-to-chris-brown | title=Offset Takes More Shots at Chris Brown; Brown Responds with Receipts }}

Following the release of the fourth Migos album, Culture III in June 2021, Offset was featured on the soundtrack of Fast & Furious 9 on the song "Hit Em Hard" along with Trippie Redd, Kevin Gates, Lil Durk and King Von.{{Cite magazine|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=May 27, 2021|title='F9: The Fast Saga' Soundtrack Revs Up All-Star Collabs: See the Tracklist|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9579184/f9-the-fast-saga-soundtrack-tracklist/|access-date=July 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}

In May 2022, rumors surrounding a possible disbandment of Migos arose when Offset and his wife Cardi B unfollowed Quavo and Takeoff after the latter announced their new duo project, Unc And Phew and released the single Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew).{{cite magazine |last1=Krol |first1=Charlotte |title=Migos' Offset unfollows Quavo and Takeoff after joint single announced |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/migos-offset-unfollows-quavo-and-takeoff-after-unc-and-phew-project-announced-17289/ |magazine=Rolling Stone UK |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=20 May 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=Offset unfollows Migos bandmates Quavo and Takeoff as they announce new single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/offset-unfollows-migos-bandmates-quavo-and-takeoff-as-they-announce-new-single-3230027 |website=NME |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=20 May 2022}}

In August 2022, Offset announced his second studio album and released two new singles, "54321" and "Code" with Moneybagg Yo, along with the music video featuring model Bella Hadid.{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Offset Hits the Amusement Park in Solo '54321' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/offset-solo-54321-video-1235128645/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=19 August 2022}}{{cite magazine |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=Bella Hadid Stars in Fashion-Forward Music Video for Offset's New Single 'Code' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/offset-code-single-1234582196/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=26 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Plante |first1=Chandler |title=Bella Hadid Has a Dazzling Cameo in Offset's Music Video For New Single "Code" |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/offset-bella-hadid-code-music-video-48930785 |website=POPSUGAR Entertainment |date=27 August 2022}} Shortly after the release of "54321", Offset filed a lawsuit against his record label Quality Control Music in a dispute over rights to his solo music. His legal team said that he "paid handsomely" for his solo artist rights following the negotiation last year, but now QC has allegedly attempted to claim his latest track as its own.{{cite web |title=Offset Sues Quality Control, Says Label Has No Ownership of His Solo Music |url=https://www.complex.com/music/offset-lawsuit-quality-control-migos-solo-music |website=Complex |access-date=20 November 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Shanfeld |first1=Ethan |title=Migos' Offset Sues Group's Label Over Ownership of Solo Recordings |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/offset-migos-sues-record-label-quality-control-1235349668/ |website=Variety |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=24 August 2022}}

In October 2022, disbandment of Migos became the subject of speculation based on reports that Offset had slept with Quavo's ex-girlfriend Saweetie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/quavo-saweetie-cheated-offset/|title=Quavo Hints at Saweetie Cheating With Offset on New Song 'Messy'?|first=C. Vernon|last=Coleman II|website=XXL Mag|date=October 7, 2022 }} Following this, Quavo and Takeoff released a collaborative album titled Only Built for Infinity Links on October 7, 2022, without Offset's input despite no formal split. In an interview, Quavo stated that he would like to see his and Takeoff's career "as a duo".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/quavo-and-takeoff-tease-future-of-migos-without-offset-3323858|title=Quavo and Takeoff tease future of Migos without Offset|work=NME|last=Geraghty|first=Hollie|date=October 6, 2022|access-date=October 8, 2022}}

On November 1, 2022, Takeoff was shot dead at the 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston, Texas. Following the murder of his cousin and groupmate, Offset delayed the release date of his upcoming album which was originally going to be released on November 11, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Kemp |first1=Dylan |title=Offset Pushes Album Back Due To Takeoff's Passing |url=https://thesource.com/2022/11/11/offset-pushes-album-back-due-to-takeoffs-passing/ |website=The Source |access-date=20 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=Offset Pushes Album Back Following Death Of TakeOff |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/offset-delays-album-takeoff-death |website=HipHopDX |access-date=20 November 2022 |language=en |date=10 November 2022}}

On July 28, 2023, Offset released the single, "Jealousy" in collaboration with Cardi B, this single serves as the lead single off of his second studio album Set it Off, released October 13, 2023. The album was preceded with two more singles, "Fan" and "Worth It" featuring Don Toliver which was released a day before the album release.{{cite web |last1=Callas |first1=Brad |title=Offset Honors Iconic Michael Jackson Eras in Visual for New Single "Fan" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/offset-michael-jackson-fan-music-video |website=Complex |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=en-us}}{{cite web |title=Offset & Don Toliver Deliver A Moody Fall Weather Jam With "Worth It" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/723514-offset-don-toliver-worth-it |website=HOTNEWHIPHOP |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=en |date=12 October 2023}} The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Future, Latto, Young Nudy among others.{{cite magazine |last1=Lamarre |first1=Carl |title=Offset Drops Star-Studded Album 'Set It Off' With Cardi B, Travis Scott, Future & More: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/offset-set-it-off-album-stream-1235441371/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=14 October 2023 |date=13 October 2023}}

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In 2016, Offset (including Migos) appeared in an episode of Donald Glover's series Atlanta. The episode aired on September 13, 2016, under the title "Go For Broke". He has also starred in campaigns for the fashion designers Gosha Rubchinskiy, Bryce Barnes, and Lavati.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2016/9/migos-offset-gosha-rubchinskiy-editorial|title=Migos's Offset Flaunts His Ink and Style in 2016 Fall/Winter Gosha Rubchinskiy Editorial|author-first1=Austin|author-last1=Boykins|work=Hypebeast|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028150043/https://hypebeast.com/2016/9/migos-offset-gosha-rubchinskiy-editorial|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2016/12/offset-bryce-barnes-2016-fall-winter-editorial|title=Migos' Offset Features in Bryce Barnes' 2016 Fall/Winter Editorial|author-first1=HP|author-last1=Cheung|work=Hypebeast|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028145241/https://hypebeast.com/2016/12/offset-bryce-barnes-2016-fall-winter-editorial|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2017/06/05/offset-face-footwear-brand-lavatis-second-footwear-campaign/|title=Offset Is The Face Of Footwear Brand Lavati's Second Footwear Campaign|work=The Source|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616021811/http://thesource.com/2017/06/05/offset-face-footwear-brand-lavatis-second-footwear-campaign/|url-status=live}}

In February 2019, Offset made his debut on Sean Evans' YouTube series Hot Ones.{{Citation|title=ViralStat {{!}} Offset Screams Like Ric Flair While Eating Spicy Wings Hot Ones [Video Statistics]|url=https://viralstat.com/yt/E9o_ifDQWLE|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033229/https://viralstat.com/yt/E9o_ifDQWLE|url-status=live}}

In August 2019, it was announced that Offset invested in Esports organization FaZe Clan. Commenting on the investment he said "I love gaming and Esports is the future" said Offset in a release, "These two facts make it only right that I be a part of the biggest Esports organization with some of the best players in the world." He appeared in two FaZe Clan videos on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://esportsobserver.com/offset-investment-faze-clan/|title=American Rapper Offset Makes Investment in FaZe Clan|website=esportsobserver.com|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033229/https://esportsobserver.com/offset-investment-faze-clan/|url-status=live}}{{Citation|title=FaZe Clan: Who Can Punch the Hardest Challenge ft. Offset| date=September 16, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZcW-mDsbRE|language=en|access-date=September 16, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033241/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZcW-mDsbRE|url-status=live}}{{Citation|title=CRAZY WHATS IN THE BOX CHALLENGE ft. OFFSET| date=September 7, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bnYcZfYngw|language=en|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bnYcZfYngw|url-status=live}}

Offset made his acting debut in NCIS: Los Angeles.{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2021/04/a-definitive-ranking-of-rappers-as-actors/ | title=A Definitive List of Rappers as Actors | website=Complex Networks }}

Offset has helped struggling artists by jointing Axis Replay in 2020.{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2020/09/12/offset-launches-joint-venture-with-axis-to-create-artist-driven-live-and-virtual-concert-experience/ | title=Offset Launches Joint Venture with Axis to Create Artist Driven Live and Virtual Concert Experience | date=September 12, 2020 }}

Offset lost his grandmother to bladder cancer in 2012. He raised $500,000 for the American Cancer Society.{{cite web | url=https://www.cancer.org/about-us/our-partners/offset.html | title=Offset Launches $500K Fundraising Campaign for the American Cancer Society }}

When Migos first rose to prominence in 2013, Offset was incarcerated in Georgia's DeKalb County Jail for violating his probation that he had received due to prior felony convictions for burglary and theft.[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/04/migos-denied-bond-after-georgia-southern-university-arrest/ Offset of the Migos Denied Bond After Georgia Southern University Arrest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210052017/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/04/migos-denied-bond-after-georgia-southern-university-arrest/ |date=February 10, 2017 }}. XXL.

On April 18, 2015, authorities stopped a Migos concert at Georgia Southern University and arrested all three members of the group, as well as several members of their entourage. Offset was denied bond and was charged with possession of an unspecified Schedule II narcotic, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm in a school safety zone and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

On May 2, 2015, Offset, while in custody, was charged with battery and inciting a riot within a penal facility after attacking another inmate, causing severe injury.{{cite web|last1=Saxon|first1=Holli|title=Migos rapper charged in Bulloch County Jail fight|url=http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/67522/|publisher=Statesboro Herald|access-date=May 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065401/http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/67522/|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}} In a bond hearing before Bulloch County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner on May 8, 2015, Offset was formally denied bond based on his prior criminal record as well as the jail fight. During the hearing, two members of Migos' entourage were also denied bonds while four others were granted bonds and were barred from returning to Bulloch County, Georgia as a condition of their release. Judge Turner directed the four who were released not to make contact with anyone involved in the case. Offset's attorney argued that the rap trio were unfairly profiled by law enforcement and that officers had failed to prove ownership of the firearms and illicit drugs found within the two vans. The prosecution responded that law enforcement were present at the concert for the safety of the students and public at-large due to Migos' history of violence. Upon hearing the decision, Offset shouted profanities as he was escorted out of the courtroom.{{cite web|last1=Saxon|first1=Holli|title=UPDATE: Bond denial angers Migos rapper|url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/update-bond-denial-angers-migos-rapper/|publisher=Statesboro Herald|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033253/https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/update-bond-denial-angers-migos-rapper/|url-status=live}}

After eight months in custody, Offset was released on December 4, 2015, after accepting an Alford plea deal. The deal dropped the gun, drug, and gang-related charges in exchange for pleading guilty to inciting a riot within a penal facility, paying a $1,000 fine, serving five years probation, and being banished from Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven counties.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/plea-deals-keep-rap-group-migos-out-jail/npchC/|title=Plea deals keep rap group Migos out of jail|date=December 4, 2015|website=WSB-TV|publisher=Cox Media Group|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206092725/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/plea-deals-keep-rap-group-migos-out-jail/npchC/|archive-date=December 6, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2016}}

On March 17, 2016, Offset was arrested for driving with a suspended license but was released the next day without charges being filed.{{cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=March 17, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/migos-offset-arrested-for-suspended-license-20160317|title=Migos' Offset Arrested for Suspended License|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033245/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/migos-offset-arrested-for-suspended-license-230896/|url-status=live}}

On April 23, 2019, Offset faced a felony charge for possession of three handguns and the possession of drugs from a previous arrest in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cardi-b-husband-rapper-offset-felony-gun-charge-georgia-traffic-stop-arrest-report|title=Cardi B husband Offset hit with felony gun charge in Georgia traffic stop arrest: report|date=April 23, 2019|website=Fox News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033245/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cardi-b-husband-rapper-offset-felony-gun-charge-georgia-traffic-stop-arrest-report|archive-date=November 15, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/offset-charged-with-felony-possession-of-firearm/|title=Cardi B's Husband Offset Charged with Felony Possession of a Firearm Stemming from His 2018 Arrest|last=Tracy|first=Brianne|date=April 23, 2019|website=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033245/https://people.com/music/offset-charged-with-felony-possession-of-firearm/|archive-date=November 15, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=April 23, 2019}}

On October 24, 2020, Offset was detained by the Beverly Hills Police Department near a Donald Trump rally for carrying a concealed weapon. However, he was shortly released.{{Cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/offset-detained-by-police-during-his-instagram-live-155336 |title=ET online Offset detained by police during his Instagram live |date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033248/https://www.etonline.com/offset-detained-by-police-during-his-instagram-live-155336 |url-status=live }}

In 2021, Offset was sued by Platinum Transportation Group, a Los Angeles based car rental company. Offset reportedly rented a Bentley Bentayga from the company in May 2020, pushed back the return date multiple times, and after July 4, claimed the car was gone and had no idea where it was. According to PTG, Offset failed to provide any rational explanations regarding his failure to return the rental, and ceased rental payments after July 25.{{Cite web|last=Gorgan|first=Elena|date=February 9, 2021|title=Rapper Offset Sued for Making Rental Bentley Bentayga Disappear|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/rapper-offset-sued-for-making-rental-bentley-bentayga-disappear-155802.html|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=autoevolution|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|last2=|first2=|title=Offset sued over Bentley - Entertainment News|url=https://www.castanet.net/news/Entertainment/324513/Offset-sued-over-Bentley|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=castanet|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Offset Sued Over Lost Bentley Rental|url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/08/offset-sued-misplaced-lost-bentley-rental/|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=TMZ|date=February 8, 2021 |language=en}}

In 2017, Offset started dating fellow rapper Cardi B. They married privately on September 20, 2017, and the latter became a stepmother to his three children from past relationships.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8021967/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline|title=Cardi B and Offset's Relationship: A Timeline|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033309/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8021967/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8462548/cardi-b-offset-married |title=Cardi B Confirms Secret Marriage to Offset: 'There Are Some Moments I Want to Keep for Myself' |last=Whittum |first=Connor |date=June 25, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033337/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8462548/cardi-b-offset-married |url-status=live }} They staged a public proposal the next month at a live performance at Power 99's Powerhouse in Philadelphia.{{Cite web|date=April 21, 2021|title=Real 'Love & Hip-Hop:' Offset proposes to Cardi B onstage|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-cardi-b-pa-state-wire-north-america-ap-top-news-b65642d714d9468eb5b0b52cc2ae8cdf|access-date=May 30, 2021|website=AP NEWS}} In 2018, a video surfaced of Offset allegedly cheating with a woman in South Africa.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline/april-9-2018-cardi-addresses-cheating-rumors-again/|title=A Timeline of Cardi B & Offset's Relationship|magazine=Billboard }} An alleged sex tape also surfaced.{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a25618784/cardi-b-offset-relationship-timeline/|title=A Complete Timeline of Cardi B and Offset's Relationship and Breakups|date=September 12, 2024 }}

In May 2018, he was injured in a car crash.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8456828/offset-car-crash-injury-photos-cardi-b-tweet-deleted|title=Offset Posts Car Crash Injury Photos, Cardi B Reveals Accident Details Before Deleting Tweet|magazine=Billboard|date=May 20, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/03/offset-recounts-moments-after-car-crash|title=Offset Recounts Moments After His 2018 Car Crash: 'There Was so Much Blood'|website=Complex Networks}} He revealed he almost died in his green Dodge Challenger.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/19/offset-reveals-died-car-crash-shares-photos-bloody-injuries-7561753/|title=Offset reveals he 'could have died' in car crash as he shows off injuries|date=May 19, 2018}}

On April 7, 2018, Cardi B revealed on Saturday Night Live that the two were expecting their first child together.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8297568/cardi-b-pregnant-snl |title=Cardi B Reveals Pregnancy in 'SNL' Performance |last=DiMeglio |first=Mary J. |date=April 8, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033252/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8297568/cardi-b-pregnant-snl |url-status=live }} On December 5, 2018, Cardi B announced on Instagram that she and Offset had broken up, after Offset allegedly had cheated on her during her pregnancy.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/cardi-b-offset-split/|title=Cardi B Says She and Husband Offset Are Not Together Anymore: 'I Guess We Fell Out of Love'|last1=Merrett|first1=Robyn|last2=Sands|first2=Nicole|website=People|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033320/https://people.com/music/cardi-b-offset-split/|url-status=live}} Offset cheated on her with an aspiring rapper and model named Summer Bunni. He asked her and American rapper Cuban Doll for a threesome in leaked text messages.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 6, 2018|title=Offset's Threesome Texts For Cuban Doll & Summer Bunni Reportedly Made Cardi B Nix The Marriage|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49497/title.offsets-threesome-texts-for-cuban-doll-summer-bunni-reportedly-made-cardi-b-nix-the-marriage|access-date=July 13, 2021|website=HipHopDX}} Offset was involved in another cheating scandal with 6ix9ine's girlfriend Jade in 2018. In 2018, Cardi B attacked two bartenders named Jade and Baddie G at a strip club. She accused Jade for sleeping with her husband Offset. Cardi B was charged with assault.{{cite web |title=Cardi B charged with strip club assault |date=June 21, 2019 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101161254/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48723275.amp |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48723275.amp}}{{cite news |title=Cardi B Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors in 2018 Strip Club Attacks |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225165730/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/arts/music/cardi-b-pleads-guilty-strip-club.html |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/arts/music/cardi-b-pleads-guilty-strip-club.html |last1=Coscarelli |first1=Joe }} The couple recorded and released the song "Clout", in 2019.{{Cite web|date=April 17, 2019|title=Video: Offset – "Clout" (ft. Cardi B)|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/04/cardi-b-offset-clout-video/|access-date=May 30, 2021|website=Spin}} In September 2020, it was reported that Cardi B had filed for divorce,{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/au/news/1188154/cardi-b-files-for-divorce-from-offset-after-3-years-of-marriage|title=Cardi B Files for Divorce From Offset After 3 Years of Marriage|date=September 15, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54174437|title=Cardi B files for divorce from Offset|work=BBC News|date=September 16, 2020}} but the next month they were said to be back together.{{Cite magazine|last=Mier|first=Tomás|url=https://people.com/music/cardi-b-says-back-with-offset-amid-divorce/|title=Cardi B Reveals She's Back with Offset Amid Divorce: 'It's Hard Not to Talk to Your Best Friend'|date=October 15, 2020|magazine=People|access-date=August 2, 2024}}

On June 27, 2021, Offset and Cardi B announced they were expecting their second child together.{{Cite magazine |title=Cardi B Reveals She's Pregnant With Baby No. 2 at BET Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9593369/cardi-b-pregnant-bet-awards-2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en |access-date=June 28, 2021}} Cardi B gave birth to their second child, a son.{{cite magazine |title=Cowabunga! Cardi B and Offset Finally Reveal Sea-Inspired Name of Son in Baby Baller Pics |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/cardi-b-offset-name-of-son-picture-1235059612/}}{{cite web |title=CARDI FINALLY REVEALED HER SON'S NAME, AND IT'S SUPER UNIQUE | date=April 17, 2022 |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/cardi-b-son-name-wave-set-cephus#:~:text=On%20Thursday%2C%20April%2014%2C%20Cardi,face%20for%20the%20first%20time.}}

On November 1, 2022, Offset's groupmate Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston, Texas. Their group, Migos disbanded the following year. A 2023 interview with Variety clarified that Offset is not biologically related to Quavo and Takeoff but they have considered each other "cousins" since childhood.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/offset-takeoff-death-migos-breakup-solo-album-1235621921/|title=Offset's Reset: The Rapper on Remembering Takeoff, Moving on From Migos and Launching His Next Era|work=Variety|last1=Bolden|first1=Janee|last2=Aswad|first2=Jem|date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}}

Offset is the father of six children by four different women, the first four appear in the cover art for his album Father of 4 (2019).{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/offset-admits-another-son-court-documents/|title=Offset Admits He Has Another Son in Court Documents - XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=November 18, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115033303/https://www.xxlmag.com/offset-admits-another-son-court-documents/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://okmagazine.com/photos/offset-baby-mamas-complete-list/#:~:text=The%20rapper%20only%20admitted%20to,after%20Justine%20filed%20against%20him.&text=His%20next%20baby%20mama%20is,years%20before%20Kody%20was%20born.|title=Not Just Cardi B! Here Are All Of Offset's Baby Mamas|date=December 11, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a27226538/offset-kids-jordan-cody-kalea-cardi-b-kulture/|title=Everything You Need to Know About Offset's Four Adorable Kids|date=September 7, 2021}} One son was born to Justine Watson in 2009. In 2015, Offset fathered a son with Oriel Jamie, and a daughter with Shya L'Amour. He and Cardi B had a daughter in 2018 {{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/cardi-announces-birth-daughter-instagram-56511854|title=Cardi B announces birth of daughter on Instagram|website=ABC News|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713233411/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/cardi-announces-birth-daughter-instagram-56511854|archive-date=July 13, 2018|url-status=dead}} and a son in 2021. Cardi B filed for divorce from Offset on August 1, 2024, simultaneously announcing her pregnancy with her third and his sixth child, subsequently giving birth to daughter that September. According to DJ Akademiks, she allegedly cheated on him with an NFL player while pregnant, presumably Stefon Diggs.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nfl/cam-newton-defends-stefon-diggs-in-cardi-b-cheating-rumor-i-cant-blame-him/articleshow/114175672.cms|title=Cam Newton Defends Stefon Diggs In Cardi B Cheating Rumor: "I Can't Blame Him"|work=The Times of India }} Offset alluded to her cheating while pregnant on Instagram live.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/cardi-b-slams-offset-cheating-while-pregnant-1235785455/|title=Cardi B Slams Offset After He Accuses Her of Cheating While Pregnant: 'I Regret You'|magazine=Billboard }}

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{{See also|Migos discography}}

Studio albums

• Father of 4 (2019)
• Set It Off (2023)
• Kiari (2025)

Collaborative albums

• Without Warning (with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin) (2017)

• Set It Off Tour (2024)

• Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour {{small|(with Migos)}} (2018)

• Nobody Safe Tour {{small|(with Migos)}} (2017)

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